WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- His Royal Highness Prince Zeid Bin Ra'ad presented his credentials to President George W. Bush today to be the sixteenth Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United States of America.
Prince Zeid Bin Ra'ad is one of the most seasoned of Jordan's Ambassadors. He served as Jordan's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations from August 2000 until December 2006. In the course of his distinguished career as a diplomat, peacekeeper and international mediator, Prince Zeid has developed experience in the UN's most challenging issues in the 21st century. He has also consistently challenged the United Nations to live up to its founding ideals as a servant of all the word's peoples, and the instrument of its Member States in advancing development, peace and security.
An expert in the field of international justice, Prince Zeid also played a central role in the establishment of the International Criminal Court. In September 2002, Prince Zeid was elected the first president of the governing body of the International Criminal Court.
Prince Zeid was educated in Jordan, the United Kingdom and the United States. He holds a B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University, and an M.Phil, and Ph.D. from Cambridge (Christ's College). In 1989, he also received his commission as an officer in the Jordanian desert police (the successor to the Arab Legion) and saw service with them until 1994.
He is married to Princess Sarah Zeid, and they have a son and a daughter.
Jordan established diplomatic relations with the United States in 1949. Since then, both countries have enjoyed excellent relations on the political, economic, social and cultural fronts. Sharing a common vision for peace, prosperity and stability in the Middle East, Jordan and the United States have worked and will continue to work together to achieve these goals.
Embassy of Jordan
