Curriculum Vitae
Name:
George BITAR GHANEM
Date of Birth: 13 May 1967
Place of Birth: Deir El Qamar, Lebanon
Marital Status: Married to Dr. Bahia Abou Hamad
Phone: 0342516690 / 0342563596
Fax: 0342603426
Email: lebanonembkl@gmail.com
Educational Background
2011: Master's Degree in Public Law, "La Sagesse University".
Beirut – Lebanon.
1989: BA in Law, "St Joseph University" - Faculty of Law and Political Sciences.
Beirut – Lebanon.
Professional Experience:
I - Diplomatic Missions:
29/01/2018: Ambassador of Lebanon to Malaysia.
01/06/2012 - 12/01/2018: Consul General of Lebanon in Sydney – Australia.
01/2012 - 05/2012: Director of the "Department of Administrative & Financial Affairs"
a.i., Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Emigrants – Beirut.
03/2011 - 09/2011: Charge' d'Affaires a.i., Embassy of Lebanon to Mexico.
12/2009 - 03/2011: Advisor at the Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
& Emigrants- Beirut.
06/2010 - 08/2010: Consul General of Lebanon a.i. at the Consulate General of
Lebanon in São Paulo - Brazil.
06/2009 - 10/2009: Head of the Consular Department a.i. at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs & Emigrants - Beirut.
02/2009 - 12/2009: Head of Department at the Directorate of Political & Consular
Affairs - "Arabic Affairs Section "at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Emigrants- Beirut.
07/2007 - 08/2007: Charge' d'Affaires a.i., Embassy of Lebanon to India.
03/2005 - 01/2009: 1st Secretary, Embassy of Lebanon to India.
09/2000 - 02/2005: 1st Secretary, Embassy of Lebanon to Switzerland.
03/1999 - 09/2000: 1st Secretary, Embassy of Lebanon to Mexico.
06/1996 - 03/1999: Attache' d'Ambassade at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs &
Emigrants- Beirut.
II – Legal Practice:
1991- 1996: Associate Lawyer and Solicitor
(George JABRE Firm, Beirut - Lebanon)
Member in official delegations:
11/2010: Global Forum on Migration and Development
( Puerto Vallarta – Mexico )
05/2010: 37th Conference for the "Organization of the Islamic Cooperation",
Presidential.
( Dushanbe – Tajikistan)
Meetings and Symposia held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs &
Emigrants and other Public Departments.
02/2018: The Ninth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF9).
Hobbies:
Sports activities & Reading.
Languages:
Arabic, French, English, Spanish & German.
Kuala Lumpur, 29/01/2018