Ambassador Reda Ahmed SHEHATA, Ph.D.

Ambassador Reda Ahmed Shehata is currently Foreign Policy Adviser to the Kingdom of Bahrain. He has had a long distinguished diplomatic career and was the Egyptian Ambassador to Moscow, the Secretary to the President of Egypt on Information & Follow-Up, and Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Americas.

Ambassador Shehata has at several occasions represented Egypt and led Egyptian delegations at various multilateral negotiations, most notably the Madrid Middle East Peace Conference. Ambassador Shehata is the author of several books and articles on the developments and trends in the Middle East, and on U.S.-Egyptian relations. He is a renowned panellist and lecturer.

Since his retirement in 2003 Ambassador Shehata has served as Senior Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt.

Ambassador Reda Ahmed Shehata is an Egyptian citizen. He is married, has a daughter and a son.