Bassam al-Sabbagh
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Bassam al-Sabbagh | |
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بسام الصباغ | |
 al-Sabbagh in 2018 | |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 17 October 2023 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Hussein Arnous |
| Preceded by | Bashar Jaafari |
| 15th Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations | |
| In office 22 November 2020 – 17 October 2023 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Bashar Jaafari |
| Succeeded by | Qusay al-Dahhak[1] |
| Permanent Representative of Syria to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons | |
| In office 31 October 2013 – 22 November 2020 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Milad Attiya[2] |
| Ambassador to Austria | |
| In office 2010 – 22 November 2020 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Khaddour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1969 Aleppo, Syria |
| Alma mater | Aleppo University Damascus Higher Institute for Political Science |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Bassam al-Sabbagh (Arabic: بسام الصباغ) (born January 1, 1969) is a Syrian diplomat, former Syria's permanent representative to the United Nations in New York City, as well as former Syria's permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Vienna the United Nations Office at Vienna, its former permanent representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and its former permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency.[3]
Life and education[edit]
He was born on 1 January 1969 in Aleppo, Syria. In 1993, graduated from the University of Aleppo as a specialist in international relations, and has a bachelor's degree in political science from the Higher Institute of Political Science in Damascus.[4]
He addressed the General debate of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2023.
Career[edit]
- 1994-1995 - Attaché in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Syria;
- 1995-2000 - Second, then First Secretary of the Syrian Embassy in Washington;
- 2000-2001 - Alternate Director in the Office of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs;
- 2001-2006 - Counselor at the Permanent Mission of Syria to the UN (New York);
- 2006-2010 - Head of Administration at the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
- 2010-2013 - Permanent Representative of Syria to the UN Office (Vienna).[5]
- 2010-2020 - Ambassador to Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Italy.[6]
- 2010-2020 - Resident Representative to the IAEA, UNIDO, UNODC (Vienna).[4]
- 2013-2020 - Permanent Representative of Syria to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (The Hague).[7]
- 2020-2023 - Head of the Syrian Mission at the UN Headquarters in New York.
- 2023-present - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
References[edit]
- ^ "Al-Dhahhak sworn in as Syria's Permanent Representative to the UN". Syrian Arab News Agency. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "New Ambassador of Syria to the OPCW". SANA. 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ^ "Presidential decrees naming Dr. Mikdad as Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Dr. al-Jaafari as Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister". SANA. 2020-11-22. Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ^ a b "New Permanent Representative of Syria Presents Credentials | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org.
- ^ "New Permanent Representative of Syria Presents Credentials". ООН. 2010-03-03. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ^ "Syria Embassy in Vienna | Embassies in Vienna". www.123embassy.com.
- ^ "Member State - Syria". OPCW. Retrieved 2021-07-29.