Gëzim Kasapolli (born 15 March 1976,

Peja Peja ( Indefinite Albanian form: ''Pejë'' ) or Peć ( sr-Cyrl, Пећ ) is the fourth largest city of Kosovo and seat of Peja Municipality and Peja District. It is situated in the region of Rugova on the eastern section of the Accursed Mount ...

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

) is a Kosovan politician and diplomat. As of 2017, he is the Ambassador of the (

Republic of Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a international recognition of Kosovo, partiall ...

) to the Republic of Croati

Prior to his diplomatic mandate, he was Parliamentary Adviser for European Integration and Foreign Policy, Deputy Minister and Acting Minister of European Integration of the Republic of Kosovo

Education

Gëzim Kasapolli studied Economics at the Universiteti i Prishtinës, University of Prishtinabr>
, and completed the MBA program in Business Management with

Vienna Technical University TU Wien (TUW; german: Technische Universität Wien; still known in English as the Vienna University of Technology from 1975–2014) is one of the major universities in Vienna, Austria. The university finds high international and domestic recogn ...

in cooperation with the University for Business and Technology (UBT

in Pristina, where he later contributed as executive director.

Career

Gëzim Kasapolli has held a number of positions with international and local organizations prior to his involvement in politics. His professional experience includes work with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (

ICTY The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was a body of the United Nations that was established to prosecute the war crimes that had been committed during the Yugoslav Wars and to try their perpetrators. The tribunal ...

), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (

OSCE The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, prom ...

), and the United Nations interim Mission in Kosovo (

UNMIK The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) is the officially mandated mission of the United Nations in Kosovo. The UNMIK describes its mandate as being to "help the United Nations Security Council achieve an overall ...

as media monitor and radio producer. He entered political life in 2005 as Political Adviser to the

Prime Minister of Kosovo The prime minister of the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Kryeministri i Republikës së Kosovës, sr, Премијер Републике Косова, Premijer Republike Kosova) is the head of government of Kosovo. The prime minister and the Gover ...

during a critical period when the status of Kosovo was being negotiated. Gëzim Kasapolli went on to become Deputy Minister of European Integratio

for a full mandate, before serving as Acting Minister of Integration, contributing to negotiations on Stabilization-Association Agreement (SSA) between Kosovo and the European Union. Subsequently, he served as Political Adviser to the Speaker of Kosovo Parliament on matters of European integration and foreign policy.

References

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