Mohammed Jaham Al Kuwari

His Excellency Mohammed Jaham Al Kuwari
Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2014
Monarch	Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Prime Minister	Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani
Preceded by	Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi
Personal details
Born	20 May 1958
Nationality	Qatari
Alma mater	University of Portland

Mohammed Jaham Al Kuwari (Arabic: محمد جهام الكواري, born on 20 May 1958) is a Qatari politician who has been Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the United States since March 2014.

Early life and education

He received a bachelor's degree in political science from University of Portland in 1980 and a master's degree in international relations from the University of Madrid in 1990.^[1]

Career

Al Kuwari started his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1981 as a Third Secretary. He was first posted to Washington DC from 1981 to 1986, and then Madrid from 1986 to 1990. He was then assigned as Chief of the Information Department of the Cooperation Council to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 1991 and was then posted to Tehran from 1991 to 1992.

Ambassador Al Kuwari served as Deputy Head of Cabinet from 1993 to 1995, Director of European and American Affairs from 1995 to 1997 and again from 2001 to 2002. He was a member of the Diplomatic Consular Services from 1997–2001 and head of delegation of the Qatari political and strategic dialogue with France from 2001 to 2002.

In December 2013, Al Kuwari was appointed to serve as the Ambassador of the State of Qatar in Washington, DC, and officially submitted his credentials as Qatar's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America to President Barack Obama during the credentials presentation ceremony held at the White House on 10 March 2014.^[2]

Prior to his appointment to Washington, Ambassador Al Kuwari served for a decade as Qatar’s Ambassador to France and was accredited to Switzerland and the Holy See. In 2007, he became non-resident Ambassador to Monaco and Portugal.^[3]

Decorations and Medals

• Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (Paris, 1998)
• Medal of friendly cooperation from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1998)
• Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great (Vatican City, 2006)
• Officer badge of the Legion of Honour (Paris, 2007)
• Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (Portugal, 2012)
• Commander badge of the Legion of Honour (Paris, 2013)^[4]

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