HON. ABDI, YUSUF HASSAN

From	To	Institution	Qualification
September 2019	Date	IDIS, University of NBI	PHD Candidate International Relations
July 2003	July 2004	Fletcher school at Tufts University	MA in Law and Diplomacy
September 1984	July 1986	Birkbeck College University of London	Post Graduate in Politics AND Public Administration
September 1982	July 1983	Middlesex University	B.A (Hons)
September 1980	July 1982	Middlesex University	DIP.HE

From	To	Employer	Position held
1979	1984	BBC, London	Producer/Broadcaster
1984	1988	Africa Events , London	Senior Editor
1988	1990	BBC World Service, London	Senior Editor
1990	1992	Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, Windhoek	Director
1992	1994	Voice of America Washington	Senior Broadcaster
1994	2011	United Nations, Geneva, New York, Pretoria, Islamabad, Kabul, Nairobi	Spokesperson, Communication Specialist, Senior Policy Advisor, Director, IRIN, Nairobi

Membership to Committees in previous Parliaments, i.e., 12^th, 11^th, 10^th, 9^th etc:

From	To	Committee	Position held
2011	2013	Defence and Foreign Relations	Member
2011	2013	Delegated Legislation	Member
2013	2017	Defence and Foreign Relations	Member
2013	2017	Delegated Legislation	Member
2016	2017	Budget and Appropriations Committee	Member
2017	2022	Defence and Foreign Relations	Member
2017	2022	Constitutional Implementation Oversight	Member
2017	2022	Committee on Appointments	Member

Special Skill(s):

(i) Strategic Communications/Editor/Writer

(ii) Refugee, Emergency and Humanitarian Specialist

(iii) Policy and Political Analyst

Area(s) of Interest: Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy; International Relation; Communication and Media Relations

From	To	Employer	Position held
1979	1984	BBC, London	Producer/Broadcaster
1984	1988	Africa Events , London	Senior Editor
1988	1990	BBC World Service, London	Senior Editor
1990	1992	Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, Windhoek	Director
1992	1994	Voice of America Washington	Senior Broadcaster
1994	2011	United Nations, Geneva, New York, Pretoria, Islamabad, Kabul, Nairobi	Spokesperson, Communication Specialist, Senior Policy Advisor, Director, IRIN, Nairobi

Membership to Committees in previous Parliaments, i.e., 12^th, 11^th, 10^th, 9^th etc:

From	To	Committee	Position held
2011	2013	Defence and Foreign Relations	Member
2011	2013	Delegated Legislation	Member
2013	2017	Defence and Foreign Relations	Member
2013	2017	Delegated Legislation	Member
2016	2017	Budget and Appropriations Committee	Member
2017	2022	Defence and Foreign Relations	Member
2017	2022	Constitutional Implementation Oversight	Member
2017	2022	Committee on Appointments	Member

Special Skill(s):

(i) Strategic Communications/Editor/Writer

(ii) Refugee, Emergency and Humanitarian Specialist

(iii) Policy and Political Analyst

Area(s) of Interest: Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy; International Relation; Communication and Media Relations

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