Abdelmahmood Abdelhaleem

Abdelmahmood Abdelhaleem is a Sudanese diplomat. Since September 2006, Abdelhaleem has been his country's ambassador to the United Nations.

Career

Abdelhaleem began his career in the Sudanese Foreign Ministry in 1975 after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the University of Khartoum. In 1978, he received a master’s degree in international relations from Ohio University. He has served across Africa and the Greater Middle East for Sudan, including Saudi Arabia (1987-1989), Ethiopia (1990-1995), Somalia (1994) and Afghanistan (2003).

On Darfur

In an interview in a report on the conflict in Darfur by PBS's Frontline, he said, "We are a developing country, we have our shortcomings. But we are unfairly treated. The issue of Darfur has been blown out of proportion."

External links

* [http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2006/bio3807.doc.htm Biography] UN.org
* [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/darfur/?campaign=pbshomefeatures_1_frontlinebronourwatch_2007-11-20 PBS Frontline program "On Our Watch"]