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Ambassador of Jordan to the European Union

Documents for the conference:

• Speech

Ahmad Masa’deh, Ph.D.
Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the European Union

• Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the European Union , the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Norway , the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and Jordan’s Representative to NATO, 2006-
• Minister for Public Sector Reform, Jordan 2004-2005.
• Member of various Jordanian reform high committees for the restructuring of the energy, telecommunication, public sector, aviation sectors in Jordan, 2004-2005.
• Board Member of the Royal Jordanian Airlines Company, 2005-2006.
• Practising attorney at law since 1993 representing prestigious local entities and international conglomerates, with focus on corporate and business law, foreign investment, international trade, restructuring and privatisation, and energy law.
• Legal counsel at the London-based international law firm Rowe & Maw, 1999-2000.
• Board Member of the Council of the World Trade Law Association in London, 2000-2002.
• International Arbitrator on the Panels of Arbitrators of the World Bank (International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes ICSID), 2001-2007.
• Assistant Professor of International Business Law at the University of Jordan, School of Law, Member of the University Council, Member of the Law School Council, Head of the Punitive Council of the University, and Assistant Dean for Development of the Faculty of Law, Jordan 2000-2004.
• Holds an LL.B. degree (with honours) from the University of Jordan, a Diploma in the US Legal System from Georgetown Law Center in Washington D.C., an LL.M. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville USA, and a PhD degree from King’s College London, University of London.
• Author “Investment and Competition in International Policy: Prospects for WTO Law”, Cameron May international law publishers, London, 2003.
• Speaker at numerous international conferences and workshops.