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KERİM URAS, TURKISH DIPLOMAT

Born in 1963, Ankara. Married, with three children.

Education:

-Tevfik Fikret French High School, Ankara.

-BA, Ankara University Political Science Faculty, 1985.

-MA, Ankara Univ. Pol. Science Institute (Thesis: Iraq's Ethnic Structure and the Turkomans of Iraq).

Appointments:

-1985 Nov.    Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

-1985-87       Cyprus Department, Third Secretary, MFA

-1987-89       Military service, Tank school, Reserve Officer at General Staff HQ

-1989             NATO Military Affairs Dept, Third Secretary, MFA

-1989-92       Consulate General-Hanover, Germany, Vice Consul.

-1992-95       Turkish Embassy, Nicosia, Second & First Secretary,

-1995-97       Middle East Dept, Israel-Iraq-Iran, Chief of Section,  MFA

-1997-2001   Turkish Embassy, London, UK, First Secretary, Counsellor

-2001-02       European Bilateral Dept. Head of Dept. MFA

-2002-03       Middle East Dept, Head of Iraq Dept. MFA

-2003-2007   Turkish Permanent  Mission to the United Nations, New York, First Counsellor,  Deputy Permanent Representative

-2007-2011   Deputy Director General  - Cyprus-Greece, MFA

-2010 April   Appointed as Turkish  Ambassador  to  Israel (did not begin because of the Mavi Marmara incident)

-2011 Dec. Turkish Ambassador to Greece.

Languages:

English, French