Chair

Mr. Hussein Roshdy, First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations, is a diplomat with over ten years of experience in government service, foreign relations, and international diplomacy, bilaterally and within the UN system.

Expert in facilitating high-level engagements, managing complex multilateral and bilateral meetings, providing advice and policy recommendations for high-level officials across a diverse range of issues, including development, climate change and budget oversight as a Fifth Committee delegate.

His career includes pivotal roles in Geneva, Nairobi, and Cairo, with expertise spanning climate diplomacy, UN reforms, and international development. Fluent in Arabic and English, Mr. Roshdy holds a medical degree from Alexandria University and a diploma in Diplomatic Studies from the Egyptian Institute for Diplomatic Studies.

2019

Megayla Ulana Austin

Guyana

2018

Nirmal Raj Kafle

Nepal

2017

Lewis G. Brown

Liberia

2016

Katalin Annamária Bogyay

Hungary

2015

Marcelo Eliseo Scappini Ricciardi

Paraguay

2014

Yotam Goren

Israel

2013

Chamithri Jayanika Rambukwella

Sri Lanka

2012

Carolina Popovici

Republic of Moldova (the)

2011

Woinshet Tadesse Woldegiorgis

Ethiopia

2010

Claudia Corti

Argentina

2009

Barbara Kaudel

Austria

2008

Patrick A. Chuasoto

Philippines (the)

2007

Yury G. Yaroshevich

Belarus

2006

Nonye Udo

Nigeria

2005

Diego Simancas

Mexico

2004

Enno Drofenik

Austria

2003

Mohammad Tal

Jordan

2002

Andrius Namavicius

Lithuania

2001

Abdelmalek Bouheddou

Algeria

2000

Valeria María González Posse

Argentina

1999

Peter Van De Velde

Belgium

1998

Kohji F. X. Yamagiwa

Japan

1997

Uldis Blukis

Latvia

1996

El Hassane Zahid

Morocco

1995

Fernando Varela

Chile

1994

Maria Rotheiser

Austria

1993

Mahmoud Barimani

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

1992

Imre Karbuczky

Hungary

1991

Kwaku Dua Dankwa

Ghana

1990

Jaime Bazan

Chile

1989

Franziska Friessnigg

Austria

1988

Bernards A. N. Mudho

Kenya