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Ismail Serageldin, Director, Library of Alexandria, Vice-President of the Institut d'Egypte (Egyptian Academy of Science), also chairs the Boards of Directors for each of the BA's affiliated research institutes and museums. He serves as Chair and Member of a number of advisory committees for academic, research, scientific and international institutions and civil society efforts which includes, US National Academy of Sciences (Public Welfare Medalist), the American Philosophical Society, the Indian National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. Former Chairman, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR, 1994-2000), Founder and former Chairman, Global Water Partnership (GWP, 1996-2000) and the Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP), a microfinance program (1995-2000), and former Professor of the International Chair Savoirs contre pauvreté (Knowledge Against Poverty), Collège de France, Paris; and Distinguished Professor at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Serageldin has also served in a number of capacities at the World Bank, including Vice-President for Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development (1992-1998), and for Special Programs (1998-2000). He has published over 60 books and monographs, and over 200 papers on a variety of topics including biotechnology, rural development, sustainability, and the value of science to society. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Cairo University, and Master's degree and a PhD from Harvard University, and has received 29 honorary doctorates.
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