1814, 1914, 2014: Lessons from the Past, Visions for the Future Directory
1814, 1914, 2014: Lessons from the Past, Visions for the Future Directory August 25 to 29, 2014 Schloss Leopoldskron, Salzburg, Austria This event has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development of Canada and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Additional Support was provided by: The organizers would like to thank all participants for donating their time and expertise to this seminar. 5 Participants Mohamed Issa ABUSHAHAB has served as the director of Policy Planning in the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs since August 2013. Between 2012 and 2014, His Excellency Abushahab served as the acting director of the Department of American and Pacific Affairs, also at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Prior to that, he headed the International Climate Change Division within the Directorate of Energy and Climate Change and was posted for five years at the Permanent Mission of the UAE to the United Nations in New York. H.E. Abushahab holds a B.A. from the American University in Washington, D.C. Turki Al Faisal AL SAUD was born on February 15, 1945, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. He began his schooling at the Model School in Taif and went on to gain his high school diploma at the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey. He then completed his studies at Georgetown University. His Royal Highness was appointed as an advisor at the Royal Court in 1973. In 1977 he was appointed director general (with a rank of minister) of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID), Saudi Arabia’s main foreign intelligence service and served as the head of the GID until August 2001.
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