Consulate Directory
| Consul General Mrs. Abir Taha Audi | Accounting Mr. Maher Takkoush Tel: 1 (212) 744-7905, ext 5 Email: maher.takkoush@nylebcons.org |
| Executive Assistant Mrs. Maha Karnib Tel: 1 (212) 744-7905, ext 7 Fax: 1 (212) 794-1510 Email: maha.karnib@nylebcons.org | Passports/ Visas Mr. Gaby Noufaily Tel: 1 (212) 744-7905, ext 1 Email: gaby.noufaily@nylebcons.org |
| Assistant Mrs. Karine Diab Tel: 1 (212) 744-7905, ext 103 Email: karine.diab@nylebcons.org | Passports/ Visas Mr. Ayman Salman Email: ayman.salman@nylebcons.org |
| Registration of Vital Events Mr. Tony Barkachy Tel: 1 (212) 744-7905, ext 3 Email: tony.barkachy@nylebcons.org | Legalization/ Powers of Attorney Mr. Habib Osman Tel: 1 (212) 744-7905, ext 2 Email: habib.habib@nylebcons.org |
About the consul General
Diplomat, Philosopher, Scholar, Author, Poet.
Dr. Taha Audi was promoted to the rank Ambassador in 2017. A senior career diplomat for the Government of Lebanon, she has previously served as First Secretary at Lebanon’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations – Geneva (2000-2001), as Consul General in Paris (2002-2012), and as Chief of Diplomatic Mission in Tokyo (2016-2017). She was appointed Consul General of Lebanon in New York in December 2019.
Dr. Taha Audi holds a PHD in philosophy from the Sorbonne University, Paris, where she is a Doctoral Researcher, and a Master’s degree in Political Science from the American University of Beirut.
In addition to her diplomatic and academic careers, Dr Audi is also an internationally published author of nine books, translated into several languages, and numerous articles in the fields of Philosophy, Spirituality, Politics, Poetry, and Literature, as well as several works on International Law and Organizations, most of which were adopted as official documents by the UN.She speaks fluent English, French, Arabic, and German.