Ahmed Tawfik Khalil

Ahmed Tawfik Khalil headed the Egyptian interests section in Washington in 1973, during the break in formal diplomatic relations. The State Department listed him as minister under the Indian embassy’s protection. The exchange of ambassadors resumed in 1974. ¹

Khalil studied commerce and law at Cairo University and held fellowships at Harvard’s Center for International Affairs. He later represented Egypt at the United Nations and served on the UN Human Rights Committee from 2000. His work included teaching Egyptian judges about the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and joining the expert group that revised the Arab human rights charter. ²