Ambassador Joseph Chedid

Place and Date of Birth: Born in Jdeidet Marjeyoun, Lebanon, August 26, 1914. Son of Najib Chedid (Doctor of Medicine) and Adiba Rahhal.
Marital Status: Married in 1946 to Salma Hourani with 4 children, Leila, Rima, Mona, and Nadia.
Education: B.A. in Political Science from the American University of Beirut.
Career: First Secretary, Lebanese Embassy, London (1944-1950); Head of Arab Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Beirut (1951-1952); Charge d'Affaires AD-Hoc, Lebanese Embassy in Liberia (1953-1955); Head of African Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Beirut (1955-1956); Consul General for Lebanon in Sydney, Australia, and in New Zealand (1956-1959); Consul General for Lebanon in Johannesburg, South Africa (1959-1962); Head of U.N.O. department in Beirut (1962-1964); Head of Economic Department in Beirut (1964-1966); Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary for Lebanon in Ankara, Turkey (1966-1971); Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary for Lebanon to Vienna, Austria (1971-1979); Counsellor for the Institute of Palestine Studies in Beirut (1979-1985). Member of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Institute (AI-MUNTADA AL QAWMI).
Decorations: Commander of the Star of Africa, Liberia, Holder of "Le grand insigne d'honneur avec Cordon" Austria.
Publications: Between Politics and Diplomacy, Annahar Publishing House, March 2001.
Contact Information: Vienna Building, Ain El Tina off Verdun Street, P.O.Box 13-5371, Beirut, Lebanon, Tel.: 01-804412.