The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes Ambassador Ufuk Gokcen at the start of his service as the Permanent Observer of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to the United Nations on 4 June 2010. (UN Photo / Eskinder Debebe)
(UN Photo / Mark Garten)
Biography
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Date of Birth: 30 September 1966
Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality: Turkey
EDUCATION
1983 - 1988: BA Degree in International Relations, Department of Political Science, Ankara University, Turkey
1993: Foreign Service Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ankara, Turkey
2000 - 2001: Arabic Language Program, Ankara, Turkey
2007: Fellowship Program in Peace Making and Preventive Diplomacy, UNITAR - International Peace Academy, Oslo, Norway
2009: Facilitation in Dialogue Processes and Mediation Efforts Training Program, Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sando, Sweden
EMPLOYMENT
16 April 2010- Present: OIC Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN, New York
Feb 2005-April 2010: Political Advisor to the Secretary General of the
2001- 2005: First Secretary/Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, Turkish Embassy, Syrian Arab Republic
1999 - 2001: Second Secretary/First Secretary (Desk Officer responsible for Iraq and Northern Iraq), Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ankara, Turkey
1997 - 1999: Second Secretary and Deputy Chief of Mission, Turkish Embassy, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
1994 - 1997: Third Secretary, Political Officer, Turkish Embassy, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1992 - 1994: Probation Career Diplomat at the Non-EU Countries Section of the European Department of Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ankara, Turkey
1988 - 1992: Inspector at the Inspection Board, Turkish Is Bank, Istanbul, Turkey
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