Afif Safieh
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Afif Safieh (Arabic: عفيف صافية, born 4 May 1950) is a Palestinian diplomat. He has served as a Palestinian delegate to the Netherlands (1987-1990), to the United Kingdom (1990-2005), the Holy See, Vatican (1995-2005), and in Washington, D.C. as the head of the PLO mission. He was most recently the Palestinian ambassador to the Russian Federation.[1]
Quick Facts Palestine Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Succeeded by ...
Afif Safieh عفيف صافية | |
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Palestine Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
In office 1990–2005 | |
Succeeded by | Manuel Hassassian |
Personal details | |
Born | (1950-05-04) 4 May 1950 (age 74) East Jerusalem, Jordanian West Bank |
Alma mater | Université catholique de Louvain Sciences Po |
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Safieh is an experienced diplomat, having served in the three most politically significant capitals: London, Washington, and Moscow.[2] Before this, he was deputy director of the PLO Observer Mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva.[3]