Welcoming the New Ambassador of Egypt to Greece

On 5th December 2019, H.E. Ambassador Ismail Ahmed Khairat, the new Ambassador of the Republic of Egypt to Greece, presented his credentials to H.E. President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos. Ambassador Khairat is a career diplomat with impressive track record at the realm of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt. He has a long-standing career, stretching over three decades in Egypt and abroad in various posts and capacities. He served in his country’s representation offices in Greece during the years 1988-1992, in India from 1993 to 1997 and in the US, at the United Nations as a Political Counselor from 1998 to 2002. Among the senior posts he has held is as Deputy-Chief of Mission of his country in the United kingdom (2004-2005), as Director of the Press and Information Office at the Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Nations in New York (2005-2008), as Ambassador in Thailand and non-resident Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia (2013-2015) and, most notably, he served his country as an Ambassador to Japan from 2015 to 2017. Prior to his assignment to Greece, he was Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Financial and Administrative Affairs. Ambassador Khairat holds a degree in Commerce from the University of Ain Shams, Cairo, Egypt (class of 1984) and he is a father of three sons. Egypt and Greece are two countries that have impacted humanity and have rich contribution to the advancement of knowledge, science and culture. The relations between Egypt and Greece go back to hundreds of years and, throughout history, they have been exemplary in every aspect. Most probably, they enjoy the oldest interaction between states and peoples. Nowadays, the two countries are joining efforts in a variety of vital projects in the gas sector and the two countries have a lot of potential to offer to each other. We, at the Arab-Hellenic Chamber, seize this opportunity to welcome Ambassador Khairat and assure him of our commitment to work closely towards enhancing the existing friendly relations between the two countries. Mr. Ambassador, welcome to Greece.