Nasser Bin Hamad M. Al-Khalifa
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Sheikh Nasser served as the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Washington (and non-resident ambassador to Mexico) until 2007 when he left the diplomatic service. Previously, his lengthy diplomatic career included appointments as Ambassador to Korea, Italy, United Nations and the United Kingdom respectively as well as nonresident ambassador to Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Malta.
He remains an Advisory Board Member of the Next Century Foundation
and he continues to administer the $100 million Hurricane Katrina relief fund established by the State of Qatar.
Since retirement from the diplomatic service, Sheikh Nasser has been studying for a doctorate at the London School of Economics. Starting from 2009, he is a fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University.
Sheikh Nasser has also served as Qatar’s permanent representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
and the International Maritime Organization
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He holds a bachelor's degree from West Michigan University, a Masters from Johns Hopkins, and a law degree from City (UK). He is a fellow of Princeton. and a visiting fellow at the Centre for Islamic Studies in Oxford.
He remains an Advisory Board Member of the Next Century Foundation
Next Century Foundation
The Next Century Foundation is an elite organisation that operates in various conflict zones across the globe. Originally established in 1990 to provide a forum for off-the-record discussions between Palestinians and Israelis, in addition to maintaining its original focus on the Middle East Peace...
and he continues to administer the $100 million Hurricane Katrina relief fund established by the State of Qatar.
Since retirement from the diplomatic service, Sheikh Nasser has been studying for a doctorate at the London School of Economics. Starting from 2009, he is a fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University.
Sheikh Nasser has also served as Qatar’s permanent representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is an intergovernmental organization, located in The Hague, Netherlands. The organization promotes and verifies the adherence to the Chemical Weapons Convention which prohibits of the use of chemical weapons and requires their destruction...
and the International Maritime Organization
International Maritime Organization
The International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...
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He holds a bachelor's degree from West Michigan University, a Masters from Johns Hopkins, and a law degree from City (UK). He is a fellow of Princeton. and a visiting fellow at the Centre for Islamic Studies in Oxford.