Who's Who - 03.10.2016

Wahida Ayari

Wahida Ayari

Born in july, 15th 1971, Tunis (Tunisia)
Married to Amor SAKKEJ, 2 children.

University Graduation

  • « Maitrise en Sciences Juridiques » + Certificat d’Etudes Spécialisées en Etudes Judiciaires (Faculté des Sciences Juridiques, Politiques et Sociales de Tunis (Tunis II) 1993-1994)

Training

  1. Summer Course on “Public Diplomacy” ( University of South California, USA)
  2. Negotiations Techniques, ENA and Diplomatic Institute Of Tunisia,
  3. Training course in the IIAP (Institut International d’Administration Publique- Paris)
  4. Training Course for “Commercial Attachés in the Diplomatic Missions” at the DSE (Deutsh Stiftüng Für internationale Entwicklüng- Germany)
  5. Course in Português  in the « Instituto de Lingua de Algès » (Lisbon- Portugal)
  6. Diploma of the British Council In Tunisia
  7. Course Of American English (Military Base Laouina -Tunis)
  8. Initiation Course (spanish) in the Instituto Miguel de Cervantes (Tunis)

Professional Experience

- 2015..: Minister plenipotentiary, Director Deputy (Direction Générale Amérique-Asie)
- 2013-2015: Head of Division (Africain Union- CENSAD- Francophonie) from 2011 to 2013 than Director Deputy of the Relations with the African Union:

  • Member of the Tunisian Delegation to the 20th, the 21st, 22nd, the 24th ordinary Summits and the Extraordinary Summit of the AU (50th anniversary),
  • Member of the Tunisian Delegation to the 14th Summit of the « Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie » (Kinshasa, october 2012),
  • Follow up of the Extraordinary Summit of the CENSAD (Ndjamena, 2013).
  • Participation to several workshops organized by the AU and UN (International Humanitarian Law, signature and ratification of the UA treaties, internal refugees, africain special funds…)
  • Monitoring the signature and the ratification of the AU treaties by Tunisia
  • Follow up of visits of African Union’s delegations to Tunisia (Chairperson, panel of the wise, Commissioner of Political Affairs, …)

- 2006-2011: Head of Division in the Ministery of Foreign Affairs (Divisions of France, Germany, Eastern Europe and Algeria)
- 2001-2005 : 1st Secretary than Counsellor of the Embassy of Tunisia in Lisbon
- 1996–2001: Secretary Of Foreign Affairs

SKILLS and Professional knowledge

  • Able to work in different localities.
  • Able to work at the political and administrative spheres and under work pressure.
  • Synthesis ability and highly developed analysis.
  • Ability in writing reports and briefing notes and policy.
  • open personality, highly communicative and accessible.

VIII-Languages

  • Arabic, French, English, Portuguese and elementary spanish