Prince Zeid is Jordan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. In September 2010, he was nominated as PBC Chair of the Configuration for Liberia. He also serves on the advisory bodies to the Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation and for the World Development Report 2011 as well as playing a central role in the establishment of the International Criminal Court. He received his commission as an officer in the Jordanian desert police prior to serving as a Political Affairs Officer in the UN Mission in the former Yugoslavia.

Read more from Prince Zeid:

Accord Issue 23: West Africa: Liberia and Sierra Leone