Sven Alkalaj

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Sven Alkalaj (born November 11, 1948 in Sarajevo ) is a Bosnian - Croatian politician and diplomat .

Life

origin

Sven Alkalaj is the son of a Bosnian Jew and a Catholic Croat . His wife is a Muslim. In addition to Bosnian citizenship, he also has Croatian citizenship. According to her own statements, this was her mother's wish.

education

Alkalaj has two university degrees. Until 1974 he studied mechanical engineering at the University of Sarajevo . In 1987, he achieved another degree as Master of Economics and International Relations . In 1999 he also attended courses at Harvard Business School in Boston .

Activity in the private sector

From 1975 to 1985 Alkalaj worked for the Yugoslav - French joint venture petroleum Invest , 1985-1988 for the Yugoslav group Energoinvest as Regional Manager for the middle and the Middle East . In 1988 he moved to the Thai branch of Energoinvest in Bangkok , where he stayed until 1994.

Diplomatic and political career

In 1994 he was appointed ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the USA . In 2000 he moved to the office of ambassador to the Organization of American States , which has its headquarters in Washington, DC . In 2004 he became his country's ambassador to Belgium and to NATO in Brussels . He held this office until his appointment as Foreign Minister under Prime Minister Nikola Špirić in February 2007.

2012 Alkalaj was supported by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to the Executive Secretary ( Executive Secretary ) of the Economic Commission for Europe appointed.

Alkalaj is a member of the Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina . In addition to Bosnian , he is fluent in English and French and has some knowledge of Spanish .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ministar VP neće glasati na izborima u Hrvatskoj - Nacional.hr. Retrieved October 28, 2017 (Croatian).
  2. ^ Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com): Bosni je potrebna EU i America | Kiosk | DW | 06/30/2009. Retrieved October 28, 2017 (Bosnian).
  3. ^ United Nations: Sven Alkalaj, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe
personal data
SURNAME Alkalaj, Sven
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Алкалај, Свен (Cyrillic)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bosnian politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Sarajevo