Moussa speaks to journalists at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, 2007

Amr Moussa (Arabic: عمرو موسى), (born 1936) has been the current Secretary-General of the League of Arab States since his election to the position in May 2001. The World Economic Forum (WEF is a Geneva -based Non-profit foundation best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland Davos ( Romansh: Tavau, Italian: Tavate is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also General Secretary. A number of International organizations, Communist parties and other bodies use the title Secretary The Arab League ( الجامعة العربية) officially called the League of Arab States ( جامعة الدول العربية Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. He is a former Egyptian Foreign Minister and diplomat. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a governmental cabinet minister who helps form the Foreign policy of a sovereign nation Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states

He served as Cairo’s ambassador to India in 1967 and as Egypt’s ambassador to the United Nations in 1990. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. An ambassador is the highest ranking Diplomat who represents their country India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) He was appointed Foreign Minister in the cabinet of then-Prime Minister Atef Sedki in 1991 and remained in this position until 2001. The Prime Minister of Egypt ( Arabic: رئيس الوزراء المصرى, رئيس الحكومة is the head of the Egyptian government Dr Atef Muhammad Sedki ( 29 August 1930 &ndash 25 February 2005) (عاطف محمد نجيب صدقي was the Prime Minister Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

During his tenure as Foreign Minister, Moussa was critical of the United States foreign policy and its relationship with Israel. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Foreign Policy is a bimonthly American Magazine founded in 1970 by Samuel P For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.

Critics of current Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak allege that Moussa's appointment to the Office of Secretary-General of the Arab League was motivated by Mubarak's desire to remove him from the public spotlight.

In 2004 an online community gathered tens of thousands of signatures petitioning for Moussa to run in the 2005 elections, but there was no response. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " In a Doha Debate Forum televised by the BBC in 2006[1], Moussa was asked about his Presidential hopes. Moussa merely replied that he hoped to continue the recent run of successes that have occurred under his leadership at the Arab League until the end of his term.

External links

• BBC profile
• Medea