Hussam Abdullah Ghodayeh Al Husseini - Ambassador of Jordan

Date of Birth: November 13, 1965

Nationality: Jordanian

Languages: Arabic and English

Married to Amani Al Tartir, with three children: Yarub, Beasan, and Ahmad.

 

Education: 1987 B.A in Public Administration, Yarmouk University – Jordan.

 

Work experience:

1987 – 1989 Compulsory military service

1989 – 1991 Privately owned business

1991 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Diplomatic Attaché.

 

1991 – 1993 Diplomatic Officer at the Department of UN & International Organizations of the Ministry.

1993 – 1998 Embassy of Jordan – Tokyo - Japan (Attaché – 2nd Secretary).

1998 Diplomatic Officer, Political Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Amman, Jordan

1999 Head, Peace Process Coordination Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

Amman  – Jordan

1999 – 2001 Embassy of Jordan, Pretoria – South Africa (Chargé d' Affairs)

2001 – 2003 Assistant Director, Asian & African Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2003 – 2007 Permanent Mission of  Jordan to the United Nations office and other International Organizations, Geneva – Switzerland (Deputy Permanent Representative).

2007 – 2008 Deputy Director, International Relations and Organizations Department/Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2008 – 2011 Embassy of Jordan in Brussels – Belgium (Deputy Chief of Mission & Charge d' Affairs)

2011 – 2013 Director, European Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Jordan’s Representative at the Co-Presidency of the Union for the Mediterranean.

 

Since September 2013

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the Republic of Austria (accredited October 22, 2013) & Permanent/Resident Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Nations and other International Organizations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, Austria