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H.E. Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi

H.E. Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi

Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

The Secretary General, throughout his rich diplomatic career, held several positions, including being Kuwait's Ambassador to the US from 2022 to 2023, Non-Resident Kuwait's Ambassador to the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg from 2017-2022, Head of Mission of Kuwait to the European Union from 2017 to 2022, Head of Mission of Kuwait to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from 2016 to 2022, Kuwait's Ambassador to Belgium from 2016 to 2022, Kuwait's Ambassador to Korea from 2013 to 2016, Deputy Director, Department of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from 2012 to 2013, Deputy Chief of Mission at the embassy of Kuwait to the US in 2011.

He has several international participations, including being a member in the delegation of Kuwait to the meetings of the 26th session of the GCC-EU Joint Council and Ministerial Meeting in Brussels in February 2022, Head of Kuwait Delegation to SOM III Yemen Humanitarian Senior Officials Meeting in June 2021, Head of Kuwait Delegation to the International Donor’s Conference on Albania in February 2020, Head of Kuwait Delegation to the Yemen Humanitarian Senior Officials Meeting in February 2020, Head of Kuwait Delegation to the Second Annual Review of the NATO-Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) Regional Centre in November 2019, Head of Kuwait Delegation to the International Solidarity Conference on the Venezuelan Refugee & Migrant Crisis in October 2019, Head of Kuwait Delegation to the AHLC Meeting – Senior Official Level in April 2019, in addition to the Head of Kuwait Delegation to the Somalia Partnership Forum - Ministerial Meeting in July 2018, Head of Kuwait Delegation to the International Conference on the Victims of Ethnic & Religious Violence in May 2018, Head of Kuwait Delegation to the Kuwait Economic Forum (Kuwait Vision2035) held in Brussels in February 2018, Head of Kuwait Delegation to the AHLC Extraordinary Meeting in January 2018, and Head of Kuwait Delegation for Policy Advisory Group meeting between the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative Members (ICI) and NATO - Kuwait City in January 2018.