NNA - Below is a resume summary of the new Culture Minister, Ghassan Salamé:

Professor of International Relations Emeritus at SciencesPo Paris and the founding dean of its Paris School for International Affairs/Psia.

He served as Minister of Culture in the Lebanese Government (2000-2003).  He was the UNSG Kofi Annan’s Senior Advisor (2003-2007).

He also served as member of the Annan Rakhine State Commission (2016-2017) .

His most recent assignment was as the United Nations Secretary-General Special Representative in Libya (2017-2020).

He serves on the board of a number of international boards including the Louvre’s scientific committee and the Institut du Monde arabe’s High Council and is the author/editor of a dozen books.

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