Dr. Tarek Mitri currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister of the Lebanese Republic. An academic and diplomat, he has extensive experience in political, diplomatic, and cultural affairs, and has held several ministerial positions in previous Lebanese governments, including portfolios covering Foreign Affairs, Culture, Information, Environment, and Administrative Reform.
He also served as Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). Dr. Mitri has taught and conducted research at several academic institutions and served as Director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Palestine Studies. He has authored numerous books and studies on the Arab world, Muslim-Christian relations, dialogue, politics, and culture.