Middle East
Curriculum Vitae
of
HE Mr Mohamed M Tawfik Ambassador of Egypt to Australia and New Zealand
Place and Date of Birth
Cairo, June 5 1956
Family Status
Spouse Mrs Amani A Amin, Children Mostafa and Amr
Education
- BSc Civil Engineering, Cairo University
- Diploma of International Diplomacy, Egyptian Institute of Diplomatic Studies
- Diploma of International Relations, Institute International D'Administration Publique, Paris
- Masters Degree in International Organisations' Law, Universite de Paris XI
Career
- September 2004 - present Ambassador to Australia and non-resident Ambassador to New Zealand, to the Republic of Fiji Islands, to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, to the Independent State of Samoa, and to the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- 2002 - 2004 Director of the Cabinet of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cairo
- 1997 - 2002 Counsellor/Minister Plenipotentiary/Deputy Permanent Representative, Egyptian Permanent Mission to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva
- 1995 - 1997 First Secretary African Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo
- 1991 - 1995 First Secretary, Egyptian Embassy Harare
- 1990 - 1991 Second Secretary, Cabinet of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cairo
- 1986 - 1990 Third Secretary/Second Secretary Egyptian Embassy, Washington DC
- 1984 - 1986 Attache, International Organisations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo
- February 1983 - Joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Multilateral positions
- Jan - Feb 2002 President of the Conference on Disarmament
- Jan - Mar 2002 Chairman of the Group of 77 in Geneva
- Dec 2001 - Mar 2002 Coordinator, New Agenda Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament
- Took part in numerous negotiations, international conferences and meetings in the fields of disarmament, human rights, trade and specialised agencies such us the International Labour Organisation, World Health Organisation, World Intellectual Property Organisation, The International Telecommunications Union.
Other interests
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