Sameh Shoukry

Sameh Shoukry’s diplomatic career included service in London, Buenos Aires, New York, Vienna, and Geneva before Washington. As ambassador in Vienna, he chaired the Group of 77 and participated in negotiations on the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. He served as ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2012 and later became Egypt’s foreign minister. ^{1, 2}