Avni Spahiu was born on 12 March 1953 in the town of Mitrovica, Kosovo. He worked as a journalist, human rights activist and was the head of Radio Television of Kosovo

Radio Television of Kosovo

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. Currently he is the ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo

Republic of Kosovo

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 to the United States

United States

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. The Embassy of Kosovo in Washington, DC opened in 2008.

History

Avni Spahiu graduated from University of Prishtina

University of Prishtina

The University of Prishtina as well as the Universiteti i Prishtinës are at present two disjoint public universities located in Kosovo, sharing the same history up to a point of bifurcation, which took place in 1999....

 in 1986, with a degree in Literature

Literature

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. From 1999 to 2000, he was Editor in Chief of Radio Television of Kosovo

Radio Television of Kosovo

Radio Television of Kosovo is the public service broadcaster in Kosovo.It consists of the television service, broadcast on the terrestrial transmitter network and digital satellite , and two radio stations, Radio Kosovo and Radio Blue Sky...

 (RTK). Then from 2002 till 2003, he was Director of RTK.

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