Executive Secretary - Mr. Bader Al-Dafa

On 30 July 2007, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appointed Mr. Bader Al-Dafa of Qatar as Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).

Mr. Al-Dafa has recently served as Ambassador of Qatar to the United States and Permanent Observer to the Organization of American States (OAS. In this capacity, he played a special role in promoting access to education and the arts in the Arab-American community and among other minority populations in the United States. >> more.

Deputy Executive Secretary - Mr. Atif A. Kubursi

Atif Kubursi teaches economics and in the Arts and Science elite programme at McMaster University. He joined McMaster in 1969 as assistant professor. Since 1981, Dr. Kubursi has held the rank of full professor. >> more.

Secretary of the Commission - Mr. Khaled M.G. AbdelHamid

In September 2004, Mr. Khaled M.G. AbdelHamid (Egypt) was appointed as head of the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia and as Secretary of the Commission. >> more.

Speeches by the Executive Secretary

Official Visits of the Executive Secretary

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Former ESCWA
Executive Secretaries

Mervat Tallawy
2000 - 2007

Hazem El-Beblawi
1995 - 2000

Sabbaheddin Bakjaji
1993-1995

Tayseer Abdel Jaber
1989-1993

Mohammad Said Al-Nabulsi
1985-1988

Mohammad Said Al-Attar
1974-1985