Mohamed Hamza

Dynamic Senior Trade Policy Advisor with extensive experience at the USDA, excelling in trade analysis and stakeholder engagement. Proven track record in developing innovative market access strategies and advocating for U.S. interests. Fluent in Arabic and English, I leverage strong negotiation skills to navigate complex trade challenges effectively.

• Certificate of Appreciation awarded by Michigan State University, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, and the Visiting International Professional Program, in recognition of dedication and leadership in the 2016 Cochran Fellowship Program (2016)
• Mission Honor Award: awarded by the U.S. Embassy in Cairo for demonstrating leadership in safeguarding the exporting of key U.S. Commodities valued at $300 million in 2016
• Certificate of appreciation awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture for exemplary service and dedication in resolving trade policy and market access issues, 2014
• Cash Group Award: awarded by the U.S. Embassy in Cairo for extraordinary performance during a turbulent five-month period of unrest, political, and economic upheaval in Egypt. These efforts demonstrated unusual commitment and service to the U.S. Agricultural interests and a contribution to the ever-important bilateral relationship (2014)
• Certificate of Appreciation awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture for exemplary service and dedication in resolving trade policy and market access issues, 2013
• Merit certificate awarded by Dr. Ahmed Fathi Sorour, speaker of Egypt’s People's Assembly, who participated in the third simulation for the People's Assembly organized by the Faculty of Economics and Political Science
• Merit certificate awarded by Dr. Ahmed Essmat Abdul Maguid, former Arab League secretary general, who participated in the second simulation for the Arab League organized by the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University

• Overview of U.S. Food Nutrition and Supplemental Programs, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) jointly with Michigan State University, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, and the Visiting International Professional Program, under the Cochran Fellowship Program, Michigan, and Washington, D.C. (July 30 – August 13, 2016)
• USDA Commodity Reporting Training: United States Department of Agriculture’s training on GAIN commodity reporting, Washington, DC (September 18-24, 2016)
• Regional USDA Commodity Reporting Training: United States Department of Agriculture’s regional training on GAIN commodity reporting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 16-20, 2015
• Foreign Trade Development Course, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Kobe, Japan, May 16 to July 3, 2010
• Food and agricultural trade for the MENA region, jointly organized by the World Bank and the Joint Vienna Institute, Vienna, Austria, April 6 - 9, 2010
• Risk analysis and technical training workshop, United States Department of Agriculture, Cairo, Egypt (15-19 November 2009)
• How to overcome workplace negativity with enthusiasm, Dale Carnegie Training, Cairo, Egypt, 1-2 June 2009
• Modeling services trade and policy, offered by the World Bank in collaboration with the Vienna Institute for International Studies, Cairo, Egypt (14-16 April 2009)
• UNCTAD 15th regional training course on key issues on the international economic agenda for Western Asia countries, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, 26 October to 13 November 2008
• Trade negotiation skills organized by the World Trade Organization for Arab and Middle Eastern countries, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman, August 2-6, 2008
• WTO Agriculture Agreement organized by the World Trade Organization and the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Egypt for Arab and Middle Eastern countries, Cairo, Egypt, March 3-4, 2008
• Trade analysis tools and data requirements, organized by the International Trade Center (ITC) and sponsored by the European Trade Enhancement Program (TEP-A), Cairo, Egypt, March 11-15, 2007
• Rules of origin negotiations (COMESA and NAFTA), organized by USAID (TEPR-II), Cairo, Egypt, February 5-7, 2007
• Basics of rules of origin, organized by the Trade Enhancement Program (TEP-A) project funded by the European Union, Cairo, Egypt, (3-21 December 2006)
• WTO Agriculture Agreement and development issues organized by the World Trade Organization for English speakers from African countries, Accra, Ghana (14-16 November 2006)
• Trade negotiation skills organized by the World Trade Organization for English speakers from African countries, Lusaka, Zambia (29 May – 2 June 2006)
• WTO Agriculture Agreement, trade facilitations, development, and negotiation skills, organized by the World Trade Organization for English speakers of African countries, Nairobi, Kenya (12 – 23 September 2005)

Jointly with a team of experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations participated in a research study (2006 – 2007) to identify Egypt’s list of special and sensitive products as Egypt’s position for the agricultural negotiations in the World Trade Organization, the study funded by FAO takes into consideration the development issues of Egypt concerning the terms of food security, livelihood security, and rural development

• Committee of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Meeting, World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (16 - 18 March 2010)
• Agriculture negotiation meetings, World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (1 – 12 February 2010
• Committee of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Meeting, World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (26-30 October 2009)
• Agriculture negotiation meetings, Room E, World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, October 1-2, 2009
• Seminar on increasing the participation of ESCWA member countries in WTO negotiations, Beirut, Lebanon (24-26 February 2009)
• Agriculture negotiation meetings, Room E, World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, February 18-22, 2008
• Agriculture negotiation meetings, Room E, World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, January 3-11, 2008
• Seminar on agriculture negotiations in the World Trade Organization, sponsored by the Islamic Development Bank, headquarters in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, (29-31 October 2007)
• Agriculture negotiation meetings, Room E, World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, October 8 – 19, 2007
• High officials and trade experts meeting, discussing the development issue in Africa and outlining the position of African countries defining the special and sensitive products in the agriculture negotiation of the World Trade Organization, held by UNCTAD, Benin (1-4 May 2007)
• Negotiation round between the European Union and Egypt for further free trade according to the bilateral partnership agreement, Cairo, Egypt, February 2007
• Committee of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Meeting, World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (27-31 March 2006)
• Committee of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Meeting, World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (30 January – 3 February 2006)

Center for Project Evaluation and Macroeconomic Analysis (PEMA)

Ministry of International Cooperation, Egypt, summer 2009

• Practicum required for my master’s degree at AUC
• Assessing the impact of the 'Program for Modernization and Upgrading of Selected Industries in Borg Al Arab, Alexandria, for enhancing competitiveness of manufacturing industries and helping them gain access to the new global marketplace' that was funded by UNIDO
• The evaluation process included content analysis of documents, in-depth interviews, and field visits

• Expected impacts of the 2007-2008 financial crisis on FDIs in Egypt in the year 2008
• Migration and labor market in the MENA region (year 2008)
• Democracy and economic development (year 2008)
• The Developmental State (year 2009)
• The debate on 'Overpopulation': Is it a myth or a real danger (Year 2009)
• Civil society in Egypt (year 2009)
• Women’s empowerment (year 2009)

Received a scholarship from USAID through the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Egypt for my master’s degree at the American University in Cairo The scholarship covered 100 percent of the tuition in addition to other expenses.