Country: 
Canada
Associated organisations: 
Embassy of Lebanon
Professions: 
Advisor
Field(s) of expertise: 
Politics
Areas of Impact: 
Quality Education

Personal information

Rola Noureddine
Ambassador of Lebanon

Contact information (Work)

Embassy of Lebanon in Switzerland
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Education

Education: 
  • Master's degree, Business Administration, 1997, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Bachelor degree, Economics, 1994, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
  • French Baccalaureate, 1991, Carmel Saint - Joseph, Lebanon.

Work history

Previous Professions: 
  • Ambassador of Lebanon to Switzerland, since October 2017 to present.
  • Non-resident Ambassador of Lebanon to Liechtenstein, since June 2018 to present.
  • Senior Advisor, Embassy of Lebanon in Paris, 2010-2017.
  • Diplomatic Advisor, Office of Former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, 2005-2009.
  • First Secretary, Lebanese Embassy – Washington, 2005-2009.
  • First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations, Geneva, 2001-2003.
  • Consul, Lebanese Embassy – Buenos Aires, 1999-2001.
  • Diplomat, Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Beirut, 1996-1999.
  • Research Assistant, United Nations Development Programme, Beirut, 1995-1996.

Major Achievements

Publications (Books, Articles, Reports, etc.): 
  • Unpublished Master's thesis, American University of Beirut: "Noureddine, R. (1997), Marketing of a Political Figure," 1997.
  • Participation in the first national report on sustainable human development in Lebanon, UNDP, Beirut.
Major achievements: 
  • Member of the official Lebanese delegations as Councillor to the Embassy of Lebanon in France at the Summits and Conferences in Paris, 2015-2017.
  • Member of the Lebanese official delegations as the Diplomatic Advisor to Prime Minister Fuad Siniora to several international conferences and congresses, 2005-2009.
  • Participation in the "Program of the Personalities of Future" (PIPA) organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France, the Center for Analysis of Forecast and Strategy (CAPS), Paris, 2007.
  • Active member in the "Second track dialogue initiative" organized by the Swiss Government, Mont Pèlerin, 2007-2008.
  • Participation in the training cycle for foreign diplomats at the Spanish Diplomatic School, Madrid, 1998.

Competences & Skills

Field(s) of Expertise: 
  • Communication
  • Conflict resolution
  • Political negotiation
Languages: 
  • Arabic
  • French
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Italian