A/HRC/42/64 establishing appropriate institutions (e.g. contributed to the establishment of the Egyptian – South African Business Council) • Negotiated and mediated with bilateral partners to address and resolve issues of mutual interest and concern, ranging from conflict resolution and nation building in Africa to specific crises such as the Danish cartoon crisis • A recognized and active leader within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs assumed a number of additional roles and responsibilities to official posts. These included but were not limited to chairmanship of the Council of Assistants Ministers of Foreign Affairs, and chairmanship of the Diplomats Club during internal negotiations in the period following the Egyptian revolution Formal posts include • Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for African Affairs, 2008–2012 • Ambassador of Egypt to South Africa, 2006–2008 • Ambassador of Egypt to Denmark, 2003–2006 • Assistant Deputy Minister of African Affairs for Bilateral Relations, 2000–2003 • Ambassador of Egypt to Rwanda, 1997–2000 • Deputy Head of Mission of the Egyptian Embassy to Ethiopia, 1995–1997 • Deputy Head of Mission of the Egyptian Embassy in South Africa, 1994–1995 • Head of the Egyptian Representation Office in South Africa, 1993–1994 • Diplomat at Embassy of Egypt in London from 1988 till 1992 • Various posts in the ranks of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1976–1993 Education • Postgraduate Studies in Political Science, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Cairo University, 1975–1976 • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Cairo University, 1971–1975 Language skills • Arabic: Mother Tongue • English and French: Fluent (Written and Spoken) • Spanish and German: Fair (Written and Spoken) 6