Great Speaker this Wednesday

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW SOCIETY,

NATIVE AMERICAN LAW SOCIETY,

&

INTERNATIONAL LAW SOCIETY

PRESENT

CONSUL GENERAL OF EGYPT

Abderahman Salaheldin

LECTURE ON:

“Egypt and the U.S.: A Model of Dialogue and Cooperation on Peace, Economic Development and Human Rights in the Middle East”

When: Wednesday, April 16; 12:00-1:00 pm

Where: Grace Court Room in Warren Hall

FOOD and Drinks will be provided!

Synopsis on Ambassador Salaheldin

Ambassador Salaheldin has been a career Diplomat for more than 27 years. Since September 2004, Ambassador Salaheldin has served as the Consul General of Egypt in San Francisco, covering the states of Arizona, Alaska, California, Idaho, Washington, Utah, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, Hawaii and Wyoming. Previously, he occupied the following positions:

• Deputy Assistant Minister Of Foreign Affairs for North America (02-04)
• Minister for Political and Congressional Affairs, Embassy of Egypt, Washington, D.C. (98-02)
• Director, UN Affairs, Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (96-97)
• Political Counselor, The Permanent Mission of Egypt at the UN in New York, dealing with Middle East and Peace keeping issues and served as the Rapporteur of the UN Peace Keeping Committee. (92-96)
• Member of the Cabinet of the Foreign Minister and member of Egypt’s delegation to the “Madrid Middle East Peace Conference” and “Moscow’s Conference on Regional Cooperation in the Middle East”. (90-92)
• First Secretary, Embassy of Egypt, Washington, D.C. (86-91)

*Ambassador Salaheldin has recently written an article in the San Francisco Chronicle on the Palestine Israeli Conflict. Students may review the article by looking up this website: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/10/EDL2UUI5J.DTL