(ANSAmed) - TUNIS, JAN 27 - The new Executive Director of
the Anna Lindh Foundation is Tunisian. The Board of Directors
has uninanimously approved the appointment of Hatem Atallah as
new executive director of the Foundation. Atallah was designated
by the Board of Governors, a body that includes 42 high
officials of the Mediterranean Union, sitting with Eu
representatives and members of the Arab League participating as
observers.
Hatem Atallah stood out for his successful record as diplomat
and international manager. He held the role of Tunisian
ambassador to the United Kingdom and he was also Tunisia's
representative at the African Union. Atallah takes on from
Andreu Claret (Spain) who became Executive Director in 2008.
As new Executive Director, Atallah will lead the Anna Lindh Foundation from its head-quarters in Alexandria (Egypt) and he will carry out the new phase of the Foundation's programme (2015-2017) in close co-operation with newly elected President Elisabeth Guigou. The role played by the Anna Lindh Foundation is more than ever necessary in order to confront those seeking to stoke divisions both within their societies and between their countries and the international community. In the wake of tragic events, the Foundation must build upon the solidarity existing between the citizens of the Mediterranean in order to promote exchanges, fraternity and mutual understanding.
The new programme of the Anna Lindh Foundation is co-financed by the European Union and by member countries of the Mediterranean Union, it encompasses projects in the fields of culture, media, education, translation and youth and also takes on an advocacy role focusing on cross-cultural matters and supporting more than 4000 grass-root movements and Ngos belonging to its Euro-Mediterranean network.
As new Executive Director, Atallah will lead the Anna Lindh Foundation from its head-quarters in Alexandria (Egypt) and he will carry out the new phase of the Foundation's programme (2015-2017) in close co-operation with newly elected President Elisabeth Guigou. The role played by the Anna Lindh Foundation is more than ever necessary in order to confront those seeking to stoke divisions both within their societies and between their countries and the international community. In the wake of tragic events, the Foundation must build upon the solidarity existing between the citizens of the Mediterranean in order to promote exchanges, fraternity and mutual understanding.
The new programme of the Anna Lindh Foundation is co-financed by the European Union and by member countries of the Mediterranean Union, it encompasses projects in the fields of culture, media, education, translation and youth and also takes on an advocacy role focusing on cross-cultural matters and supporting more than 4000 grass-root movements and Ngos belonging to its Euro-Mediterranean network.
