Ms Marie-Catherine Carusa-Ravera, Director of Diplomatic Relations, received four new ambassadors during a lunch held at the Hermitage Hotel on October 6 following the presentation of credentials to HSH Prince Albert at the Palace.

A graduate of the Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III University (European Humanities) and the Academy Diplomatique Internationale de Paris (International Relations), His Excellency Mr Gocha Javakhishvili was previously a researcher at the Diplomatic Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Previously, he held the position of Advisor to the Office of the Minister of Affairs Foreigners and was, for eight years, Deputy Head of Mission of the Permanent Representation of the Georgia to UNESCO. He is today Ambassador of Georgia to France and to UNESCO.

Holder of a diploma of in-depth studies in economic globalisation from the University of Lille III and author of a thesis “Development economics”, HE Mr Saïd Moussi was Consul General of Algeria in Paris from 2019 to 2021 before occupying the position of Ambassador of Algeria in Madrid. From 2022, he has been Ambassador of Algeria to France, Andorra and to UNESCO.

Holder of a diploma in diplomatic and international studies from the Institute of Diplomatic Studies from Riyadh and a Masters in International Politics from the Free University of Brussels, HE Mr Fahad M. Al Ruwaily began his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia in 1990. Director General for Multilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lecturer at the Prince Saud Al-Faisal Institute for Diplomatic Studies, he is also Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to France.

A graduate in International Relations (Paris Institute of Political Studies) and holder of two master’s degrees, one in European law and the other in business law (University of Paris, Sorbonne), HE Mr Marc Ungeheuer began his career in 1988 within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Countries of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Over the past 20 years he has been Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to China, Vietnam, Mongolia, Singapore, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Japan. Back in Europe, he was Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg before taking office as Ambassador to Austria. Since August 2022, he has been Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to France and is Representative Prime Minister’s staff at the International Organization of La Francophonie.

PHOTO: HE Mr Marc Ungeheuer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; HE Mr Fahad M. Al Ruwaily, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Marie-Catherine Carusa-Ravera, Director of Diplomatic and Consular Relations; HE Mr Saïd Moussi, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria; His Excellency Mr Gocha Javakhishvili, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia.

ORIGINAL SOURCE & PHOTO: Monaco Government Press Service