H.E. Ambassador Dr. Mahmoud Karem served as ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, head of mission of Egypt to the European Communities, and permanent representative of Egypt to NATO until 2009. He has been an active contributor to the Mediterranean NAC +7 Dialogue in NATO since 2005, a member of the Advisory Board of the Secretary General of the United Nations for Disarmament Matters for six years ending in 2009, and a member of the international commission formed by the director general of the IAEA on the nuclear fuel cycle, and an elected board member of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA). His December 2012 publication entitled “The Conference for a ME Zone Free from Weapons of Mass Destruction” dealt with the role of the League of the Arab States in preparing a draft treaty.