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      The Union for the Mediterranean is an intergovernmental institution bringing together the European Union Member States and 16 countries from the Southern and Eastern shores of the Mediterranean to promote dialogue and cooperation.

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      24 November – La Presse – 7e Forum Régional de l’Union Pour la Méditerranée : Les capitales culturelles et la jeunesse de la Méditerranée au menu
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Nasser Kamel, Secretary General

Launch of Mediterranean Initiative in Cairo, Horizon Europe WP 2023-2024

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Launch of Mediterranean Initiative, Horizon Europe WP 2023-2024
03 / 02 / 2023
UfM Member States gather in Barcelona to advance regional cooperation in response to regional crises
24 / 11 / 2022
UfM Member States commit to strengthen the role of women in society in response to regional crises
26 / 10 / 2022

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Biography

A career diplomat for the Egyptian government, Nasser Kamel held the position of Ambassador of Egypt to the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2018. He was also Ambassador to France in the period 2006-2012, during which he took part in the drafting of the Joint Declaration of the 2008 Paris Summit that marked the launch of the Union for the Mediterranean. Furthermore, between 2012 and 2014, he was Assistant Minister for Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs. From 2004 to 2006, he was the Director of Egypt’s Public Information Service. Prior to this position he served in various embassies, including Washington (1984-1988), Lisbon (1990-1994), Tunis (1994-1998), Brussels (1999-2001) and Paris (2001-2004).

Mr Kamel studied Political Science at Brussels University (1977-1979) and Cairo University’s Faculty of Economics and Political Science, obtaining his bachelor’s degree in 1981. He graduated from the Diplomatic Institute – Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cairo (1981-1982) and the École Nationale d’Administration (ENA) in Paris (1982-1983).

He holds the title of Grand Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite of the Republic of France and has also received decorations from the Kingdom of Belgium and the Republic of Portugal.

He is fluent in Arabic, English and French. He is married and has two children.

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Julian Clec’h

Mafalda Groba Gomes

Omar Monieb

Kamal El-Mahdaoui

Rim Filali Meknassi

Isabel Llovio

Ugo Angelillo

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24 October – Público – Países do Mediterrâneo querem unir a sua voz na Cimeira do Clima
27 October – Hespress – Women 4 the mediterranean : Le Maroc adopte la déclaration ministérielle sur le renforcement du rôle de la femme
23 September – Politico – Don’t EU forget about MED
19 August 2022 – Le Monde – Les catastrophes climatiques sur les rives de la Méditerranée, conséquences du réchauffement accéléré de la mer

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