Hissa Abdulla Ahmed Al-Otaiba is a

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

from the United Arab Emirates who serves as ambassador to Switzerland since June 2022, having previously held this position in the Netherlands. she was

Ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...

to the Holy See. Al-Otaiba was born in

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

and has lived in Egypt, North Africa, Europe, South America, and North America. Al Otaiba's husband, Abdulaziz Al Shamsi, serves as the UAE Ambassador to Italy. Her relative, ambassador

Yousef Al Otaiba Yousef Al Otaiba ( ar, يوسف العتيبة) is the current United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States and Minister of state. Previously Al Otaiba served as non-resident ambassador to Mexico. His father is Petroleum magnate Mana Al Ot ...

, serves as the UAE Ambassador to the United States. She earned her PhD in Business Administration from Lausanne Business School, a master's degree in Computer Administration from Webster University and a bachelor's degree in Commerce and Business Administration from Cairo University.

Career

Al-Otaiba was one of the first women ambassadors of the UAE when she was appointed Ambassador to Spain in 2008, a position she continues to hold.International affairs
Dec 27, 2008 As the first UAE Ambassador to the Holy See, Al-Otaiba presented her credentials to Pope Benedict XVI on May 20, 2010. She is a member of the International Forum for Women at the United Nations.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Otaiba, Hissa Abdulla Ahmed Living people Ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates to the Holy See Ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates to Spain Ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates to the Netherlands United Arab Emirates women ambassadors Year of birth missing (living people)