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Ahmed Attaf
Ahmed Attaf (Arabic: أحمد عطاف; born 10 July 1953) is an Algerian politician and diplomat. He is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad since March 18, 2023, after having held the position from early 1996 to late 1999.
Ahmed Attaf is a graduate of the National School of Administration of Algeria (ENA) in the Frantz Fanon promotion of 1971–1975.
In 1980, he obtained a diploma in English language proficiency from Hunter College in New York.
In 1977, he earned a postgraduate diploma (D.E.S) in Political Science from the University of Algiers.
After obtaining his ENA diploma at the age of 22, he was recruited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was then sent to Washington to head the economic section at the Algerian Embassy in the United States and later became the head of the Multilateral Treaties Division.
He subsequently held important positions, such as Chief of the Political Affairs Division of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) from 1977 to 1979, Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Algeria to the United Nations from 1979 to 1982, deputy director of Strategic Affairs and Disarmament at the United Nations in 1982, and Director of International Political Affairs at the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1984.
Throughout his career, Ahmed Attaf held several important diplomatic positions, including Algerian Ambassador to India, Yugoslavia, and the United Kingdom. He was also one of the close collaborators of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi, alongside Ramtane Lamamra.
In March 1994, Ahmed Attaf was appointed Secretary of State for Cooperation and Maghreb Affairs, and later also designated as the government spokesperson starting from October 1994.
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Ahmed Attaf
Ahmed Attaf (Arabic: أحمد عطاف; born 10 July 1953) is an Algerian politician and diplomat. He is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad since March 18, 2023, after having held the position from early 1996 to late 1999.
Ahmed Attaf is a graduate of the National School of Administration of Algeria (ENA) in the Frantz Fanon promotion of 1971–1975.
In 1980, he obtained a diploma in English language proficiency from Hunter College in New York.
In 1977, he earned a postgraduate diploma (D.E.S) in Political Science from the University of Algiers.
After obtaining his ENA diploma at the age of 22, he was recruited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was then sent to Washington to head the economic section at the Algerian Embassy in the United States and later became the head of the Multilateral Treaties Division.
He subsequently held important positions, such as Chief of the Political Affairs Division of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) from 1977 to 1979, Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Algeria to the United Nations from 1979 to 1982, deputy director of Strategic Affairs and Disarmament at the United Nations in 1982, and Director of International Political Affairs at the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1984.
Throughout his career, Ahmed Attaf held several important diplomatic positions, including Algerian Ambassador to India, Yugoslavia, and the United Kingdom. He was also one of the close collaborators of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi, alongside Ramtane Lamamra.
In March 1994, Ahmed Attaf was appointed Secretary of State for Cooperation and Maghreb Affairs, and later also designated as the government spokesperson starting from October 1994.