Journey of Service: Georges Kettaneh
&
the Lebanese Red Cross

1980

  • Georges Kettaneh begins his career at the Lebanese Red Cross as a volunteer first aid worker.

1983 – 1987

  • License en administration des affaires, Universite Saint-Joseph, Jesuite- Beyrouth

1987 – 1989

  • Law Studies, Lebanese University Faculty of Law and Political Sciences Branch 2 – Jal el dib, Lebanon

1992 - 1995

  • Director of the Emergency Medical Services – Lebanese Red Cross 1992-2013
  • Member of the Coordination Committee between the Lebanese Red Cross and the Ministry of Public Health - 1995

2003 - 2005

  • Member of the Lebanon Disaster Management Project (Lebanese Red Cross) - 2003
  • Member of the Medical Planning Committee for Evacuation at ESCWA
  • Member of the National Committee for Ambulance and Emergency Services with the Lebanese Government
  • Coordinator of Operations and Disaster Management – Lebanese Red Cross 2005-2011

2008 – 2010

  • Member of the Disaster Management Reference Committee of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – Middle East and North Africa Region – 2008
  • Member of the Disaster Management Steering Committee of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – Middle East and North Africa Region – 2009
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the United Nations Development Programme Project for the Office of the Prime Minister (Building Capacity for Disaster Risk Management in Lebanon) – 2010
  • Member of the National Committee for Preparing a Plan to Counter the Threats of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Nuclear, Radiological and Biological Threats (CBRN) – 2010
  • Member of the National Committee for Preparing the National Disaster Response Plan – 2010

2011 - 2013

  • Member of the Advisory Committee in the Project to Improve the Blood Transfusion Process at the National Level – 2011
  • Director of Operations and Disaster Management – Lebanese Red Cross 2011-2013
  • Disaster Coordinator for the Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross General Secretariat Working Group – 2012
  • Rapporteur of the Arab Team for Preparing the Arab Emergency Plan – General Secretariat of the Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization – 2013
  • Member of the National Committee for Preparing a Comprehensive Study on Emergency and Ambulance Services from Traffic Accidents – 2013

2013

  • Elected as the Secretary-General of the Lebanese Red Cross. 2013 - Present

2019

  • Serves as the Vice-President of the International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

2020 - Present

  • University Lecturer in disaster management.
  • Member of the Committee for Monitoring Measures and Preventive Procedures for Coronavirus - 2020

2024

  • Elected Member of Standing Commission