Ayman Kamel

Ayman Aly Kamel (born September 4, 1965) is an Egyptian diplomat, who has served as Ambassador of Egypt to Japan since October 2017.[2][3] He has also served as the First Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs in Egypt, and Consul-General in Sydney.[4] Ambassador Kamel worked for over 31 years as a career diplomat and a public service official in various Egyptian missions abroad. Previously, he served as Head of the Consular mission in Jordan, where he had been looking after the interests of a community of over 300 000 Egyptians. Prior to this assignment he was Consul and Deputy Chief of mission in several countries including Italy, Mexico and the Sultanate of Oman.

Ayman Kamel
Ambassador of Egypt to Japan [1]
Assumed office
October 2017
PresidentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi
Minister of Foreign AffairsSameh Shoukry
First Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
2014–2017
PresidentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi
Minister of Foreign AffairsSameh Shoukry
Personal details
Born (1965-09-04) 4 September 1965
Cairo, Egypt
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Ghada Youssef
Children2
Alma materAin Shams University

Early life and education

Ayman Kamel was born in Cairo. He was educated in French-language schools, and received a degree of Bachelor of Arts in French Language and Literature in 1986. He holds a Diploma in International Relations from Geneva in 1994, as well as several specialized studies certificates in Diplomacy and Negotiations from Georgetown University in the United States and the German Foundation for International Development in Berlin and the Egyptian Institute for Diplomatic Studies.[5]

Career

Mr. Kamel held different positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; he was appointed Deputy assistant Foreign Minister from 2008 to 2010 and was responsible for several committees aiming at optimizing the administrative performance.[6]

He participated in various international Conferences and Conventions dealing with numerous vital issues such as Interfaith Dialogue, Regional development, and multilateral cooperation and he was one of the Egyptian officers responsible for convening several rounds of the Middle East Peace Talks.[7][8] He masters several languages including Arabic, French, English, Italian and Spanish.[5]

Ambassador Kamel performed numerous volunteer tasks for Humanitarian causes with Charity Organizations such as the International Red Cross, the Egyptian Red Crescent, Caritas, Rotary and Lions[9]

References
  1. "駐日各国大使リスト ｜ 外務省". www.mofa.go.jp.
  2. https://www.mfa.gov.eg/English/_layouts/15/osssearchresults.aspx?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emfa%2Egov%2Eeg%2FEnglish&k=ayman%20kamel
  3. "Egyptian ambassador seeks to convey true image of his country and the Middle East to Japanese". 9 April 2018 – via Japan Times Online.
  4. "Farewell Ambassador Ayman Kamel and his family".
  5. "The End Of A Diplomatic Mission In Sydney".
  6. "تعرف على سفراء مصر الجدد بعد اعتمادهم من الرئيس السيسي - صوت الأمة". 1 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  7. "Brisbane joins in prayer for Egypt - The Catholic Leader". 16 March 2014.
  8. Hany, don. "Egypt wins best pavilion in Int'l Tourism, Travel Show in Sydney". Patriarcato Copto Cattolico.
  9. "Egyptian Gala Dinner".
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