Ahmet Üzümcü

Ahmet Üzümcü

Üzümcü at the CTBTO Academic Forum in Vienna, 2013
Born (1951-08-30) August 30, 1951
Armutlu, Yalova Province, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Education Political science
Alma mater Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University
Occupation Diplomat
Spouse(s) Işıl Üzümcü

Ahmet Üzümcü (born August 30, 1951) is a Turkish career diplomat, who is the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).[1][2]

He graduated from Foreign Relations Department of the Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University.

Üzümcü was consul at the Consulate General in Aleppo, Syria and ambassador to Israel from July 28, 1999 to June 30, 2002.[1] Between 2002 and 2004, he served as the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the NATO.[1] Üzümcü was appointed Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations Office at Geneva in 2006, serving at this post until 2010. In 2008, he became chair of the Conference on Disarmament.[3]

Üzümcü received an Honorary Doctorate for Lifetime Achievements in Arms Control and Disarmament from the Geneva School of Diplomacy in 2010 prior to taking up his position at the OPCW.[2]

In 2013, the Nobel Peace Prize went to OPCW headed by Ahmet Üzümcü.[4]

Ahmet Üzümcü is married to Işıl Üzümcü.[5] On 2016 he inaugurated the academic year of the master "International Affairs and Development - Peace Studies" of the Paris Dauphine University.[6]

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  1. 1 2 3 "NATO Permanent Representative of Turkey". NATO. 2004-11-25. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  2. 1 2 "OPCW Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü". OPCW. 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  3. ↑ "OPCW Chooses New Director-General". armscontrol.org. November 2009. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  4. ↑ "Chemical weapons watchdog wins Nobel Peace Prize for Syrian mission". Reuters. 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  5. ↑ "Diplomatic spouses". Diplomat Magazine. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  6. ↑ http://peacestudies.dauphine.fr/fr/speciales/details/article/lecon-inaugurale-10-novembre-2016.html
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