Page Content Name H.E. Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi Nationality Kuwait Date of assuming the position 2/1/2023 Practical experiences August 2022 - 2023 Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the United States of America. February 2017 - 2022 Head of the Mission of the State of Kuwait to the European Union. December 2016 - 2022 Head of the State of Kuwait’s mission to NATO. November 2016 - 2022 Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Kingdom of Belgium. November 2013 - 2016 Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Korea. 2012 - 2013 Deputy Director of the Undersecretary’s Office Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. October 2011 Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the State of Kuwait to the United States of America May 2007 Promotion to the rank of counselor during service at the Embassy of the State of Kuwait to the United States of America. June 2001 Appointed to the Embassy of the State of Kuwait to the United States of America. 1997 - 2001 Appointed to the Embassy of the State of Kuwait to Austria and the Permanent Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations in Vienna. 1993 - 1997 Appointed to the Embassy of the State of Kuwait to Japan. 1992 He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the rank of diplomatic attaché in the office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait.Relevant experiences 2022 February Member of the State of Kuwait delegation at the meetings of the twenty-sixth session of the Joint Ministerial Council between the Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Union, which was held in Brussels. 2021 June Head of the Kuwaiti delegation to the third meeting of senior officials on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, organized by the European Union. 2020 February Head of the Kuwaiti delegation at the International Donors’ Conference on Albania, organized by the European Union.Head of the Kuwaiti delegation at the meeting of senior officials on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, organized by the European Union. 2019 November Head of the State of Kuwait delegation at the second meeting of the annual review of the work of the NATO Regional Center for the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) countries, organized by NATO. October Head of the State of Kuwait delegation at the International Solidarity Conference on Venezuelan Refugees and the Migrant Crisis, organized by the European Union. April Head of the Kuwaiti delegation at the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting - at the level of senior officials organized by the European Union. 2018 July Head of the Kuwaiti delegation to the Somali Partnership Forum (ministerial meeting) organized by the European Union. May Head of the Kuwaiti delegation to the International Conference for Victims of Race and Religious Violence, organized by the European Union. February Head of the State of Kuwait delegation at the Kuwait Economic Forum (Kuwait Vision 2035) – Brussels. January Head of the Kuwaiti delegation to the emergency meeting of the Special Liaison Committee organized by the European Union.Head of the State of Kuwait delegation in the Policy Advisory Group between the members of the Istanbul Initiative (ICI) and NATO Allied countries organized by NATO - Kuwait. 2016 November Head of the State of Kuwait delegation in the Policy Advisory Group between the members of the Istanbul Initiative (ICI) and NATO Allied countries organized by NATO - Doha. October Head of the Kuwaiti delegation to the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan, organized by the European Union. April Head of the Kuwaiti delegation at the Water Forum organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea. 2015 December Head of the State of Kuwait delegation to the 14th joint conference of the Republic of Korea and the United Nations on disarmament and non-proliferation issues. November Head of the State of Kuwait delegation at the Kuwaiti-Korean Economic Forum at the World Trade Center in Seoul. October Participation in the 12th Cooperation Forum between Korea and the Middle East entitled “Partnership for Peace, Prosperity and the People” Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea. 2014 December Head of the State of Kuwait delegation to the 13th joint conference of the Republic of Korea and the United Nations on disarmament and non-proliferation issues. October Head of the State of Kuwait delegation to the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea.Head of the Kuwaiti delegation to the high-level meeting of the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea.Speaker at the 2014 Cooperation Conference on the Defense Industry between the Republic of Korea and the Gulf Cooperation Council. 2013 December Head of the Kuwaiti delegation at the working group meeting on Syria organized by the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. November Participation in the 12th joint conference of the Republic of Korea and the United Nations on disarmament and non-proliferation issues.2003 - 2008 Member of the State of Kuwait team for negotiations on the trade and investment agreement with the United States of America.1997 - 2000 Member of the State of Kuwait delegation to the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency.1997 - 1999 Member of the State of Kuwait delegation to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.1992 Member of the State of Kuwait delegation to the Non-Aligned Movement Summit.HonorAwarded the 2014 Excellence Award from the Asian Society Korea Center in 2015.He was awarded the Best Ambassador Award from the Korean Parliament in 2014.QualificationsDiploma in Diplomatic Studies from Oxford University - England.Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from the University of Utah - USA.