Education
Born in 1951 in Lebanon, he studied law (Saint Joseph University, ). Literature (Doctor of Philosophy, University of Paris). And political science (Doctor of Philosophy, University of Paris).
Born in 1951 in Lebanon, he studied law (Saint Joseph University, ). Literature (Doctor of Philosophy, University of Paris). And political science (Doctor of Philosophy, University of Paris).
Education
Ghassan Salamé taught international relations at the American University of Beirut and Saint Joseph University in Beirut and, later, at the University of Paris. He was also Senior Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General (2003–2006) and Political Advisor to the United Nations Mission in Iraq (2003). In 2000-2003, he was Lebanon’s Minister of Culture, as well as Chairman and Spokesman of the Organization Committee for the Arab Summit (March 2002) and of the Francophone Summit (October 2002) in Beirut.
Ghassan Salamé presently sits on the board of the International Crisis Group (Brussels), the International Peace Institute (New York), the Open Society Foundations, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt), and several other non-profit organizations.
He is the chairman of the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture. Salamé also sat on the Board of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue from 2011 to 2015.
