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.