Nabil Fahmy is a career diplomat (1976-2011) and the former foreign  minister of Egypt (July 2013 - June 2014) during which he steered the  course of Egypt’s diplomacy during a time of immense challenge. While  foreign minister, he formulated a strategy to reorient Egypt’s foreign  policy, ensuring that Egypt had numerous foreign policy options both  regionally and globally. During his distinguished diplomatic career over  three decades, Fahmy served as ambassador to the United States (1999-2008) and Japan (1997-1999) as well as in numerous government and  international positions. His work focused on international and regional  security, disarmament and non-proliferation, conflict resolution, and ArabIsraeli diplomacy. Fahmy also founded the School of Global Affairs and  Public Policy (GAPP) at The American University in Cairo (AUC) in  2009. Its programs are internationally and domestically accredited.