The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo (SRSG) is appointed by the

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to lead the

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Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). The

Joint Interim Administrative Structure The Joint Interim Administrative Structure (JIAS) was an interim administrative body in Kosovo, established in January 2000 by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) during the period that the United Nations was direc ...

and then the

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held their authority under

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 United Nations Security Council resolution 1244, adopted on 10 June 1999, after recalling resolutions 1160 (1998), 1199 (1998), 1203 (1998) and 1239 (1999), authorised an international civil and military presence in the Federal Republic of Y ...

, reporting to the Special Representative.

List of Special Representatives

List of Special Representatives

See also