TH Nejib Gorgi

Dr. Mohamed Nejib Gorgi is a Tunisian diplomat and international relations scholar currently serving as Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of Tunisia in Washington, D.C.

Born in Tunis in 1974, he joined the Tunisian diplomatic service in the late 1990s. His academic background includes studies in English language and literature, political science at the University of Minnesota through the International Reciprocal Student Exchange Program, professional training at the Tunisian Diplomatic Institute, and a Master of Diplomacy from the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies in Malta.

He began his diplomatic career working on relations with the United States at Tunisia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He later served for nearly five years as Economic Counsellor at the Tunisian Embassy in London, before becoming Head of the Korea Division at the Ministry. He subsequently served as Counsellor and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Tunisian Embassy in Canberra, Australia.

From 2020 to 2026, as Minister Plenipotentiary, he held several senior positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including Deputy Director responsible successively for Euro-Mediterranean relations, Germany and Switzerland, and the United Kingdom and Nordic countries.

In July 2026, he was appointed Chargé d’Affaires a.i. in Washington, D.C., returning professionally to the U.S. portfolio on which he began his diplomatic career.

Alongside his diplomatic work, Dr. Gorgi pursued doctoral research in international relations. He received a PhD in International Relations from La Trobe University in Australia in 2022, where he was awarded the Nancy Millis Medal. His doctoral thesis also received the Rhys Isaac Prize for outstanding graduate research across several humanities and social science disciplines.

His professional and academic experience spans North America, Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and the Mediterranean, with particular expertise in bilateral relations, economic diplomacy, and international political affairs.