Paul Fouad Tabet (28 November 1929 – 20 July 2009) was a Lebanese-born Catholic prelate of the Maronite Church, who spent many years in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
In 1960, he was appointed to prepare for work in the diplomatic service of the Holy See by studies at Rome's Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.
[citation needed] On 11 February 1984, Tabet's responsibilities were expanded with the additional appointment as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Belize.
[4] On 14 December 1991, he was appointed the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva, a post he held until March 1995.
[6] Tabet was member of the honorary committee of the Bios Prize Award of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.