Hido Biščević
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Hidajet Biščević is a Croatia
n diplomat, currently holding the office of the Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council. He is also a journalist (having been editor-in-chief of the Vjesnik
daily from 1990 to 1992, and their foreign affairs editor from 1985 to 1989) and an author of several books on international relations, concerning the breakup of Yugoslavia, the Iranian Revolution
and the Iran–Iraq War.
Biščević graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Zagreb
. After working at the state-owned Vjesnik daily newspaper in the 1980s and early 1990s Biščević joined the Croatian diplomatic service in 1992, and was initially named Head of Department for Asian and Arab Countries at the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Adviser to the Foreign Minister.
From 1993 to 1995 Biščević was Croatia's ambassador to Turkey
, after which he was appointed as Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs (1995-1997), before serving as ambassador to the Russia
(1997-2002). Upon returning from Moscow
, he served as the State Secretary for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2007. On 10 May 2007 at the Southeast European Cooperation Process
(SEECP) Foreign Ministers summit in Zagreb he was appointed to be the first Secretary General of the newly established Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), and his term officially began on 1 January 2008.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n diplomat, currently holding the office of the Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council. He is also a journalist (having been editor-in-chief of the Vjesnik
Vjesnik
Vjesnik is a Croatian daily newspaper, published in Zagreb. Through its history, it has been considered a newspaper of record.The paper was originally printed as a monthly publication by the League of Communists of Croatia starting in 1940...
daily from 1990 to 1992, and their foreign affairs editor from 1985 to 1989) and an author of several books on international relations, concerning the breakup of Yugoslavia, the Iranian Revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
and the Iran–Iraq War.
Biščević graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
. After working at the state-owned Vjesnik daily newspaper in the 1980s and early 1990s Biščević joined the Croatian diplomatic service in 1992, and was initially named Head of Department for Asian and Arab Countries at the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (Croatia)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of foreign relations and admission into the European Union.-Foreign affairs ministers:...
and Adviser to the Foreign Minister.
From 1993 to 1995 Biščević was Croatia's ambassador to Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, after which he was appointed as Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs (1995-1997), before serving as ambassador to the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(1997-2002). Upon returning from Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, he served as the State Secretary for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2007. On 10 May 2007 at the Southeast European Cooperation Process
Southeast European Cooperation Process
The South East European Co-operation Process was launched on Bulgaria's initiative in 1996. At the Bulgaria-chaired meeting in Sofia, the SEE countries laid the foundations for regional co-operation for the purposes of creating an atmosphere of trust, good neighbourly relations and stability.A...
(SEECP) Foreign Ministers summit in Zagreb he was appointed to be the first Secretary General of the newly established Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), and his term officially began on 1 January 2008.
Selected works
- EU for YOU - Functioning of the EU (Croatian Edition 2006, with Wolfgang Böhm and Otmar Lahodynsky)
- Strategija kaosa (Strategy of Chaos), ISBN 867-1250-53-9 (1989)
- U ime Alaha (In the Name of Allah), ISBN 863-4901-09-2 (1987)
- Krv na vodi (Blood on the Water), ISBN 864-0900-30-2 (1987)