Mohamed Kamel Amr

Mohamed Kamel Amr
Foreign Minister of Egypt
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 July 2011
President	Hussein Tantawi (Acting)
Prime Minister	Essam Sharaf
Preceded by	Mohamed Orabi
Personal details
Born	December First, 1942. [1] Cairo, Egypt
Nationality	Egyptian

Mohamed Kamel Amr (Arabic: محمد کامل عمرو) is an Egyptian diplomat who is the current Foreign Minister of Egypt in Essam Sharaf's government since 18 July 2011.

The appointment of Amr, who has worked for the World Bank since leaving the Foreign Ministry, was part of a cabinet reshuffle demanded by protesters camped out in central Cairo. ^[2]

History

August 1982- September 1987:

· Counselor, Egyptian Mission to the United Nations, New York.

· Representative of the Egypt on the United Nations Security Council (1983-1984).

September 1987- January 1989:

· Counselor , Responsible for Multilateral Diplomacy and Organizations, Cabinet of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cairo , Egypt.

January 1989- December 1993:

· Minister Plenipotentiary , Embassy of Egypt in Washington DC.

January 1993- September 1995:

· Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister For African Organizations.

September 1995 – December 1997:

· Ambassador of Egypt to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

· Representative of Egypt to the Organization of Islamic Conference.

December 1997- January 2009:

· Alternate Executive Director, representing Egypt and 13 Arab countries on the Executive Board of Directors of the World Bank in Washington DC.

Since joining the Egyptian foreign Service:

· Besides posts mentioned above, served in various positions in Egyptian Embassies abroad including Embassies in; Addis Ababa, London, Beijing and Canberra.

· Represented Egypt in many international and regional meetings including meetings within the United Nations system; the Organization of African Unity; Economic Commission For Africa; African Development Bank: Non-aligned Movement and the Organization of Islamic Conference(OIC).

References

1. ^ "Biography". Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. http://www.mfa.gov.eg/English/Minister/Biography/Pages/default2.aspx. 
2. ^ Egypt named Kamel Amr as foreign minister

Political offices
Preceded by Mohamed Orabi	Foreign Minister of Egypt 2011-Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Orabi, Mohamed
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Date of birth	December First, 1942
Place of birth	Cairo, Egypt
Date of death
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