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Book Talk: In the Epicenter of Events…Egypt’s Diplomacy in War, Peace and Transition by Nabil Fahmy
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Thu, Mar 31, 2022
6 PM – 9 PM (GMT+2)
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Our esteemed lineup of speakers:
Ahmad Dallal, AUC President
Nabil Fahmy, Founding Dean of the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
Ibrahim El Moallem, Chairman of Dar El Shorouk
Amre Moussa, Egyptian Politician and Diplomat
Mostafa El Feki, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
About the book:
The book covers an Egyptian diplomatic era, with its regional and global interactions over four decades of Fahmy’s public service in the offices of the Egyptian Presidency, as a career diplomat where he was a policy advisor to the Foreign Minister, Ambassador to Japan, and nine years as Ambassador to the United States before leading Egypt’s foreign policy as foreign minister in 2013-2014. It is an event pact, candid, analytical and perspective as to what needs to be done in the future—a must-read for laymen, as well as for scholars and practitioners.
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Speakers
Nabil Fahmy
Founding Dean of the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and Distinguished University Professor of Practice in International Diplomacy
School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, The American University in Cairo
As a career diplomat for over three decades and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2013-2014, he unwaveringly committed to ensuring that Egypt had a vibrant principled foreign policy in addressing strategic challenges and seizing auspicious opportunities. He has held numerous leadership positions, including as Ambassador to the United States (1999-2008) & Japan (1997-1999) while focusing on international security, disarmament, conflict resolutions and Arab-Israeli diplomacy. He was chairman of the United Nations Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, vice chairman of the UNGA’s First Committee on Disarmament & International Security, and represented Egypt at numerous conferences, including Review Conferences of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the United Nations Conference on Promoting International Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy and the 1991 Madrid Middle East Peace Conference.
He is Dean Emeritus at The American University in Cairo, where he established and led the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy from 2009-2013 and 2014-2022.
Nabil Fahmy is Chairman of LYNX Strategic Advisors which supports international and domestic firms in pursuing best business practices, and has served on numerous International Advisory Boards of Multinational Corporations.
He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and was bestowed with the Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun by Japanese Emperor Naruhito. He is a member of the Supreme Advisory Board of the Beijing Forum.
His book "EGYPT’S DIPLOMACY IN WAR, PEACE, AND TRANSITION" was released in English in February 2020, with an updated Arabic version entitled ‘فى قلب الأحداث’ released in 2022. He writes weekly syndicated articles on Global, International & Middle East Affairs.