Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA) ( Arabic : أكاديمية أنور قرقاش الدبلوماسية ), formerly the Emirates Diplomatic Academy (EDA) ( Arabic : أكاديمية الإمارات الدبلوماسية ), is an autonomous federal diplomatic research and civil service training institute in Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates . Founded in 2014 by the country's Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum , it serves members of the UAE's foreign service community and prepares Emirati diplomats as well as other professionals to advance the country's foreign affairs interests overseas.
11-665: It was renamed in honor of Anwar Mohammed Gargash in 2021 by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan following the end of his 13-year tenure as the United Arab Emirate's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (formerly: Emirates Diplomatic Academy) is accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) , the UAE Federal Government's quality assurance agency for higher education. To check
22-520: A senior diplomatic advisor to the United Arab Emirates president. Gargash received a bachelor's degree in 1981 and a master's degree in 1984 in political science from George Washington University . He then obtained a PhD from King's College of Cambridge University in 1990. Gargash started his career as a faculty member at United Arab Emirates University where he served from 1985 to 1995. From 1995 to 1999, he worked as managing editor at
33-606: Is an Arabic language newspaper published daily in the United Arab Emirates . It is part of the Abu Dhabi Media group, a state-owned organization. The paper is the first regular publication of the country. Al-Ittihad was launched as a 12-page weekly publication with a distribution of 5,500 copies. It started as a weekly publication as there was no local printing press and the papers were produced in Beirut and shipped. It
44-813: The Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy , and the Ministerial Legislative Committee. Gargash is a member of a prominent trading family in Dubai which is part of the minority Huwala in the United Arab Emirates. In 2017 Gargash received the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from George Washington University , and the Abu Dhabi Award in 2017. Al-Ittihad (Emirati newspaper) Al-Ittihad ( Arabic : الإتحاد , lit. 'The Union')
55-622: The UAE's agreement to normalize relations with Israel stating that his country wanted to deal with the threats facing the two-state solution , specifically annexation of the Palestinian territories , and urging the Palestinians and Israelis to return to the negotiating table. Gargash's tenure ended on 10 February 2021 when Shakhbout bin Nahyan was appointed to the post. Immediately following his removal from
66-678: The CAA's active accredited programs at Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (formerly: Emirates Diplomatic Academy) , visit this link . The Emirates Diplomatic Academy was established pursuant to Cabinet Decree No. 29 issued by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum , Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates on August 19, 2014. The institute opened its door to students in September 2015, and graduated its first batch of students in 2016. In February 2021, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan renamed
77-493: The Emirates Diplomatic Academy to Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy, immediately following the end of his tenure as the country's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. The renaming was done in recognition of his services to the country's foreign policy. In July 2021, Anwar Gargash announced the partnership between the academy and Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies . In February 2023,
88-485: The institute signed a memorandum of understanding with India's O.P. Jindal Global University to exchange knowledge, expertise and research cooperation as well as facilitate mutual training programme. Anwar Mohammed Gargash Anwar Mohammed Gargash ( Arabic : أنور محمد قرقاش ; born 28 March 1959) is an Emirati politician who served as the minister of state for foreign affairs between February 2008 and February 2021. Since February 2021, he has been serving as
99-600: The office he was made a diplomatic advisor to UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan . In February 2022, Gargash said that the UAE would not "take sides" after Russia invaded Ukraine . Gargash has been involved with the boards of various UAE institutions, such as the UAE's Culture and Science Symposium, Al Ittihad , Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), Emirates Media, Dubai School of Government , Al Owais Cultural Foundation, Dubai Economic Council ,
110-650: The strategic studies publications of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) and from 1995 to 2006 as chief executive officer of Gargash Enterprise. Between August 2006 and February 2007 Gargash was the chairman of the National Election Committee. He was appointed minister of state for the federal national council in 2006. In February 2008, Gargash was appointed as minister of state for foreign affairs, and remained in that office until February 2021. On 13 August 2020 Gargash announced
121-467: Was distributed free local newspaper to stand in the face of competition from newspapers, mainly from other Arab countries . The first issue of Al Ittihad appeared on 20 October 1969. The publisher is Al Ittihad Press and Publishing Corporation which also publishes English daily the National . The estimated circulation of the daily in 2003 was 58,000 copies, making it the second after Al Khaleej in
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