HE Madjid Bouguerra

CURRICULUM VITAE OF H.E. MR. MADJID BOUGUERRA

Diplomas:

• Diploma of National School of Administration (1973)
• Economics at the University of Algiers (1974)

Career:

1973 :Third Secretary in the Department of Cultural and Scientific affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1978 – 1981 :1st Secretary at the Algerian Embassy ? Tanzania

1981 – 1985: Counselor at the Algerian Mission to the UN ? New York

1986 :Deputy Director at the African Department ? Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1987 – 1990 :Ambassador to Zambia

1990 – 1992 :Director, Department of Africa ? Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1992 – 1997 :Ambassador to Niger

1997 – 2001 : Director General, Africa Department ? Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2001 – 2005 :Ambassador to China

2005 – 2007 :Director General for Multilateral Affairs ? Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2007 – 2009 :Secretary General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2010 – 2013 :Ambassador to Germany

Sept 2013- May 2014:Minister Delegate in Charge of Maghreb and African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Professional Experience:

• Member of the Algerian delegation to numerous sessions of the UN General Assembly
• Alternate Representative of Algeria to the UN 4th Committee (1981-1984)
• Member of the UN Special Committee against Apartheid (1981-1984)
• Member of the UN Council for Namibia (1981-1984)
• Rapporteur of the Follow-up Group of the ad-hoc Committee on Southern Africa (1989-1990)
• Member of the Algerian delegation to numerous OAU Summits
• Member of the Algerian delegation to the NAM Summits (New Delhi 1983; Havana 2006)
• Member of the Algerian delegation to the 1st Africa-Europe Summit (Cairo April 2000)
• Member of the Algerian delegation which conducted mediation in different conflicts (North Mali 1992; North Niger 1995 and 1997 ; Ethiopia-Eritrea 1999-2000)
• Head of the Algerian delegation to the ministerial meeting of the Arab League (Cairo November 2013)
• Head of the Algerian delegation to the ministerial conference of the OIC (Conakry December 2013)
• Head of the Algerian delegation to the ministerial meeting of TICAD (Yaound? Mai 2014)

Lectures:

At War College, Algiers; War College Munich; Diplomatic Institute and International Relations (Algiers); France-Algeria Association.

Decorations:

• Knight of the National Order of the Republic of Mali (April 1992)
• Commander of the Order of the Merit of the Republic of Niger (August 1997).

Languages:

• Fluent in Arabic, French and English; German (intermediate)