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 H.E. Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi

 Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (since February 1, 2023)

State of Kuwait
2/1/2023


CAREER:

  • Aug. 2022 - 2023Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the United States of America.
  • Oct. 2017 – 2022: Non-Resident Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg.
  • Feb. 2017 - 2022: Head of Mission of the State of Kuwait to the European Union (EU).
  • Dec. 2016 - 2022: Head of Mission of the State of Kuwait to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
  • Nov. 2016 - 2022: Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Kingdom of Belgium.
  • Nov. 2013 - 2016: Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Korea.
  • 2012 - 2013: Deputy Director, Department of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  • May 2011: Appointed as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the State of Kuwait to the United States of America.
  •  March 2007: Promoted to Counselor.
  • June 2001: Appointed as First Secretary at the Embassy of the State of Kuwait to the United States of America.
  • 1997-2001:Appointed as Second Secretary at the Embassy of the State of Kuwait to Austria and at the Permanent Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations in Vienna.
  • 1993-1997 :Appointed as Third Secretary at the Embassy of the State of Kuwait to Japan.
  •  1991-1992Diplomatic Attaché, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State of Kuwait.


RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

2021

June
  • Head of Kuwait Delegation to SOM III Yemen Humanitarian Senior Officials Meeting.


2020

February
  • Head of Kuwait Delegation to the International Donor's Conference on Albania.
  • Head of Kuwait Delegation to the Yemen Humanitarian Senior Officials Meeting.


2019

November
  • Head of Kuwait Delegation to the Second Annual Review of the NATO-Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) Regional Centre. 
October
  • Head of Kuwait Delegation to the International Solidarity Conference on the Venezuelan Refugee & Migrant Crisis.
April Head of Kuwait Delegation to the AHLC Meeting – Senior Official Level.

2018

July
  • Head of Kuwait Delegation to the Somalia Partnership Forum - Ministerial Meeting.
May  
  • Head of Kuwait Delegation to the International Conference on the Victims of Ethnic & Religious Violence.
February
  • Head of Kuwait Delegation to the Kuwait Economic Forum (Kuwait Vision2035) held in Brussels. 
January
  • Head of Kuwait Delegation to the AHLC Extraordinary Meeting.
  • Head of Kuwait Delegation for Policy Advisory Group meeting between the Istanbul. Cooperation Initiative Members (ICI) and NATO - Kuwait City. 

2016

November
  • Head of Kuwait Delegation for Policy Advisory Group meeting between the Istanbul. Cooperation Initiative Members (ICI) and NATO - Doha.
October
  •  Head of Kuwait Delegation to the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan.
June
  • Guest Speaker for the Policy Seminar on Muslim Friendly Korea. 
April
  • Head of Kuwait Delegation at the Water Forum. 
March
  • Guest Speaker at Korea Times Middle East Committee Meeting.
 

2015

December   
  • The 14th Republic of Korea – UN Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation issues.

November   

  • Head of Kuwait delegation In the Kuwaiti - Korean economic forum In World Trade Centre - Seoul. 
October 

The 12th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum "Partnership for Peace, Prosperity and People".


2014 

December
  • The 13th Republic of Korea – UN Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non- Proliferation Issues "Looking Ahead: Opportunities and Challenges in Disarmamentand Non-Proliferation" 
October
  • Head of Kuwait Delegation to the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2014 (PP-14).
  • Head of Kuwait Delegation to the High-level Segment of UN Biological Diversity Conference.
  • Keynote Speaker – The Korea & GCC Conference on Defense Industry Cooperation 2014. 


2013

December
  • The Working Group Meeting on Syria.
November
  • The 12th UN-ROK Joint Conference on Disarmament & Non-Proliferation Issues "Non-Proliferation Regime in the 21st Century: Challenges and Way Forward".


2003-2008

  • Member of the State of Kuwait Negotiation Team for the Trade and Investment Agreement (TIFA) with the United States of America.


1997-2000

  • Member of the State of Kuwait Delegation to General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

1997 - 1999

  • Member of the State of Kuwait Delegation to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.

1992

  • Member of the State of Kuwait Delegation to the Summit of the Non Allied Movement.


AWARDS:                    

2015

  • Best Ambassador Award at National Assembly of the Republic of Korea.

2014

  • Distinguished Patron Award by Asia Society Korea Center.


EDUCATION:

  • Diploma in Diplomatic Studies University of Oxford, Oxford, England
  • B.S. in Mass Communications, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.