Farid Abboud
Farid Abboud | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 Lebanon |
| Alma mater | Université Saint-Joseph, University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation(s) | Diplomat, academic |
| Years active | 1973–2017 |
| Known for | Lebanese Ambassador to the United States (1999–2007), Tunisia (2007–2013), China (2013–2017) |
Farid Abboud (, born in 1951) is a Lebanese career diplomat who held the position of Lebanese Ambassador to China from June 2013 until December 2017. Before this appointment, he represented Lebanon as ambassador in Tunisia from July 2007 to June 2013, and earlier served as ambassador to the United States between March 1999 and July 2007.
Education
Abboud earned a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Political Science at Université Saint-Joseph located in Beirut, and completed his doctoral studies in history at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Career
His diplomatic journey commenced in 1974 with the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Concurrently, from 1973 to 1977, he held a position as assistant professor specializing in political science at Université Saint-Joseph. Between 1990 and 1995, Abboud was appointed Consul General in Los Angeles, after which he assumed the role of assistant director-general within the Ministry’s Department of Political Affairs starting in 1995. His diplomatic assignments also encompassed service at Lebanese embassies in Moscow, London, and Rome.
Abboud took part in Lebanon’s delegations to significant international meetings such as the Monitoring Group overseeing the April 1996 Southern Lebanon Understanding, sessions of the U.N. General Assembly from 1997 to 1999, and the Non-Aligned Movement summits held in 1996 and 1998. Additionally, he delivered presentations on Lebanon’s peace initiatives at the Los Angeles World Affairs Council.
Criticism
In 2007, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy described Abboud as effectively Syria's second ambassador to the United States due to his perceived alignment with the Bashar al-Assad government. David Schenker, a former official at the U.S. Department of Defense, observed that during President Bush’s administration, Abboud maintained limited engagement with members of the U.S. executive branch.
External links
- Articles with short description
- Articles with hCards
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Ambassadors of Lebanon to the United States
- Ambassadors of Lebanon to Tunisia
- Saint Joseph University alumni
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- Academic staff of Saint Joseph University
- 21st-century Lebanese diplomats
- 20th-century Lebanese diplomats
- Ambassadors of Lebanon to China