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Mehmet Paçacı is the Turkish ambassador to the Vatican. He previously was the director general of international affairs for the Presidency of Religious Affairs, Republic of Turkey, and a consul for religious and social affairs for the Turkish embassy in Washington, D.C. An expert on Qur'anic exegesis, he has served as a visiting professor at Georgetown University, as well as a scholar in residence and adjunct faculty member at Wesley Theological Seminary. Pacaci has also taught at Ankara University, International Islamic University of Malaysia, Pontifical Gregorian University, Bamberg University, and King Saud University in Saudi Arabia.