Positions in International Organizations

Dr. Hamad assumed the position of Representative of the State of Qatar to UNESCO. He was the Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations from 1984 to 1990, during which time he was appointed Vice-President of the United Nations General Assembly at its fortieth session, and Chairman of the Special Political Committee (Fourth Committee) at its forty-second session in 1987.

He was elected at the United Nations as Vice-President Chairman of the Committee against Racial Discrimination and member of the Board of Directors of the Dag Hammarskjöld Commemoration. He represented the State of Qatar in the Non-Aligned Movement, and from 1997 to 2004 he was a member of the Advisory Committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

In 2012, Dr. Al-Kawari chaired the Thirteenth Congress of UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), and in September 2012 he was elected Honorary President of the Twenty-fifth Congress of the Universal Postal Union. Dr. Hamad Al-Kawari is passionate about the French language and culture, and he headed the State of Qatar’s delegation to the conference of the International Organization of La Francophonie in 2012 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after accepting Qatar’s candidacy as a participating member in the organization.