Published on 23 April, 2024

The Digital Cooperation Organization’s Secretary-General Receives Credentials of the Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the Organization

 

 

A Royal Decree from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan was issued approving the decision of Jordan’s Council of Ministers to approve the naming of Jordan’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, H.E. Dr. Haitham Saleh Abu AlFoul, as a permanent representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the Digital Cooperation Organization, an international intergovernmental organization focusing on the growth of an inclusive and sustainable digital economy. Deemah AlYahya, Secretary-General of the DCO received at the DCO’s headquarters in Riyadh the credential of H.E. Dr. Haitham Saleh Abu AlFoul, becoming the first permanent representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the Organization.

The Secretary-General of the Digital Cooperation Organization welcomed the appointment of the Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: “We look forward to working closely with the Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, His Excellency Dr. Haitham Abu Alfoul, to strengthen cooperation between the Kingdom and the Organization. This cooperation will play an active role in supporting the Organization’s mission of enabling digital prosperity for all by accelerating the inclusive and sustainable growth of the global digital economy.”

His Excellency Dr. Haitham Abu Alfoul, the Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the Digital Cooperation Organization, praised the organization’s role, initiatives, and work in supporting the acceleration of digital transformation.

The accreditation of the Permanent Representative to the Digital Cooperation Organization comes as part of the efforts of the General Secretariat to enhance cooperation and diplomatic communication with Member States to activate the organization’s initiatives aimed at achieving an inclusive and sustainable digital economy in which every country, company, and individual has a fair opportunity to prosper in the digital economy.

The Kingdom of Jordan, a country known for its innovative technology startups, currently chairs the DCO Council and is expected to play a key role in the DCO’s mission of enabling inclusive and sustainable digital growth for all Member States.

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