Sedat Önal (born 11 August 1963) was the Permanent Representative of

Türkiye Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

The United Nations, along with the government of Turkey, uses the Turkish word ''Türkiye'' in diplomatic contexts. The title of this office is therefore ''Permanent Representative of Türkiye''. This is in line with the official name of Turkey: the Republic of Türkiye. to the

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between 21 February 2023 and 24 April 2024. Previously serving as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, he held various positions within the

Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( tr, Dışişleri Bakanlığı) is a government ministry of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for the nation's foreign policy and international relations. Established on 2 May 1920, its primary duties are ...

Education and career

Önal received his bachelor's degree in the Faculty of Political Sciences, International Relations from

Ankara University Ankara University ( tr, Ankara Üniversitesi) is a public university in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the formation of the republic in 1923. The university has 40 vocat ...

. He began his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1989 and has since served as Third Secretary at the Turkish Embassy in Kuwait, Vice Consul at the Turkish Consulate General in Münster and at the Turkish Consulate General in New York, and Counsellor at the Turkish Embassy in Tehran. Between 2007 and 2009, Önal served as Consul General in Vienna and as Ambassador of Turkey in Jordan between 2012 and 2016. From 2009 to 2012, he served as Deputy Director General at the Middle East Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey. Since 25 November 2016, Önal has been serving as the Deputy Undersecretary for the Middle East and Africa.

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Living people 1963 births Ambassadors of Turkey to Jordan Permanent Representatives of Turkey to the United Nations 21st-century Turkish diplomats Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences alumni {{DEFAULTSORT:Önal, Sedat