Karim Ebrahim Al-Shakar

Karim Ebrahim Shakar (born December 23, 1945) was a Bahraini Ambassador.

Career

 * In 1970 he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahrain).
 * From 1972 to 1976 he was first secretary at the mission next the Headquarters of the United Nations.
 * From 1977 to 1981 he was Chief of the International Relations and Organizations Section in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahrain).
 * From 1979 to 1982 he was member of Bahrain - Singapore Joint Committee.
 * In 1986 he was Chairman of G-77 Geneva Chapter.
 * From 1982 to 1987 he had Exequatur as Consul General in Geneva and was Permanent Representative next the United Nations Office at Geneva.
 * In 1984 he got concurrent Diplomatic accreditation as non resident ambassador in Vienna (Austria), Bonn (Germany) and Permanent Representative to next the United Nations Office at Vienna.
 * From 1987 to 1990 he was Permanent Representative next the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York.
 * In 1988 he was Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly, presided over a number of Plenary Meetings of the UNGA during its Forty-fifth Session.
 * From 1990 to 1995 he was ambassador in London (United Kingdom) with simultaneously non-resident Diplomatic accreditation as Ambassador to Dublin (Republic of Ireland), the Netherlands and Denmark.
 * From August 1996 to August 2001 he was Member of the Board of Bahrain Promotions and Marketing Board.
 * From August 1995 to August 2001 he was director, International Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahrain).
 * From September 2001 to June 2007 he was ambassador in Beijing (People's Republic of China) with concurrent accreditation as non - resident Ambassador to Malaysia, Thailand, Manila (Philippines), Republic of Singapore and Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia).
 * In January 2008 he was appointed as Bahrain's Focal Point to the United Nations, Alliance of Civilizations, Dialogue between Civilizations, Inter Religious and Inter Faith.
 * From July 2007 to 16 August 2009 he was Ambassador-at-Large in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahrain)
 * Since August 17, 2009 he was Undersecretary for International Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahrain).