Farid Abboud (Arabic: فريد عبود, born 1951[1]) is the Lebanese ambassador to Tunisia since July 2007. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية An ambassador is the highest ranking Diplomat who represents their country Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. Before becoming ambassador to Tunisia, he was the ambassador to the United States from March 1999 until July 2007. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Abboud holds a Diploma of Higher Studies in Political Sciences from the University of St. Joseph in Beirut and a Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Los Angeles. Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United
Abboud began his diplomatic career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beirut in 1974. A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a governmental cabinet minister who helps form the Foreign policy of a sovereign nation Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 From 1973 to 1977 he was assistant professor of political science at the Univérsité St. The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems Joseph in Beirut. From 1990 to 1995, Farid was the Consul General in Los Angeles. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Starting in 1995, he became the assistant director-general of the Department of Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served also in the embassies of Moscow, London, and Rome. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2
Abboud has also served as a member of the Delegation of Lebanon to several international conferences. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Among these are the Monitoring Group of the April 1996 Understanding in Southern Lebanon, the U. N. General Assembly Sessions of 1997, 1998 and 1999, and the Non-Aligned Movement Summit Meetings of 1996 and 1998. The Non-Aligned Movement ( NAM) is an International organization of states considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc Abboud reappeared at the Los Angeles World Affairs Council to deliver speeches relating to Lebanon in his speech entitled: "Lebanon and the Peace Process: An Update“ [2]