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Nassif Hitti
ناصيف حتي
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants
Assumed office
21 January 2020
Prime MinisterHassan Diab
Preceded byGebran Bassil
Personal details
Born (1952-12-22) December 22, 1952 (age 71)
Tripoli, Lebanon[1]
NationalityLebanese[2]
EducationAmerican University of Beirut
University of Southern California

Nassif Youssef Hitti (Template:Lang-ar; born December 22, 1952[3]) is a Lebanese diplomat, academic, professor and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants since January 2020.[4]

Education

Nassif Hitti studied at the College des Frères in Tripoli, and completed his secondary education at the Collège des Frères Maristes Champville, near Beirut.

Nassif Hitti has a bachelor of arts (1975) and master of arts (1977) in political sciences from the American University of Beirut and earned a PhD in International Relations from the University of Southern California in 1980.[5]

Career

Nassif Hitti joined the Arab League in 1981 in Tunis.

From 1985 to 1990, he was posted in Ottawa at the Office of the League of Arab States to Canada.

Between 1991 and 1999, Dr. Hitti served as diplomatic adviser to the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, in Cairo.

From 1992 to 1999, Dr. Hitti was a part-time professor of International Relations and Middle Eastern Affairs at the American University in Cairo and a member of the editorial board of the Arab League's Arab Affairs magazine.

Dr. Hitti served as Ambassador of the Arab League to France and UNESCO (2000-2013), spokesperson of the Arab League (2013-2014) and Arab League Ambassador to Italy and the Holy See (2014-2015).

Dr. Hitti was the Director of the Higher Institute of Political and Administrative Sciences at the School of Law and Political Sciences of the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (2016-2019).

Nassif Hitti has been a frequent lecturer at the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies in Malta and also at various Universities in Europe and the Arab World, as well as research centers.

Nassif Hitti was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon by Prime Minister Hassan Diab on January 21, 2020.

Publications

Dr. Hitti is the author of two books, The Theory of International Relations and The Arab World and the Five Superpowers: Futuristic Study.[6] and of many papers on Arab and international affairs. He has contributed regular articles to numerous newspapers.

See also

References

  1. ^ https://lebanesestudies.com/nassif-hitti/
  2. ^ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis-government-foreignmini/diplomat-nassif-hitti-to-be-named-lebanon-foreign-minister-sources-idUSKBN1ZK2BI
  3. ^ https://www.mfa.gov.lb/arabic/minister/minister-profile
  4. ^ "Diplomat Nassif Hitti to be named Lebanon foreign minister: sources". Reuters. 21 January 2020.
  5. ^ "WAAAUB eNewsletter | In the Spotlight". website.aub.edu.lb. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  6. ^ Libnanews, Newsdesk (23 January 2020). "Qui est Nassif Hitti, le ministre des affaires étrangères?". Libnanews, Le Média Citoyen du Liban (in French). Retrieved 12 March 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by Foreign Minister of Lebanon
2020-present
Incumbent