Embassy of Jordan - Washington, DC
Information Bureau

October 24, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Prince Zeid Ra'ad Presents Credentials to Mexican President

Washington, DC (October 24, 2007)- His Royal Highness Prince Zeid Ra'ad presented his credentials to Mexico's President Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa today to be non-resident Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Mexican States (Mexico).

Prince Zeid Bin Ra'ad is one of the most seasoned of Jordan's Ambassadors. He served as Jordan's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations from August 2000 until December 2006.

In the course of his distinguished career as a diplomat, peacekeeper and international mediator, Prince Zeid has developed experience in the UN's most challenging issues in the 21st century. He has also consistently challenged the United Nations to live up to its founding ideals as a servant of all the word's peoples, and the instrument of its Member States in advancing development, peace and security.

An expert in the field of international justice, Prince Zeid also 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.

Prince Zeid holds a B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University in the United States, and an M.Phil, and Ph.D. from Cambridge (Christ's College) in the United Kingdom.