Issa Kassissieh

Issa Jamil Kassissieh
Palestinian Ambassador to the Holy See and to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2017
Personal details
Born	1964 East Jerusalem

Issa Jamil Kassissieh (born 1964) is a Palestinian scholar and diplomat, who since January 2017 serves as Palestinian ambassador to the Holy See and to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.^[1]

Early life

Kassissieh was born in East Jerusalem into a Greek-Orthodox family. He studied English literature at Bethlehem University, international relations at Birzeit University, public administration at the Kennedy School of Government and diplomacy at the University of Birmingham.^{[citation needed]}

Diplomatic career

Kassissieh served in various positions involving negotiations on behalf of the PLO and the Palestinian Authority. He served as director of International Relations department at the Orient House, Jerusalem. Later, he joined the staff of Negotiations Affairs Department of the Palestinian Authority, and was mostly involved in negotiations with churches and on issues relating to the problem of Jerusalem. He was appointed Palestinian ambassador to the Holy See in January 2017.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. http://palvaticanembassy.org/sites/default/files/Issa%20Resume%20malta.pdf Archived 2021-12-29 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}

External links

• CV of Issa Kassissieh at the Palestinian Embassy to the Vatican website^{[permanent dead link‍]}