Business Development Human Rights

MASSOUD MAALOUF

Ambassador, retired

**** ****** ****** ******: 301- 807-9611

Bethesda, MD 20814 ********@*****************.***

U.S citizen

Diplomacy

Business Development

Conflict Resolution

Human Rights Advocate

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Ambassador of Lebanon to Canada 2007-2009, to Poland 2003-2007 (also accredited to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), and to Chile 1995-1999.

Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Lebanon:

- Washington, DC, 1990-1995

- The Vatican, 1983-1987 and Chargé d’Affaires to the Order of Malta, Rome, Italy, 1985-1987

- Tunis, Tunisia, 1980-1983

Consul, Consulate General of Lebanon in Montreal, Canada 1977-1979

First Secretary, Embassy of Lebanon Lagos, Nigeria 1972-1977

Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beirut, Lebanon:

-Director of Protocol ad interim (1987-1989)

-Head of the Department of Arab Affairs and Representative of the Ministry in the Israel-Lebanon Monitoring Group (1999-2000)

-Head of the Department of Economic Affairs (2000-2003)

EXPERIENCE

As a Diplomat:

-Vice-Chairman of the Lebanese negotiating team that led to the signing of the Association Agreement between Lebanon and the European Union (2001-2002).

-Represented Lebanon at numerous Arab and Islamic Summit conferences, Arab League meetings as well as in United Nations meetings and various international conferences, including the WTO meetings in Cancun, Mexico.

-Promoted trade, tourism and business by arranging trade delegation bilateral visits and working with local chambers of commerce; trade between Lebanon and Poland increased 30% during my tenure.

-Promoted cultural ties between Lebanon and the different host countries through conferences, university exchanges and various cultural events.

After Retirement from the Diplomatic Service:

- Established Mint Consulting LLC (2010) with focus on promotion of business and assessing political risk in emerging economies.

- Established Together for Lebanon, Inc (2012), a US NGO dedicated to exclusively support the charitable activities of the Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta.

-Established Maharat for Development, Inc. (2017) a US NGO dedicated to human rights, freedoms and gender equality in the MENA region.

-Authored numerous articles in English on Lebanon and the Middle East for the American Herald Tribune (https://ahtribune.com/author.html?id=1015) and in Arabic in Al-Joumhouriyeh (https://www.aljoumhouria.com/index.php/ar)

-Frequent commentator on many Arabic satellite TV stations (Al-Jazeera, BBC, Sky News Arabia, Al-Araby TV, AlYawm TV, Al Ghad TV, Al Hurra, et al..) providing analysis of US policy in the Middle East and international affairs.

-Honorary Chairman of the ABPA Institute (Arab-American Business and Professional Association).

EDUCATION

Diploma of Higher Studies in Economics (Masters)

St. Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon

Diploma from the National Institute of Administration and Development

Beirut, Lebanon

LANGUAGES

Fluent in Arabic, English, French, Spanish

Basic knowledge of Polish and Italian

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