BEIRUT: Former Arab News columnist Amal Mudallali was named on Thursday as Lebanon’s envoy to the UN.
Her name was among a list of diplomatic appointments announced by the Council of Ministers during a Cabinet session at Baabda Presidential Palace in Beirut under the chairmanship of President Michel Aoun and in the presence of Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri.
Mudallali began her career in Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar, then moved to Washington after being granted an excellence scholarship from the Lebanese University, where she received her PhD.
When the late Rafik Al-Hariri was appointed prime minister, she worked as his foreign media adviser until his assassination. She is part of Saad Al-Hariri’s team of advisers.
The Council of Ministers also approved the following Foreign Ministry appointments: Ambassador Hani Shmeitli as secretary-general; Ambassador Ghadi Khoury as director of political and consular affairs; and Ambassador Kanj Al-Hajal as director of administrative and financial affairs.
Among the most prominent ambassadors on the list was Fawzi Kabbara, ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and Gaby Issa, ambassador to the US.
Amal Mudallali named Lebanon’s envoy to UN
Amal Mudallali named Lebanon’s envoy to UN
