Ghassan Salamé Professor, SciencesPo Paris

Ghassan Salamé is Professor of International Relations Emeritus at SciencesPo Paris and founding dean of its Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA). He served as Lebanon’s Minister of Culture (2000-2003) and was Senior Advisor to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (2003-2007). Salamé was a member of the Annan Rakhine State Commission (2016-2017) and served as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Libya (2017-2020). He sits on the boards of several international NGOs and has authored or edited numerous books.