Ambassador Youssef Emile Rajji
Acting Head at the Embassy of Lebanon in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants
Below is a professional biography detailing his background and extensive diplomatic career:
Personal Information
- Place and Date of Birth: Beirut, 20 November 1962
- Marital Status: Married, with three children
Educational Qualifications
- Advanced Diploma in Media and Political Communication
French Press Institute, University of Paris II - Master’s Degree in Political and Administrative Sciences
Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon - Saydet Al-Jumhour School
Lebanon
Languages
- Arabic, English, French
Diplomatic Experience
- Director of Inspection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Beirut
December 2017 – January 2022 - Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Special Assignment), Embassy of Lebanon in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
February 2020 – July 2020 - Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Special Assignment), Embassy of Lebanon in Seoul, South Korea
June 2014 – December 2014 - Embassy of Lebanon, Rabat, Morocco
September 2005 – December 2017
— Served as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim in 2008, from 2009 to 2013, and from 2015 to 2017 - Deputy Head of the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations, Other International Organizations, and the World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
January 2004 – September 2005 - Director of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Beirut
April 2002 – December 2003 - Embassy of Lebanon, Brussels, Belgium
April 1999 – April 2002
— Served as Deputy Head of Mission (2000 – 2002)
— Held responsibilities as Consul and Political Affairs Officer for Belgium and the European Union - Political Affairs Officer, Embassy of Lebanon, Washington, D.C., USA
January 1995 – April 1999 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Beirut
July 1992 – December 1994
— Director of the Secretary-General’s Office
— Head of the Political and Consular Affairs Division - Diplomatic Entrance Examination (1992)
Achieved top ranking in the competitive entrance examination for the Lebanese diplomatic corps
