Antonio Milošoski (born January 29, 1976) is a
Macedonian politician, former
minister of foreign affairs
A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...
of the
Republic of Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...
from 2006 to 2011 and a member of
VMRO-DPMNE
Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity ( mk, Внатрешна македонска револуционерна организација – Демократска партија за ...
.
Early life and education
In 1999, Milošoski graduated from the Faculty of Law of
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. In 2002, he did his postgraduate studies at the
University of Bonn
The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine U ...
,
Germany
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, and received his Master on European Integration.
He commands four foreign languages —
Albanian
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*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
,
English
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* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
,
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ger ...
and
Serbian.
Career
He became foreign minister on 28 August 2006 (replacing
Ilinka Mitreva
Ilinka Mitreva (; 11 February 1950 – 1 August 2022) was a Macedonian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2001 and from 2002 to 2006.
Personal life
Mitreva was born in Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) i ...
).
He serves as the Head of the
OSCE
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/
ODIHR
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Election Observation Mission for
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
.
OSCE press release
References
External links
Biography of Antonio Milošoski; web site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia
1976 births
Living people
People from Tetovo
University of Bonn alumni
Foreign Ministers of North Macedonia
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje alumni
VMRO-DPMNE politicians
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