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The new Permanent Representative of Libya to the United Nations Taher M. El-Sonni presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres today.Until his latest appointment Mr. El-Sonni was the Senior Political Adviser to the President of the Presidential Council of Libyas Government of National Accord beginning in 2016.Mr. El-Sonni was Political Adviser to the House of Representatives and a negotiating member during the Libyan Political Dialogue in 2015 having served as Minister Plenipotentiary and Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs for diplomatic affairs and international relations in 2014.Before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mr. El-Sonni had 22 years of diplomatic political and managerial experience at the United Nations the European Union and the League of Arab States. In 2012 he was the project manager of a joint United Nations-European Union effort to establish the Arab Leagues first crisis management centre.In 2011 Mr. El-Sonni was a member of the assessment team for the establishment of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya UNSMIL for the mission assessing that countrys post-conflict needs and for the United Nations Electoral Support Team. During the same year he participated in the coordination of humanitarian and relief activities.Mr. El-Sonni was Head of Operations for the United Nations Office in Gaza in 2009 Senior Operations Adviser at the United Nations Regional Office for Arab States in 2008 Head of the Programme Support Unit for development programmes and projects at the Organizations Bureau for Arab States in 2003 and Head of the Programmes and Projects Support Unit at the United Nations Office in Libya in 1998.Mr. El-Sonni holds a bachelors degree in computer engineering from the University of Tripoli Libya and a Master of Science from the City University of New York.He was born in Mezdah Libya in 1972.
