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Breaking New Ground on the Global Stage: Memoirs of Kuwait's First Woman Ambassador
Book Overview:
This book follows the four-decade diplomatic career of Nabeela Al Mulla, the first woman ambassador from the State of Kuwait. Though she planned on an academic career, Al Mulla found her true calling when she changed course to serve in the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry, beginning in the 1970s. This work included time at the United Nations in the turbulent Gulf War era. Al Mulla went on to make history in 1993 with her first ambassadorial posting in Zimbabwe, followed by other postings in Southern Africa during Nelson Mandela’s transformative presidency in post-apartheid South Africa. She was serving in Europe when the US-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq began at the turn of the 21st century. Ambassador Al Mulla made history again in 2004 with her designation as Kuwait’s Permanent Representative to the UN, making her the first Arab woman to head a member state’s delegation. Al Mulla’s impassioned dedication to global cooperation continued as she went on to lend her expertise to NATO, the IAEA, and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, among other organizations. Readers will be inspired by Ambassador Al Mulla’s account of her groundbreaking career and will gain an insider’s perspective on diplomatic service and the international bodies striving to promote peace and security in the Middle East and beyond.
About the Author:
Ambassador Nabeela Al Mulla is the first woman ambassador from the Gulf region, the first Arab woman to chair the IAEA Board of Governors, and the first Arab woman Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Date:
25 November 2025, 17:00
Venue:
68 Woodstock Road, Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details:
MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Speaker:
Ambassador Nabeela Al Mulla (Author)
Organising department:
Middle East Centre
Organiser:
Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
mec@sant.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Professor Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Part of:
Book Talks
Booking required?:
Not required
Cost:
FREE
Audience:
Public
Editors:
Caroline Davis,
Jennie Williams
