Nabil Ayad is a
lecturer at the University of East Anglia London. He is the initiator and
director of the Diplomatic Academy of London, which is composed of student
diplomats from more than 84 countries. He is also a Professor of Diplomatic
Studies at Nyenrode Business University in the Netherlands.
Ayad invented the
term "virtual diplomacy" in 1986. During that time period, he opened
up exploration of information technology's impact on diplomacy. He has done
wide pioneering work in the area of diplomacy and during his vision, Diplomacy
has become a discipline unto itself, and London Diplomatic Academy has been identified
as the world leader in the field.
In recognition of
his involvement to world diplomacy and the training of the new generation of
diplomats in Central Asia, and the improvement of education in the Republic of
Uzbekistan, the government of Uzbekistan awarded two honors on Dr. Ayad: an
Honorary Doctorate of Science by the University of World Economy and Diplomacy,
Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan, September 1999, and an Honorary Doctor of
Philosophy by the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies.
He is presently a
member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Royal
Institute of International Affairs and an Associate Member of the London
Diplomatic Association.
