Sameh Shoukry

Sameh Hassan Shoukry (; born 20 October 1952) is an Egyptian diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2024. Previously, Shoukry served as the Ambassador of Egypt to the United States from 2008 to 2012.

Career Shoukry (left) meets with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in 2019 From 1976 until 1978, Sameh Shoukry worked as Attaché in the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cairo.

Between 1978 and 1982, he was the Third Secretary at the Embassy of Egypt in London, United Kingdom.

From 1984 until 1988, he served as First Secretary of the Embassy of Egypt in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In 1994, he was director of the United States and Canada Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cairo.

Between 1995 and 1999, he served as Secretary for Information and follow-up to the President of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak.

In 2003, he became Assistant Foreign Minister and Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt.

Between 2005 and 2008, Shoukry was Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva.

From 2008 until 2012, he served as Ambassador of Egypt to the United States.

Shoukry was the Sherpa to the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit and the 2014 Hague Nuclear Security Summit.

From 17 June 2014 to 3 July 2024, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt.

In November 2022, he presided over the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

He was appointed to the Egyptian House of Representatives in January 2026.

Personal life He is married to Suzy Shoukry, and has two sons. He obtained a law degree from Ain Shams University in 1975. A career diplomat, he had ostensibly retired prior to being appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2014. He speaks Arabic, English and Spanish.