Women's Rights in Jordan and the Developing World May 21, 2008

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/17/Prince_Zeid_on_Peace_in_the_Middle_East

Jordanian Ambassador to the United States Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein discusses progress on women's rights in Jordan and the rest of the world.

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Jordanian Ambassador to the United States Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein speaks at The Commonwealth Club of California about the current state of affairs in Middle Eastern countries including Jordan, Israel, Iraq and Iran.

Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein is Jordan's Ambassador to the United States and non-resident Ambassador to Mexico. He was previously the kingdoms Permanent Representative to the United Nations; a post he held six and a half years (2000-2007). From 1996-2000, he was Jordan's Deputy Permanent Representative at the UN, with the rank of Ambassador.

An expert in the field of international justice, Prince Zeid played a central role in the establishment of the International Criminal Court. In September 2002, Prince Zeid was elected the first president of the governing body of the International Criminal Court, at a time when the Court was only a plan on paper. Prince Zeid also served as a political affairs officer in UNPROFOR in the former Yugoslavia from February 1994 to February 1996, and, having worked intimately with peacekeeping issues for over the last decade, his knowledge of peacekeeping is extensive.

Prince Zeid holds a B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. from Cambridge (Christ's College). In 1989, he also received his commission as an officer in the Jordanian desert police (the successor to the Arab Legion) and saw service with them until 1994.