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Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein
Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan to the United States of America
Prince Zeid is Jordan’s
Ambassador to the United States and non-resident Ambassador to
Mexico. He was previously the kingdom’s Permanent Representative
to the United Nations; a post he held six and a half years
(2000-2007). From 1996-2000, he was Jordan’s Deputy Permanent
Representative at the UN, with the rank of Ambassador.
An expert in the field of international justice, Prince Zeid
played a central role in the establishment of the International
Criminal Court. In September 2002, Prince Zeid was elected the
first president of the governing body of the International
Criminal Court, at a time when the Court was only a plan on
paper. Prince Zeid also served as a political affairs officer in
UNPROFOR in the former Yugoslavia from February 1994 to February
1996, and, having worked intimately with peacekeeping issues for
over the last decade, his knowledge of peacekeeping is
extensive.
Prince Zeid holds a B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University and a
Ph.D. from Cambridge (Christ’s College). In 1989, he also
received his commission as an officer in the Jordanian desert
police (the successor to the Arab Legion) and saw service with
them until 1994. (see
complete biography)
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