Lana Nusseibeh
{{Short description|Emirati diplomat}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lana Zaki Nusseibeh
| image = Lana Zaki Nusseibeh - 2024 (P064213-876517) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Nusseibeh in 2024
| office = Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
| termstart = April 2024
| alma_mater = University of Cambridge, University of London
| appointer = Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
| term_start = September 2013
| term_end = April 2024
| occupation = Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations
}}
Lana Zaki Nusseibeh ({{langx|ar|لانا زكي نسيبه}}) is an Emirati diplomat who serves as Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates. She previously served as the United Arab Emirates Permanent Representative to the United Nations from September 2013 to April 2024.{{Cite web|title=The Ambassador|url=https://uaeun.org/about/the-ambassador/|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804212149/https://uaeun.org/about/the-ambassador/|url-status=live}}
Early life and education
Nusseibeh's father, of Palestinian descent, is presidential advisor and translator Zaki Nusseibeh, and her grandfather was Palestinian Anwar Nusseibeh.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/sheikh-zayed-s-former-interpreter-honoured-for-strengthening-ties-between-uae-and-france-1.193511|title=Sheikh Zayed's former interpreter honoured for strengthening ties between UAE and France|work=The National|date=20 January 2016|accessdate=15 August 2017|first=Haneen|last=Dajani|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402130731/https://www.thenational.ae/uae/sheikh-zayed-s-former-interpreter-honoured-for-strengthening-ties-between-uae-and-france-1.193511|url-status=live}} She has bachelor's and master's degrees in history from Queens' College, University of Cambridge and a Master's in Israeli and Jewish Diaspora Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Career
Nusseibeh was a consultant for UNESCO in Paris from 2000 to 2001, and an analyst with the Security and Terrorism Programme of the Gulf Research Center from 2004 to 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.un.org/press/en/2013/bio4531.doc.htm|publisher=United Nations|title=New Permanent Representative of United Arab Emirates Presents Credentials|date=18 September 2013|accessdate=15 August 2017|archive-date=31 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531015251/http://www.un.org/press/en/2013/bio4531.doc.htm|url-status=live}} She was head of the International Renewable Energy Agency taskforce before beginning work within the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2009, first as Director of the Policy Planning Department and then as Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan. She was Deputy Sherpa for the UAE's participation in the G20 and a member of the UK-UAE Ministerial Taskforce.
Nusseibeh was appointed UAE Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN by President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in September 2013,{{cite web|url=https://www.un.int/uae/staff/he-ambassador-lana-nusseibeh|title=Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations|date=18 September 2013|accessdate=15 August 2017|publisher=United Nations|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126214619/https://www.un.int/uae/staff/he-ambassador-lana-nusseibeh|url-status=live}} the first woman in the position.{{cite web|url=http://emirateswoman.com/an-emirati-woman-will-lead-the-un-in-female-empowerment/|title=An Emirati Woman Will Lead the UN In Female Empowerment|work=Emirates Woman|date=24 January 2017|accessdate=15 August 2017|first=Siobhan|last=Downes|archive-date=9 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509140928/https://emirateswoman.com/an-emirati-woman-will-lead-the-un-in-female-empowerment/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/government/nusseibeh-is-uae-s-first-female-permanent-representative-to-un|title=Nusseibeh is UAE's first female Permanent Representative to UN|date=19 September 2013|accessdate=15 August 2017|work=Khaleej Times|archive-date=15 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815183946/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/government/nusseibeh-is-uae-s-first-female-permanent-representative-to-un|url-status=live}} She was elected as one of the Vice Presidents for the 72nd session in 2017, representing the Asia-Pacific group of member states.{{cite web|url=http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/218007/UAE-envoy-elected-to-be-one-of-vice-presidents-of-UN-General-Assembly|title=UAE envoy elected as a vice-president of UN General Assembly|publisher=GDN online|access-date=2017-08-15|archive-date=2017-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815185636/http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/218007/UAE-envoy-elected-to-be-one-of-vice-presidents-of-UN-General-Assembly|url-status=live}} She was formerly President of the UN Women Executive Board in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/uae-s-un-ambassador-elected-as-president-of-un-women-executive-board-1.39140|title=UAE's UN ambassador elected as president of UN Women Executive Board|first=Caline|last=Malek|work=The National|date=14 February 2017|accessdate=15 August 2017|archive-date=15 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815182325/https://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/uae-s-un-ambassador-elected-as-president-of-un-women-executive-board-1.39140|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/features/2017/01/20/Meet-the-Emirati-woman-leading-UN-on-women-empowerment.html|title=Meet the Emirati woman leading UN on women empowerment|work=Al Arabiya|date=20 January 2017|accessdate=15 August 2017|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119121347/https://english.alarabiya.net/en/features/2017/01/20/Meet-the-Emirati-woman-leading-UN-on-women-empowerment.html|url-status=live}} She is also co-chair of the Friends of the Future of the UN. Nusseibeh is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Emirates Diplomatic Academy.{{Cite web|title=H.E. Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh {{!}} United Arab Emirates|url=https://www.un.int/uae/staff/he-ambassador-lana-nusseibeh|access-date=2021-08-04|website=www.un.int|archive-date=2021-01-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126214619/https://www.un.int/uae/staff/he-ambassador-lana-nusseibeh|url-status=live}}
Awards and honours
- UAE Prime Minister's Government Excellence Award (Medal of Pride){{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/in-race-to-be-number-one-excellence-is-a-journey-mohammad-says-1.1960497|title=In race to be number one, excellence is a journey, Mohammad says|work=Gulf News|date=11 January 2017|accessdate=15 August 2017|first=Sami|last=Zaatari|archive-date=15 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815182522/http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/in-race-to-be-number-one-excellence-is-a-journey-mohammad-says-1.1960497|url-status=live}}
Publications
- {{cite journal|last1=Al Dabbagh|first1=May|first2= Lana |last2=Nusseibeh|title=Women in Parliament and Politics in the UAE|journal=Women, Leadership and Development in the Middle East |year=2009|page=367}}
References
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