Ambassador The Embassy Portal The Royal Embassy of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Republic of Austria About Embassy Ambassador Page Image His Excellency Dr. Abdullah bin Khalid Tawlah Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the The Republic of Austria and Permanent Ripresentative to The United Nations and International Organizations in Vienna, non-resident Ambassador to the Republics of Slovakia and Slovenia About Ambassador Page ContentQualificationsB.Sc. – Applied Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran KSAMaster of Public Administration – International Relations, Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey USADoctor of Business Administration - International Relations Management, International American University, Los Angeles USA.ExperienceGoverner of Saudi Arabia to the Board of Governers of the International Atomic Energy Agency Elected to Head several subcommittees to the United NationsRepresenting the Kingdom in high-level meetings (in the attendance of prime ministers/with the participation of prime ministers of countries)Representing the Kingdom as the Head of Saudi Delegation in numerous international conferences, seminars and forumsRepresentative of the Kingdom in the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)Senior negotiator for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)Lead negotiator of the Kingdom at the International Maritime Organization (IMO)Government representative of the Kingdom in the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)Representative of the Kingdom in the negotiations of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)Senior negotiator of the Saudi delegation in the United Nations Agreement on Sustainable Development GoalsSenior advisor in the field of energy, environment and sustainable developmentEngineering Consultant, Environment Protection Department (EPD), Saudi AramcoProfessor of practice at Prince Saud Al Faisal Institute of Diplomatic StudiesProfessional Memberships and scientific contributionsInternational Association for Energy Economics (IAEE)Consultant in the Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE)American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)Environmental Technology and Management Association (ETMA)Saudi Aramco: Participating in research to enhance oil recovery and utilization of CO2 through carbon capture and storage (CCS) under Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Saudi Aramco: Unleaded gasoline phasing out programRenewable Energy and Energy Efficiency: Facilitated research studies on renewable energy especially solar and wind energy as well as Kingdom-wide energy efficiency studies Climate Change Scientific Bodies: Leading member of scientific bodies working on the climate change phenomenaAwardsMerito Tamandare Medal – one of the highest medals of honor awarded by BrazilAward of Excellence from the CEO of Saudi AramcoSaudi Aramco President Award for Environmental Stewardship in two consecutive years in 2005 and 2006Awarded Several high-level awards for excellence and performance at the local and international levelsReceived several awards of appreciation from the United Nations and from many regional and international organizations and bodies
