Her Excellency Dina Kawar | |
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| دينا قعوار | |
 H.E Ambassador Dina Kawar | |
| Jordanian Ambassador to the United States | |
| Assumed office June 27, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Alia Hatough Bouran |
| Jordanian Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York City | |
| In office August 19, 2014 – June 27, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad |
| Succeeded by | Sima Sami Bahous |
| Jordanian Ambassador to France | |
| In office November 15, 2001 – November 15, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Adnan Bahjat Al-Talhouni |
| Succeeded by | Makram Mustafa Queisi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amman, Jordan |
| Alma mater | Mills College Columbia University |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Dina Kawar (Arabic: دينا قعوار) is a Jordanian diplomat who since June 2016 has served as Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United States.
Ambassador Kawar also served as the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations from August 2014 to June 2016. She has led the Jordanian delegation during Jordan's non-permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council from 2014 to 2015 and became the first Arab woman to ever preside over the Council. In February 2016, she was appointed by the President of the General Assembly as a co-facilitator for the high-level meeting of the plenary of the General Assembly on the large movement of refugees and migrants that tool place in September 2016.
Prior to her position in New York, Her Excellency Dina Kawar served as the Ambassador of Jordan to France from 2001 to 2013, with concurrent accreditation to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and to the Holy See, since 2002. She also served as Ambassador of Jordan to Portugal from 2005 to 2013.
Ambassador Kawar was awarded the Medal of Independence of the first degree by His Majesty King Abdulla II of Jordan and holds a number of decorations including the “Commandeur De La Legion d’ Honneur" from France, the “Medalha de D. Afonso Henriques” from Portugal and the “Insignes de Dame de Grand-Croix de l’Ordre de Saint Grégoire le Grand” from the Holy See.