Education

• Columbia Business School, New York, USA, M.B.A. 2007
• Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon, L.L.B. Bachelor of Laws 1997
• American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, B.A. Political Studies 1993

Professional Experience

Embassy of Lebanon, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman — December 2025 – Present
Ambassador

Consulate General of Lebanon, New York, USA — March 2024 – November 2025
Chargé d’Affaires a.i.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Beirut, Lebanon
Head of International Organizations, Conferences & Cultural Relations Department — July 2023 – February 2024

Head of the Economic Department — August 2022 – June 2023

Abana (Arab Bankers Association of North America), New York, USA — 2021 – June 2022 Executive Director

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Beirut, Lebanon — 2020
Economic Department, Protocol Department

Consulate General of Lebanon, New York, USA — 2012 – 2019
Consul General

Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations, New York, USA — 2009 – 2012
United Nations Security Council Team
Expert on Middle East issues (Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Palestine, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Yemen) and Peacekeeping Operations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Beirut, Lebanon — 2009
Head of the Desk of the Americas and the United Nations – Political Section

Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations, New York, USA — 2002 – 2008

• Expert, Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee of the United Nations (2005–2009)
• Representative of Lebanon, Member of the Executive Board of UNICEF (2005–2006)
• Expert, Economic and Financial Committee of the United Nations (2002–2006)
• Expert, Administrative and Budgetary Committee of the United Nations (2002–2009)

United Nations, New York, USA — 2004 – 2006
Vice Chairman

• Vice Chairman, Economic and Financial Committee (2004–2005)
• Vice Chairman, Commission on Population and Development (2005–2006)
• Vice Chairman, United Nations Forum on Forests, 6th Session (2006)

Consulate General of Lebanon, Los Angeles, USA — June 2004
Chargé d’Affaires a.i.

Embassy of Lebanon, Accra, Ghana — 1999 – 2002
Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Consul

Embassy of Lebanon, Monrovia, Liberia — January 2001 – June 2001
Chargé d’Affaires a.i.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon — 1996 – 1999
Diplomatic Secretary/Attaché

Not for Profits

BeMA-USA (Beirut Museum of Art), Washington, D.C., USA — 2025 —
Board Member

Washington Street Historical Society, New York, USA — 2021 —
Board Member

Friends of the Lebanese Franciscan Sisters, New York, USA — 2021 —
Board Member

Arcenciel USA, New York, USA — 2021 —
Board Member

International Foundation for Women’s Empowerment, Virginia, USA — 2019
Honorary Board Member

Decorations – Letters of Appreciation

Medal of the Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ) — 2025

Proclamation by the Mayor of the City of New York, USA — 2024

Ajyal Award of the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) — 2024

Award of the World Lebanese Cultural Union — 2018

Award of the Global Smile Foundation, Massachusetts, USA — 2018

Sarah Huntington Smith Award of the Lebanese American University (LAU) — 2018

Award of the St. John Paul II Maronite Catholic Church of Sleepy Hollow, New York, USA — 2017

Proclamation from the Minister of Immigration of Halifax, Canada — 2016

Medal of the Maronite Patriarchate in Antioch and the Rest of the East — 2016

Award of the Christian Lebanese Foundation in the World, Washington, D.C., USA — 2016

Highest Award granted by the Borough of Brooklyn, New York, USA — 2013

Proclamation from the Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, USA — 2013

Key of the City of Waterbury, Connecticut, USA — 2013

Medal of Al Kuds of the State of Palestine — 2012

Letter of Appreciation, Ambassador Nawaf Salam, the Prime Minister of Lebanon — 2012

Letter of Appreciation, Permanent Mission of Libya to the United Nations — 2012

Letter of Appreciation, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants — 2005