Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo (SRSG) is an appointed by the Secretary-General

United Nations Secretary-General

The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat of the United Nations, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General also acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations....

to lead the United Nations

United Nations

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Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo

United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo

The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo or UNMIK is the interim civilian administration in Kosovo, under the authority of the United Nations. The mission was established on 10 June 1999 by Security Council Resolution 1244...

(UNMIK). The Joint Interim Administrative Structure

Joint Interim Administrative Structure

The Joint Interim Administrative Structure was an interim administrative body in Kosovo, established in May 2000 by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo...

and then the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government

Provisional Institutions of Self-Government

The Provisional Institutions of Self-Government or 'PISG' are the local administrative bodies in Kosovo established by the United Nations administration in that province under the terms of UNSCR 1244...

held their authority under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, adopted on June 10, 1999, after recalling resolutions 1160 , 1199 , 1203 and 1239 , authorised an international civil and military presence in Kosovo ) and established the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo .Resolution...

, reporting to the Special Representative.

List of Special Representatives

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|1 || Bernard Kouchner

Bernard Kouchner

Bernard Kouchner is a French politician, diplomat, and doctor. He is co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières and Médecins du Monde...

|| 1939– || 15 July 1999 || 12 January 2001 || France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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|2 || Hans Haekkerup

Hans Haekkerup

Hans Haekkerup is a Danish politician who has served as a member of parliament for the Social Democratic party and as the Minister of Defense in four cabinets of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen.-Early life:...

|| 1945– || 13 January 2001 || 31 December 2001 || Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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|3 || Michael Steiner

Michael Steiner

Michael Steiner , a national of Germany, was head of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo . He studied law in Paris and Munich from 1971 to 1977 and qualified as a judge in 1981. Later that year, he entered the German Foreign Office...

|| 1949– || 14 February 2002 || 8 July 2003 || Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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|4 || Harri Holkeri || 1937–2011 || 25 August 2003 || 11 June 2004 || Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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|5 || Søren Jessen-Petersen

Søren Jessen-Petersen

Søren Jessen-Petersen is an international civil servant from Denmark. He was named Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Kosovo and head of UNMIK on 16 June 2004 and held the position until the end of June 2006...

|| 1945– || 16 August 2004 || 30 June 2006 || Denmark

Denmark

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|6 || Joachim Rücker

Joachim Rücker

Joachim Rücker is a German international civil servant, since November 2008 serving as the German ambassador to Sweden. He was named Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Kosovo and head of UNMIK from 1 September 2006 to 20 June 2008...

|| 1951– || 1 September 2006 || 20 June 2008 || Germany

Germany

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|7 || Lamberto Zannier

Lamberto Zannier

Lamberto Zannier, born in 1954, is an Italian diplomat who currently serves as the United Nations Special Representative for Kosovo and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo , with the rank of UN Undersecretary-General. He was appointed to this position by UN...

|| 1954– || 20 June 2008 || June 2011 || Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

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|8 || Farid Zarif || 1951– || 11 October 2011 || Incumbent || Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

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The SRSG has always been an European and his deputy an American. However, the newly appointed SRSG is the Afghan Farid Zarif. His deputy is the American Robert E.Sorenson.

List of Special Representatives

See also