Biographical Note
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF UNITED ARAB EMIRATES PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)
Abdulaziz Nasser R. Al-Shamsi, the new Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates, today presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Al-Shamsi served as the Director of International Organizations at the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs.�
Throughout his diplomatic career, which began in 1980, Mr. Al-Shamsi has held a number of ambassadorships.� From 1995 to 1999, he served as Ambassador to France.� In 1999 the President of France awarded Mr. Al-Shamsi the Légion d'Honneur for his efforts to promote relations between the United Arab Emirates and France.�
Also from 1995 to 1999, Mr. Al-Shamsi served as Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).� From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Al-Shamsi held the position of non-resident Ambassador to Switzerland.
From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Al-Shamsi served as Ambassador to Brazil and from 1993 to 1994, he held non-resident ambassadorships to Argentina and Chile.� In 1994 the President of Brazil awarded Mr. Al-Shamsi the Rio Branco Club Order of the Grand Cross.
In 1990 Mr. Al-Shamsi was appointed Deputy Director of the Department of Arab Nations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.� In 1989 he assumed the rank of Counsellor, and in 1986 he was promoted to First Secretary.� In 1985 Mr. Al-Shamsi joined the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates in Geneva after serving the year before at the United Arab Emirates Embassy in Tunisia.� In 1982 he was promoted to the rank of Second Secretary and joined the Embassy in Brussels.
Mr. Al-Shamsi received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Cairo in May 1980.
Born in Ajman in 1956, Mr. Al-Shamsi is married with six children.�
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