Said Tayeb Jawad

On April 30, 2019, Jawad received the 2019 Diplomat of the year award.

Be a Provider of Relief, not an Inquisitor of Belief (Dari). Amiri Publication, Kabul, 2019

Under Jawad's leadership, the Embassy of Afghanistan in London, hosted unprecedented First Afghanistan-UK Business Conference on 17th of September, 2018 in London, where more than 100 businessperson attended and discussed business opportunities in Afghanistan. Further, the First Afghan British Business Forum a platform for Afghan-led businesses to connect, to expand and to strengthen their business networks in London was initiated under his leadership. In 2019, The 2nd Afghanistan-UK Business Conference, where five cabinet Ministers participated, was initiated to build on the success of the conference. The aim of the conference was to enhance trade and commerce between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan, while promoting Afghanistan’s growing business environment. “At this conference, along with British businessmen who want to invest in Afghanistan, we have also invited Afghan government officials to answer the British businessmen's questions,” Jawad said.

On January 2, 2017, Jawad was selected to serve as Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United Kingdom. On June 27, 2017, Jawad presented his Letter of Credentials to HM Queen Elizabeth II and officially took office as Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Ambassador Jawad's focus since the beginning of his tenure has been to strengthen political ties between the two countries and convey a message of gratitude to the British Armed forces for their continuous support and sacrifices in Afghanistan.

Ambassador Jawad participated in the NATO Summit on Afghanistan on July 8 and 9, 2016 in Warsaw, Poland, along with Afghanistan's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and President Ashraf Ghani. At this summit, NATO reaffirmed its commitment to and confirmed funding for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces until at least the end of 2020.

As Senior Political and Foreign Policy Advisor, Ambassador Jawad accompanied the Chief Executive of Afghanistan, Dr. Abdullah, to the World Humanitarian Summit held in Istanbul, Turkey, May 23 and 24, 2016.

In his role as Senior Political and Foreign Policy Advisor to the Chief Executive of Afghanistan, Ambassador Jawad was a key participant in the US Afghanistan Dialogue at Camp David, which was hosted by Secretary of State John Kerry on March 23, 2015. Jawad attended the event as part of the Afghan Delegation, which consisted of Afghanistan's President, Chief Executive Officer, and other high ranking Government officials.

Ambassador Jawad was selected by the U.S Department of Commerce to participate in the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa. He attended and contributed to the Forum in Amman, Jordan from 21–23 May 2015.

Ambassador Jawad attended the fifth anniversary of the Concordia Summit held in New York City on October 1 and 2, 2015. The Concordia Summit convened the world's preeminent leaders and decision makers to address the world's most pressing global challenges and emphasised the need for effective cross-sector collaboration to lead to a more prosperous and sustainable future. Jawad attended and contributed to the Summit as an active Concordia member.

Ambassador Jawad has attended and been a key contributor to various Halifax International Security Forums, most recently the one which convened on the 20–23 November 2015. The forum served as a platform for various international leaders, diplomats, and security professionals to comment on and assess the change in the increased threat level in the global landscape.

Ambassador Jawad also participated at the London Conference on Afghanistan on December 4, 2014, in London, United Kingdom, where the conference provided a platform for the government of Afghanistan to set out its vision for reform and for the international community to demonstrate enduring solidarity and support for Afghanistan.

In November, 2013, Jawad participated with the Loya Jirga in Kabul to discuss and offer his insights on the status and terms of the Bilateral Security Agreement, the Presidential elections and political transition, as well as the international community's level of economic assistance, military engagement and jurisdiction for operating foreign troops in the country up to and post-2014. He is also a longstanding member of India-Pakistan- Afghanistan Dialogue, a track one and half confidence building forum among diplomats and former intelligence officials.

Jawad and his wife have worked several times with former first lady Laura Bush in promoting awareness of rights for Afghan woman and children. However Jawad criticized the Bush administration sometimes on using so much aerial bombing, resulting in civilian casualties, Jawad has expressed his gratitude to the US and foreign military powers in Afghanistan on a large number of occasions. Towards President Obama, who was less supportive of Afghan President Karzai, Jawad was more critical: "When the new administration came in there were a lot of changes and sometimes there was an oversimplification of the issues. Now the Obama administration is realizing you cannot just get rid of a democratically elected president of a country because you don't really like him." he said to United Press International. Further Jawad has voiced opposition to President Obama's plan to begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan starting summer 2011. Jawad stressed the importance of continued international presence to avoid a situation as in the early 90s.

