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'''Vuk Jeremić''' ({{lang-sr|Вук Јеремић}}; born on [[July 3]], [[1975]]<ref name=birthday>{{cite web|url=http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.co.yu/arhiva/2007/05/19/srpski/T07051803.shtml|title=Vuk Jeremić (Ljubitelj ptica)|publisher=[[Glas Javnosti]]|date=2007-05-19|author=T. Nikolić|language=Serbian}}</ref>) is the current [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Serbia)|Foreign Minister]] in the [[Government of Serbia|Government]] of [[Serbia]]. He was sworn in on [[May 15]], [[2007]] and reelected on [[July 7]], [[2008]]. |
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Jeremić was born in Belgrade in 1975. He began his high school studies in Belgrade, but completed his secondary school studies in [[London]]. As a member of [[Queens' College, Cambridge|Queens' College]] he graduated from the [[University of Cambridge]] with a degree in [[Theoretical Physics]]. |
Jeremić was born in Belgrade in 1975. He began his high school studies in Belgrade, but completed his secondary school studies in [[London]]. As a member of [[Queens' College, Cambridge|Queens' College]] he graduated from the [[University of Cambridge]] with a degree in [[Theoretical Physics]]. |
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Revision as of 22:46, 21 September 2008
Vuk Jeremić Вук Јеремић | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office May 15, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Vuk Drašković |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 July 1975 Belgrade |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Nataša Jeremić |
| Residence(s) | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Alma mater | BA of Univ. of Cambridge MPA/ID of Harvard Univ. |
Vuk Jeremić (Serbian: Вук Јеремић; born on July 3, 1975[1]) is the current Foreign Minister in the Government of Serbia. He was sworn in on May 15, 2007 and reelected on July 7, 2008.
Education
Jeremić was born in Belgrade in 1975. He began his high school studies in Belgrade, but completed his secondary school studies in London. As a member of Queens' College he graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Theoretical Physics.
He worked for a number of financial institutions in the City of London, including Deutsche Bank and Dresdner Kleinwort, and then for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals.
He attended the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, graduating with a degree of Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID).
He was a founder and the financial manager of the Organization of Serbian Students Abroad (OSSI), the first international organization of Serbian students, which at the time had several thousand members.[2]
Political career
Following the democratic changes in Belgrade in October 2000, he worked as an adviser to the Minister of Telecommunications of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and then in June 2003 joined the Ministry of Defense of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in the capacity of the Special Envoy for Euro-Atlantic Affairs.
From July 2004 to May 2007, he served as Senior Foreign Policy Adviser to Boris Tadić, President of Serbia (with whom he worked in Ministry of Telecommunications and Ministry of Defense). In February 2004 he was appointed Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Democratic Party, and in February 2006 to the Main Board of the Democratic Party.
On May 19, 2007 he said the current administration in Serbia will lose its mandate if Kosovo is granted independence, sending Serbia back to the "traumatic isolation" of its past. The European Union and the United States support a proposed plan of United Nations-supervised independence for Kosovo but Russia, Serbia's traditional ally, continues to oppose any resolution granting independence.[3]
During the period after the Kosovo independence declaration in 2008, Jeremić lobbied across the world against the recognition. He traveled to countries with which Serbia enjoys good relations from the times of Yugoslavia and some of these visits were the first after a lengthy economic and political crisis in Serbia, during which the normal diplomacy development was prevented. His visits included those to Central and South America (Argentina[4], Brazil[5] and Mexico[6]), Africa (Egypt[7] and Libya[8]) and Asia (China[9], Indonesia[10], Malaysia[11] and Singapore[12]). He also traveled to summits of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran, Iran[13], African Union in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt[14], Thirty-eight regular session of the Organization of American States in Medellín, Regional economic forum in Mexico and the Arab League meeting in Egypt[15]. In Tehran he had meetings with Foreign Ministers of Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Algeria, Brunei, Kenya, Cuba, Iran, Pakistan, Bhutan, Laos, Bangladesh, Singapore, Venezuela, Panama, Chile, Colombia, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, and Bolivia. In Mexico Jeremić had meetings with Felipe Calderón, Daniel Ortega, Antonio Saca, Álvaro Colom Caballeros, Manuel Zelaya and Fernando Araújo Perdomo.
Personal
He is married to Nataša Lekić, a journalist on Radio Television of Serbia[16]. He speaks English and German.[17]
References
- ^ T. Nikolić (2007-05-19). "Vuk Jeremić (Ljubitelj ptica)" (in Serbian). Glas Javnosti.
- ^ "Kokkalis program on SEE and CE:Past Fellows". John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University. 2002. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- ^ Serbia warns of government crisis if Kosovo breaks away Radio Free Europe
- ^ Jeremić travels to Argentina
- ^ Jeremić: Čvrst stav Brazila o KiM
- ^ JEREMIC: I MEKSIKO SNAZNO PROTIV JEDNOSTRANE NEZAVISNOSTI
- ^ Jeremić danas u Egiptu
- ^ Libija protiv nezavisnosti Kosova
- ^ Jeremić: Igre nisu samo sportski, već i politički skup
- ^ JEREMIC: PUNA PODRSKA INDONEZIJE PROTIV NEZAVISNOSTI KOSOVA
- ^ Jeremić: Malezija zamrzla odluku o priznavanju Kosova
- ^ Jeremić: Singapur će podržati inicijativu Srbije u UN
- ^ Jeremić seeks backing from Non-Aligned
- ^ Tadić na samitu Afričke unije
- ^ Jeremić attends Arab League summit
- ^ Aleksandra Dinić (2006-03-25). "Nataša Lekić i Vuk Jeremić" (in Serbian). Blic-Europa.
- ^ Official Vuk Jeremić Minister of Foreign Affairs biography