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The Palestinian Mission |
Contact
Address: Rheinbabenallee 8 12207 Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 20 61 77 0
Fax: +49 30 20 61 77 10
Email: info@palaestina.org
The Ambassador
Amb. Layth A. O. Arafeh
H.E. Mr. Layth A. O. Arafeh has been serving as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine to the Federal Republic of Germany since March 15, 2022. He succeeded Ambassador Khouloud Daibes in this role..
Born on December 22, 1979, in Jerusalem, Ambassador Arafeh holds Palestinian citizenship. He is fluent in Arabic and has a professional background in law, economics, and diplomacy..
Prior to his current appointment, Ambassador Arafeh served as Vice President for International Relations at Al-Quds University. He has also held various positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine. .
In his capacity as Ambassador to Germany, Mr. Arafeh has actively engaged in diplomatic and cultural events to strengthen Palestinian-German relations. Notably, he participated in sessions of the German Parliament and met with various officials to discuss bilateral cooperation..
Ambassador Arafeh maintains an active presence on social media, where he shares updates on his diplomatic activities and engagements.
History
The Palestinian mission office in Berlin is one of 96 Palestinian diplomatic and consular representations abroad. Until 1990, Palestinian citizens who were living in Berlin were represented by the Embassy of Palestine, situated in East Berlin in the GDR.
On the first of January 2012, the federal government recognised the Palestinian mission as the official General Delegation of Palestine in Germany. The Palestinian mission is composed by the previously mentioned representative Khouloud Daibes, the counsellor Abdelhadi Abusharekh, the first secretary Mohyeddin Jaber, the second secretary Maisa Rizeq and the advisor for Policy and Communications, Sara Husseini.
Today the Palestinian mission depends on the President of the State of Palestine, the Palestinian National Authority and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It does not have the status of an embassy in Germany, however it has assumed all the functions and duties of an official embassy. The duties of the mission include representing the Palestinian interests in the Federal Republic, as well as maintenance and expansion of bilateral relations.
