Nasser Kamel ( ar, ناصر كامل; born July 1959) is an Egyptian statesman. He currently serves as the Secretary General of the

Union for the Mediterranean The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM; french: Union pour la Méditerranée, ar, الإتحاد من أجل المتوسط ''Al-Ittiḥād min ajl al-Mutawasseṭ'') is an intergovernmental organization of 43 member states from Europe and the M ...

., bringing more than three decades of experience in Euro-Mediterranean relations to the role. His previous stints include ambassadorial postings in

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and

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as well as serving as Deputy Foreign Minister of

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

for North African and Middle Eastern Affairs. Kamel was also appointed briefly as Chairman of the

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. Kamel holds the title of Grand Officier de l'ordre national du Mérite, an Order of State with membership (about 187,000 members) awarded by the

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Biography
1959 births Ambassadors of Egypt to France Ambassadors of Egypt to the United Kingdom Living people Diplomats from Cairo {{Egypt-bio-stub