Diplomat, strategic advisor and crisis management specialist. Bringing international experience to complex decisions at the highest levels.
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Jeffrey Salim Waheed is a former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives and former Minister and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York and Geneva.
He is a Senior Advisor with EMIR (Emerging Markets Intelligence & Research), an advisory and research firm. He also heads the Brussels-based SEAS Institute, continuing his engagement on environmental and sustainable development priorities.
As Special Advisor to the President of the Maldives, he led policy, communications and legal work at the President’s Office, bringing these functions together in a national crisis management effort during and after the 2018 State of Emergency. His crisis management experience also extends to advisory work for two high-end fashion brands.
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From presidential crisis management to international negotiations and strategic advisory, experience where policy, communication and judgement meet.
As Special Advisor to the President, led policy, communications and legal work at the President’s Office, coordinating these responsibilities as part of a national crisis management effort.
Experience shaped by the demands of government: sound judgement, clear communication and coordinated action under pressure.
As Special Advisor to the President, led policy, communications and legal work at the President’s Office during and after the Maldives’ 2018 State of Emergency. His work brought together policy direction, public communication and legal coordination, with engagement on national and maritime security issues.
Senior Advisor with EMIR (Emerging Markets Intelligence & Research). His wider advisory experience spans government, diplomacy and private-sector crisis management, including work with two high-end fashion brands.
Led Small Island Developing States engagement on disaster risk reduction, development financing and climate change during the Maldives’ chairmanship of the Alliance of Small Island States. Also served as a negotiator for the G77 and China.
Substantive involvement in negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals, the Arms Trade Treaty, and population and development—connecting national priorities with collective international action.
Served as Head of Delegation to the World Trade Organization, Chargé d’affaires to Canada, Italy and Turkey, and Deputy Chief of Mission to the United States and Switzerland.
A graduate of Stanford and Columbia Universities, with earlier experience in journalism, UNICEF programmes, and founding and chairing a Maldivian NGO dedicated to healthcare and education awareness.
Selected statements delivered at the United Nations in New York, with links to the official published texts.
The place of the rule of law in national development and the contribution of small states to the international community.
A call for progress on nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
Addressing the human cost of terrorism and the need for collective international action.
The relationship between democratic institutions, individual rights and international peace and stability.
A global response to terrorism, alongside a defence of tolerance and a rejection of violence in the name of religion.
For strategic advisory, crisis management, speaking invitations and opportunities to collaborate.
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