Special Tribunal for Lebanon appoints Wajed Ramadan as spokesperson

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon appointed Monday Wajed Ramadan as its official spokesperson, LBC reported on Monday.

Wajed Ramadan, who is a Lebanese citizen, was born in Beirut and raised in the Ivory Coast, joined the tribunal in September 2009 and established the STL's Outreach Office in Lebanon. Over the following six years, she worked as an Outreach officer in the Beirut Office where she assisted in creating and maintaining the Tribunal's strong network of contacts in the country.

From 1998 to 2009, Wajed Ramadan was the editor-in-chief, producer, reporter and anchor of the French News Bulletin, which she launched at Future TV. During the 2006 war in Lebanon, Ramadan was also the war correspondent for Radio Maroc, while in 2008 and 2009 she was the Beirut correspondent for France 24 International where she also featured in political shows.