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With regards to practical life, I worked It was a destination for many people coming
as Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs from Arab countries, and a group of political
for International Economic Affairs leaders graduated from it in the Emirates,
before serving as Assistant Minister of Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the Kingdom of
Foreign Affairs for European Affairs. I Saudi Arabia, and I am still in contact with
was fortunate to have studied economics them to this day.
and international economic relations,
which served me well in my first position Q2: What was your daily life like as a student
with the Egyptian delegation to the at FEPS? What activities did you participate
United Nations in Geneva, where I in, and what was your relationship with your
followed three key files: the United professors?
Nations Conference on Trade and
Development, the World Trade I was lucky enough to be taught by many great
Organization (formerly known as professors whom I consider to be among the
GATT), and the file of the United great figures of Egypt, as they had tremendous
Nations Economic and Social Council in academic and political influence, such as Dr.
its two sessions in New York and Rifaat El-Mahgoub, Dr. Boutros Ghali, Dr.
Geneva. Amr Mohieddin, Dr. Hamed Rabie, Dr. Al-
Ghandour, Dr. Zaki Shafei, Dr. Saeed Al-
I would like to add that everything I Naggar, Dr. Saleeb Raphael, and Dr. Nadia
learned from my professors during that Makari.
period has stuck with me to this day. The
education we received was very good, Although I wasn't involved in student
and this became apparent when I joined activities, I had a pleasant life with friends,
the Swiss Graduate Institute of sharing walks, reading, and other activities. I
International and Development Studies. also traveled a lot, as I used to go to France
At first, I feared that I would find a big during the summer. I did a three-year
difference between my studies and my internship at the Union of Arab and French
professional life, but that didn't happen. Banks, which helped me realize that I didn't
Therefore, I say that the Faculty of prefer working in the banking sector.
Economics, at that time, was at its most
prosperous and powerful thanks to its My primary goal was to join the Ministry of
great professors. Foreign Affairs. As I mentioned, society in
1973 was completely different, and then, in
1975, the economic openness policy began,
with more banks opening with higher wages.
However, I preferred to work in the
government sector, convinced of the
importance of the field of work in the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, despite the difficulties and
challenges it faces. This job allows one to keep
up with various global developments and
interact with diverse cultures and societies,
making it a window into the world.
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