Up for auction a RARE! "Camp David Accords" Ashraf Ghorbal Hand Signed Album Page.
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Ashraf
Ghorbal (Alexandria,
Egypt May 1925 – 29 November 2005) was an Egyptian diplomat. Ghorbal
began his career in 1949 when he entered the Egyptian diplomatic service as a
member of its delegation to the United Nations. In January 1968, following the
severance of diplomatic relations between the US and the Egyptian government,
Ghorbal was appointed head of the Egyptian interests section that operated
within the Indian Embassy. Ghorbal held that position until February 1973, when
he was appointed as media adviser to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. In November 1973 the Egyptian and the US
governments decided to reestablish diplomatic relations, and Ghorbal was
designated as the new Ambassador, a position he held until 1984. He served as
Egypt's ambassador to Washington during the signing of the Camp David Accords
between Sadat and U.S. President Jimmy Carter. He played a significant role in the diffusion of
the hostage situation during the 1977 Washington, D.C. attack and hostage taking. Ghorbal
studied political science at Harvard University,
earning his Ph.D. in 1949. He was married to Amal (born 1936) and they had two
children.