Karim Dahou

As Deputy Director of the OECD Global Relations and cooperation Directorate, Mr. Dahou supports the Director in implementing the OECD Global Relations Strategy. As such, he is responsible for enhancing the key partnerships with Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa, as well as supporting the development of OECD Regional Programmes with Eurasia, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Southeast Asia (SEA) and Southeast Europe (SEE). He is in charge with coordinating policy support by OECD expert communities to partner countries from all over the world. In his capacity as Deputy Director and Head of the China team, Mr Dahou also oversees, together with the Director and the Legal Department, accession discussions with countries that aspire to OECD membership, as well as OECD’s engagement with China across policy fields.