Biography of Foreign Ministry Undersecretary for International Affairs

Manama, Aug. 6 (BNA): The biography of Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, who was on Thursday appointed by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa as the Undersecretary for International Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: EDUCATION PhD, International Relations and Diplomacy, École des Hautes Études Internationales, Paris, France Master of Laws (LLM), Queen Mary College, University of London, United Kingdom Diploma in Political Development (Honours), Bahrain Institute for Political Development, Bahrain Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Honours), Applied Science University, Jordan PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Master Practitioner of Neurolinguistics Programming, the National Federation of Neurolinguistics Programming, United States of America CEDR Accredited Mediator, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, London WORK EXPERIENCE Acting Director General for External Communication, Information Affairs Authority, Bahrain (2014) Political Adviser, General Secretariat of the Supreme Defense Council, Bahrain (2011-­‐2013) Mediator and Training Faculty Member, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), London, United Kingdom (2010-­‐2012) Research Assistant, Dean of the Law Faculty, Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom (2008-­‐2009) Legal Specialist, Bahrain Economic Development Board, Bahrain(2007-­‐2009) TRAINING Bilateral Treaties Negotiations, Economic and Social Committee for West Asia, United Nations Project Management, Project Management Training Institute, United States of America Negotiations and Mediation Skills, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, London , United Kingdom Arbitration Training, Middle East Arbitration Training Centre Elections Monitoring Training Session, Amman Centre for Human Rights, Jordan Anti-Money Laundering Investigation and Prosecution, US Department of Justice Understanding the Institutions and Policies of the EU, European Commission, European Studies Institute and Gulf Research Centre, Brussels, Belgium MEMBERSHIPS Member, Arab Thought Forum, Jordan (Since 2013) Vice President, French Bahrain Friendship Society, France (Since 2011) CONFERENCES Speaker, “The Bahrain-US Free Trade Agreement”, First Law Symposium, University of Bahrain, Bahrain (2008) Chairman, Bahrain’s Toastmasters Annual Conference, Manama, Bahrain (2009) Vice Chairman, Bahrain International Symposium, University of Bahrain, (2013) Speaker, “The Situation in Bahrain”, Gulf Research Meeting, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom (2013) Speaker, “The Prospects of Cooperation between the GCC and the EU in a Shifting International Environment”, “Young Leader’s Vision for the Future of the Gulf Euro Relations Conference, European Studies Institute, Global Governance Institute and Gulf Research Centre, Brussels, Belgium (2013) Speaker, “Turkey and the Gulf: New Leaders?” MEDays Annual Conference, Amadeus Institute, Morocco (2013) Speaker, “Situating GCC-UK Ties Within the Modern Media Environment”, New Dynamics in GCC-UK Relations Workshop, Chatham House, London, United Kingdom (2014) Speaker, “The Gulf Union: Security Motivations”, the Gulf Union Future Prospects Symposium, Al Ahram centre for Political and Strategic Studies, Cairo, Egypt (2014) Assistant Chair for External Communication, Dialogue for Civilizations, Manama, Bahrain (2014