Gabriel Abed
{{Short description|Barbadian diplomat}}
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Gabriel Abed is a Barbadian diplomat. He is the Ambassador of Barbados to the United Arab Emirates.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395303034585|title=Prime Minister of Barbados inaugurates embassy in Abu Dhabi|date=March 28, 2022|website=wam|access-date=2023-01-12}}{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-14/barbados-tries-digital-diplomacy-with-planned-metaverse-embassy | title=Barbados is Opening a Diplomatic Embassy in the Metaverse | newspaper=Bloomberg | date=14 December 2021 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.abudhabichamber.ae/Media%20Centre/News/Barbados%2022|title=Barbados 22|website=www.abudhabichamber.ae|access-date=2023-01-12}}
Education
Gabriel Abed attended Queen's College, a public secondary school in Barbados.{{Cite web|url=https://www.barbadosadvocate.com/news/abed-goes-back-his-roots-plants-twenty-new-trees|title=Abed goes back to his roots, plants twenty new trees | Barbados Advocate|access-date=2023-01-12}} He then attended the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (now Ontario Tech University), where he graduated in 2010 with a degree in Information Network Systems.{{Cite web|url=https://www.weforum.org/people/gabriel-abed/|title=Gabriel Abed|website=World Economic Forum|access-date=2023-01-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/Graduation/resources/profiles-hon-grads-2022.aspx|title=The University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados - Error|access-date=2023-01-12}}{{cite news|url=https://www.barbadosadvocate.com/news/canadian-students-benefit-internship-bitt-inc|title=Canadian students benefit from internship with Bitt Inc.|quote=Bitt’s Founder, Gabriel Abed, is a graduate of UOIT.|work=Barbados Advocate|date=7 September 2022|accessdate=18 May 2024}} In 2022, he also received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of the West Indies.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationnews.com/2022/09/07/st-john-abed-among-16-receive-honorary-uwi-degrees/|title=St John and Abed among 16 to receive honorary UWI degrees|date=September 7, 2022|website=www.nationnews.com|access-date=2023-01-12}}
Career
In March 2021, the Government of Barbados announced that Abed would be serving as Ambassador of Barbados to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). His tenure as Ambassador began in August 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.barbadosadvocate.com/news/ambassador-abed-starts-tenure|title=Ambassador Abed starts tenure | Barbados Advocate|access-date=2023-01-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mofaic.gov.ae/en/mediahub/news/2021/8/1/01-08-2021-uae-mofaic|title=MoFAIC receives a copy of credentials of the Ambassador of Barbados to the UAE|website=www.mofaic.gov.ae|access-date=2023-01-12}}
Since 2018, Abed has served as a consultant and advisor to the Government of Bermuda.{{Cite web|url=https://bernews.com/2018/05/premier-signs-with-digital-currencies-consultant/|title=Abed To Serve As Digital Asset Consultant|date=May 2, 2018|access-date=2023-01-12}}http://curacaochronicle.com/region/bitt-founder-to-advise-bermuda-government-on-digital-currency/
Abed also established Bitt, a technology company{{Cite web|url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/08/06/ambassador-to-uae-looking-beyond-traditional-areas-of-cooperation/|title=Ambassador to UAE looking beyond traditional areas of cooperation|first=Barbados|last=Today|date=August 6, 2021|website=Barbados Today|access-date=2023-01-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://stlucia.loopnews.com/content/gabriel-abed-community-start-ups-key-caribbean-leadership-tech-4|title=Gabriel Abed: Community, start-ups key to Caribbean leadership in tech | Loop St. Lucia|website=Loop News|access-date=2023-01-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2017/12/01/national-cryptocurrencies-all-currencies-will-be-digitized-cryptocurrency-expert-says/|title=Forbes|website=Forbes |access-date=2023-01-12}} that has worked with companies such as Overstock.com.{{Cite web|url=https://www.barbadosadvocate.com/business-news/mega-deal|title=MEGA DEAL | Barbados Advocate|access-date=2023-01-12}}
As of 2022, Abed is based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foreign.gov.bb/embassies-high-commissions-and-permanent-missions/|title=Embassies, High Commissions and Permanent Missions|website=Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade|access-date=2023-01-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://embassies.info/EmbassyofBarbadosinAbuDhabiUAE|title=Embassy of Barbados in Abu Dhabi, UAE|website=embassies.info|access-date=2023-01-12}}
See also
References
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