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Hissa Abdulla Ahmed Al-Otaiba

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Dr. Hissa Abdulla Ahmed Al-Otaiba
United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the Holy See
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 20, 2010
PresidentHH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Hissa Abdulla Ahmed Al-Otaiba is a diplomat from the United Arab Emirates. As of 2012 she was Ambassador to the Holy See. Al-Otaiba was born in Abu Dhabi and has lived in Egypt, North Africa, Europe, South America, and North America. Al Otaiba’s husband, Abdulaziz Al Shamsi, serves as the UAE Ambassador to Italy. Her brother, Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba, as of 2012 served as the UAE Ambassador to the United States.

Career

As the first UAE Ambassador to the Holy See, Al-Otaiba presented her credentials to Pope Benedict XVI on May 20, 2010.

Al-Otaiba was one of the first women ambassadors of the UAE when she was appointed Ambassador to Spain in 2008, a position she continues to hold. She is a member of the International Forum for Women at the United Nations.

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