Society 359 / 2011

DIPLOMATIE
AKKREDITIERUNGEN
DIPLOMATENKARUSSELL
Die neu akkreditierten Botschafter bei Bundespräsident Dr. Heinz Fischer in der Hofburg.
ASERBAIDSCHAN
H.E. GALIB
ISRAFILOV
Born in Azerbaijan on
May 9th, 1975. Married,
two children.
NIGERIA
H.E. MARIA
OYEYINKA LAOSE
Born in Abeokuta/Nigeria
on October 7th,
1954. Single, two children.
SRI LANKA
H.E. ALIYAR LEBBE
ABDUL AZEEZ
Married. Two children.
Education
■ 1991-1996: International Relations,
Baku State University, Azerbaijan
■ 1997: International Relations, Georgetown
University, Washington D.C.
Professional Career
■ 1995: Internship at the Department
of International Organizations, MFA,
Baku, Azerbaijan
■ 1996-1997: Desk Officer, Department
of International Organizations, MFA,
Baku
■ 1997-1999: Attaché, Department of International
Organizations, MFA, Baku
■ 1999-2002: Third Secretary, Second
Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of
Azerbaijan to Austria, Permanent Mission
of the Republic of Azerbaijan to
the Organization for Security and Cooperation
in Europe, Vienna
■ 2003-2005: Second Secretary, First Secretary,
Permanent Mission of the Republic
of Azerbaijan to the United Nations,
New York
■ 2005-2007: Head of Division, Department
of Security Affairs, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Baku
■ 2007-2009: Deputy Director of Department
of Security Affairs, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Baku
■ 2009-2011: Counselor for Political Affairs,
Congressional Liaison, Embassy
of the Republic of Azerbaijan to USA,
Washington
Education
■ 1975: B.A (Honours): French. University
of Ile, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
■ 1981: Portuguese Language Certificate.
Instituto Superior de Linguase Administracao.
Lisbon.
■ 1987: United Nations Disarmament Fellowship
Certificate
Professional Career
■ 1978-1980: Third Secretary. Protocol
Department – Language Bureau, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria.
■ 1980-1981: Second Secretary. French
language centre of the MFA
■ 1982-1986: First Secretary. Embassy of
Nigeria, Paris
■ 1986-1992: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
in Abuja. Mulilateral desk.
■ 1992-1998: Counselor at the Nigerian
Permanent Mission to the UN Headquarters
in New York.
■ 1998-2002: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
in Abuja. Deputy Chief of Protocol
and later Assistant Director at the European
Affairs Department.
■ 2002-2006: Minister, then Charge
d´Affaires at the Nigeria Embassy/Permanent
Mission to the UN Offices in
Vienna, Austria.
■ 2006-2007: Director. Foreign Service
Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
■ 2007-2011: Director at the UN Division
in Charge of the UN Security
Council.
Education
■ Master of Law from Tribhuvan University,
Kathmandu
■ Bachelor of Law from the University of
Colombo
■ Certificate of Diplomatic Studies from
the Graduate Institute of International
Studies, Geneva
Professional Career
■ 1993-1996: Second Secretary, Permanent
Mission in Geneva
■ 1996-1999: Deputy Director, Division
for South Asia and SAARC in Colombo
■ 1999-2002: Director for Treaty, Environment
and Law at the Secretariat
of the South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation, Kathmandu
■ 2002-2003: Deputy Director of the
Secretariat for Coordinating the
Peace Process, Prime Minister’s Office
■ 2003-2005: Minister Counsellor and
Head of Chancery, Sri Lanka High
Commission in Canberra
■ 2005-2008: Ambassador and Deputy
Permanent Representative, United Nations
New York
■ 2009: Deputy Director General for UN
and Multilateral Affairs
■ 2009-2011: Director General for Middle
East and Africa
FOTOS: WENZEL/HBF
40 | SOCIETY 3/4_11