Skënder Hyseni (born 17 February 1955 in Podujevo

Podujevo

Podujevo or Podujeva is a town and municipality located in the district of Pristina of north-eastern Kosovo.Podujevo is situated in a strategic position due to a regional motorway and railroad passing through it which links surrounding regions. Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, is located some to...

) is a former foreign minister of the Republic of Kosovo

Republic of Kosovo

Kosovo , officially the Republic of Kosovo is a partially recognised state and a disputed territory in the Balkans...

. Hyseni graduated at the University of Pristina, branch of English Language and Literature in 1979. Hyseni stayed for a short period of time for study purposes in Bloomsburg State College-USA (1978) and in Aberdeen University-Scotland (1986).

He was nominated as a Foreign Minister on 3 March 2008. and held the position until 18 October 2010, when he handed it over to Vlora Çitaku

Vlora Çitaku

Vlora Çitaku is a Kosovar politician, who is currently the Minister for European Integration of the Republic of Kosovo and a member of the Kosovo Assembly .-Career:...

. Before holding this position he was the Minister of Culture, Youth, Sport and Non-Residential Affairs in the same government. Hysen had also served as a spokesman for the government and for Kosovan negotiators before the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence

2008 Kosovo declaration of independence

The 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence was adopted on 17 February 2008 by individual members of the Assembly of Kosovo acting in personal capacity and not binding to the Assembly itself...

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Portfolio

Past and Present Activities and Functions

• Principal Political Adviser of President Rugova and President Sejdiu
• Member of Presidency of LDK party and Secretary for International Relationship
• Spokesman of Unity Team
• Member of Constituent Committee of Kosovo

External links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Link accessed 2010-08-23.