In October 2010, Jawad joined Harvard University's Future of Diplomacy Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs in the John F. Kennedy School of Government as the inaugural Fisher Family Fellow. In February 2011, he became Diplomat-in-Residence at Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. He also currently serves as the Chairman of the Foundation for Afghanistan. He is also a Global Political Strategist at APCO Worldwide. and a member of Advisory Board of the Concordia Summit.

In late 2009 there were rumours that Jawad would be appointed foreign minister of AfghanistanMondiaal Nieuws Nieuwe regering, maar oude gewoonten in AfghanistanTolo TV: Afghan people want removal of present cabinet members but Karzai appointed Zalmai Rasul instead.

Jawad has been loyal to President Karzai. He publicly defended Karzai against allegations of corruption and said that he is the most hard-working president Afghanistan has ever had. Nevertheless, in October 2009 he was the first Karzai aide to suggest that a run-off between Karzai and his challenger Abdullah Abdullah was very likely after allegations of election fraud. He said that a power sharing agreement between Karzai and Abdullah would be a good political solution but said he doubted that it would bring more skillful people to the government and that a coalition government meant sacrificing merits.

Jawad has stressed that too much of the international aid and military effort had bypassed the Afghan government which makes it impossible to build competent government and security. Jawad also has said that eradication of poppies is not the best solution to the Afghan narcotics problem. In May 2005 Jawad signed a memorandum of understanding for the city of light, a large reconstruction plan for the center of Kabul.

Until late 2003 he served as the President’s Press Secretary, Chief of Staff as well as the Director of the Office of International Relations at the Presidential Palace. Jawad has worked closely with President Karzai in formulating strategies, implementing policies, building national institutions and prioritizing reforms in Afghanistan. He also worked with the U.S. and Afghan military experts to help reform the Ministry of Defense, disarm local warlords and rebuild the Afghan National Army. Jawad was instrumental in drafting Afghanistan's foreign investment laws; he served as President Karzai's principal liaison with the constitutional commission throughout the drafting of the Constitution of Afghanistan. As Chief of Staff he accompanied the President and managed all foreign trips and state visits. He observed cabinet meetings and participated in the National Security Council meetings.

On December 4, 2003, Jawad assumed his official duties as Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States and non-resident ambassador to Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and Argentina, making him Afghanistan's 19th top representative to the U.S. since diplomatic relations were established between the two countries in 1934."Embassy of Afghanistan – History – About the Embassy". Retrieved May 21, 2009 .

Jawad has appeared numerous times in major American and international papers and television shows. He also regularly lectures and speaks at prominent universities and think tanks. According to the Washington Times Jawad has maintained a high profile for Afghanistan, even as most public attention since 2003 has been focused on the Iraq War.Washington Times: Afghan Progress

Awards and honorary degrees granted to Jawad include the Constitutional Loya Jirga Service, Medal, Government of Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan, 2003; Award of Merit for Rebuilding a Nation, American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, D.C, 2004, Honorary Doctorate Degree in Organization Leadership, Argosy University, Washington, D.C. 2007, theSpecial Award for Improving the Quality of Life, Washington, DC, 2007 and the Global Citizen Award, Roots of Peace, Washington, D.C., 2008.

Jawad went back to Afghanistan in March 2002. He worked for Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office and became his press secretary. By June, in addition to trying to coordinate the loya jirga, or grand council, for thousands of delegates and journalists, Jawad had become Karzai's Chief of Staff.

In 1986 he settled in the United States, where he earned his MBA from the Golden Gate University in San Francisco and worked for a number of prominent law firms, including as a legal consultant at Steefel, Levitt & Weiss, a San Francisco Embarcadero law firm.

Said Tayeb Jawad was born in the city of Kandahar in Afghanistan. He received higher education at Lycée Esteqlal and at the School of Law and Political Sciences in Kabul University. In 1980, shortly after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, he left the country and went into exile in Germany, where he studied law at the University of Münster.

Said Tayeb Jawad (Persian: سید طیب جواد ‎, born 1958) is a politician in Afghanistan. He is currently serving as Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From December 2003 to September 2010, Jawad served as Ambassador to the United States. He was also the non-resident Ambassador to Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and Argentina. From 2002 to 2003, he was Chief of Staff to President Hamid Karzai.