Husam Zomlot

Husam Zomlot is a Palestinian diplomat academic and economist He was appointed Head of the Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom in October 2018 Before his posting to the UK he served as head of the PLO mission to the United States that was closed by President Donald Trumps administration Zomlot is a senior member of Fatah the main Palestinian political movement and a strategic advisor to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas He previously served as director of Fatahs commission for foreign relations Before entering politics Zomlot was a professor of Public policy at Birzeit University He was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University in the US and an instructor at the University of London He also worked as an economist with United Nations Special Coordinators Office in Palestine