YACOUB JOURY, Diplomat, Official. Resident Representative, Nepal, United Nations Development Program; Director, United Nations Information Center, Kathmandu. British Council of Amman Scholarship, 53; French Government Scholarship, 54.
Education
Young Men’s Christian Association School, Jerusalem, 1943-1945, English Literature. Jerusalem Tutorial Classes, 1945-1947, History, Government, Business Admin. British Broadcasting Corporation, London, 1953, Radio Programming, Production, News Editing.
Paris Broadcasting Station, 1954, Radio & Television Study. Spoken languages: Arabic, English, French.
Career
Resident Representative, Nepal, United Nations Development Program. Director, United Nations Information Center, Kathmandu since 1968. Deputy Resident Representative, United Nations Development Program, Dacca, East Pakistan, 1964-1968.
Deputy Resident Representative, United Nations Development Program, Mogadiscio, Somalia, 1962-1964. Consul General & Member, Permanent Mission of Jordan, New York, 1957-1962. Press & Information Officer, Tourist Department, Jerusalem, 1953-1957.
Chief News Editor & English Commentator, English News Editor & Announcer, Hashemite Broadcasting Service, Ramallah, Jordan, 1949-1953. Program(s) Assistant & Radio Producer, Palestine Broadcasting Service, Jerusalem, 1939-1948.