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HOME >> EMBASSY >> H.E.AMBASSADOR
 
H.E. MR. KHALAF ABASS KHALAF AL-FOUDARI

DATE OF BIRTH : January 1946.

MARITAL STATUS : Married

Staffs of Kuwait Embassy.

EDUCATION : Bachelor of Arts (Geography) with Honors 1970, Passed the Preliminary Studies in Higher Education in Geography 1971-1972. Worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Geography, University of Kuwait where he has completed Course in Geo-Politics and Economics

DIPLOMATIC CAREER
1. Appointed as a Diplomatic Attache in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 1.11.75.
2. Transferred from the Ministry to the Embassy in Sana (Yemen) on 10.5.1976.
3. Became Third Secretary on 1.11.1976.
4. Became Second Secretary on 27.4.1977.
5. Transferred from the Embassy in Sana to the Ministry, joined the Political Affairs Department on 25.4.1977.
6. Transferred from the Ministry to the Embassy in Bahrain on 27.5.1979.
7. Became First Secretary on 1.4.1981.
8. Became Counsellor on 1.4.1985.
9. Transferred from the Embassy in Bahrain to the Embassy in Germany (Bon) on 27.6.1987.
10. Promoted to Minister Plenipotentiary on 14.4.1992.
11. Appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiahry of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Senegal on 7.2.1993. Ambassador (Non Residence) to Gambia, Sierra Leon and Ghana. Officially in charge of other African Countries.
12. Appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Kuwait to the Kingdom of Netherland on 7.2.1996.
13. Appointed as Ambassador (Non Residence) of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 27.2.1997.
14. Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait in the following Organisation : Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Essential Fund Hollaind.
15. Awarded the Cavalryman Lion Medal of Championship from the Republic of Senegal.
16. Awarded the Merit Medal from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
17. Appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Turkey on 21.10.2000.


AN INTERVIEW WITH H.E. MR. KHALAF ABBAS KHALAF AL-FOUDARI

BY

KUWAIT-INFO.COM

1. Your Excellency recently you have been posted to India as Kuwaiti ambassador, how you see India in your diplomatic career and your first impression about India?


Answer: India means a lot to Kuwait and especially for me being in diplomatic service and my opinion about is formed due to two factors – firstly the historical, social and cultural relations between India and Kuwait are imbibed since centuries and which was reinforced when our forefathers first came to India as merchants from Kuwait. The two cultures of both the countries mixed when the people of Kuwait and India mingled at all levels with the fact that some of the Kuwaiti families still live in India and vice versa.

Secondly, Kuwait was one of the first Arab countries in the Gulf to establish diplomatic relations with India, which was translated in the words of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India when he stated in 1961 that he was “glad that Kuwait had become independent” and went on to say that India had “treated Kuwait as a separate entity for a considerable time past and we propose to continue to treat it as an independent entity”. Moreover, my career in diplomatic service which put a lot of emphasis on India and its importance in the world arena as a major player which paved the way for smaller countries to unite under the banner of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Secondly

2. What are your opinion about the present state of Indo-Kuwait relations and what measures are to be taken to achieve new height in Indo-Kuwait relations?


Answer: The Indo-Kuwait relations are very strong and have been built on historical factors between the two societies and we strive to achieve the better relations in different fields and one of the fields is economy. We will exert to minimise the gap between Indian economic institutions and companies and their counterparts in Kuwait, we are also trying to build a strong platform to in help in increasing the trade and investments not only between the government agencies but also between the private firms. Moreover, we will cooperate in establishing the peace and security in the Gulf and the Indian subcontinent by fighting the terrorism in all its form, and raising the standard of human civilisations.

3. What is your future plans as the ambassador-designate to the Republic of India?


Answer: After the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime Kuwait is feeling more secure in the region and is trying to achieve news heights in diplomatic relations internationally and this was stressed during the fourth annual meeting of Kuwaiti ambassadors with the high officials of Kuwait in early this year. Our government pointed out the importance of economic policies and to help making Kuwait a hub of investment and trade. Moreover, to encourage our friends to come and rediscover the region through Kuwait and to accomplish such policy we pledged to work on eliminating all obstacles and pave the way to economical ties between Kuwait and the whole world especially India.

Moreover, I am keen to increase the dialogue between the officials of the two countries for resolving the problems faced by the investors and to establish better trade relations between the two nations.

4. What are your views on India’s relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)?


Answer: The foreign policy of Kuwait has always depended and cooperated with India in strengthening the principles of NAM which helped Kuwait to occupy prominent position internationally especially with India prior to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. However, today Kuwait is reassuming its position in the world arena as the gateway to Arab world especially to the GCC and this is due to three factors:
a. In Kuwait we have a state system that is built on democratic principles.
b. Kuwait has always followed non-discrimination policy with all the countries irrespective of their ideology and race.
c. Kuwait is a country of institutions and believes in the separations of powers.
These factors led to the stability in Kuwait and distinguishing it from other countries in the region. Therefore, we hope especially as the chairman of the GCC for this year, we will ensure to work in strengthening the Indian position in the GCC especially when Kuwait and I ndia have such common factors as we mentioned earlier between the two countries.

5. Last word……


Answer: I have been honoured to present my credentials to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Hon’ble President of India who assured us his best wishes for a good relations between Kuwait and India. Moreover, on behalf of H.H. Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Amir of the State of Kuwait, H.H. Shiekh Saad Abdullah Al-Sabah, the Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait and H.H. Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait, I would like to convey the best wish to the President of India, the government of India and its people for enhanced Indo-Kuwait relations and for the on going general elections. I also would like to wish India a very best while it is celebrating its democracy with this on going general elections, which I consider one of the proudest moments and it is a great tribute to democracy from the largest democracy of the world. Long live Indo-Kuwait relations…


List of former Kuwaiti Ambassadors while presenting the credentials to the President of India
Date
Kuwaiti Ambassador
President of India
13 August 1964
H.E. Mr. Yacoub Abdul Aziz Al-Rushaid
Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishanan
04 November 1968
H. E. Mr. Issa Abdul Rehman Al-Issa
Dr. Zakir Hussain
03 July 1986
H.E. Mr. Ali Zakaria Al-Ansari
Mr. Giani Zail Singh
05 June 1991
H.E. Mr. Dharar Abdul Razzak Razzooqi
Mr. R. Ventakataraman
12 June 1996
H.E. Mr. Abdul ‘al Suleiman
Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
23 September
1999
H.E. Mr. Abdulla A. Al-Murad
Mr. K.R. Narayanan
07 May 2004
H.E. Mr. Khalaf Abbas Khalaf Al-Foudari
Dr. AP.J. Abdul Kalam
 

 
 
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