Zoran Jolevski
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H.E. Ph.D. Zoran Jolevski (born July 16, 1959) is a Macedonian
diplomat
and the ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia
to the United States of America. In November 2008, he was appointed chief negotiator to the Macedonia naming dispute
, and beginning 2011 he was appointed Ambassador to the United Mexican States and as Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States
. His offices are located at the Embassy of Macedonia in Washington, D.C. He holds a Ph.D. in International Economy from Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje. He served as Secretary General of the late Macedonian president Boris Trajkovski
from 2000–2004. He is married with Suzana Jolevska, and they have two sons Pero (1988), and Filip Jolevski (1992).
, Macedonia
. He attended the Orce Nikolov High School in Skopje, Macedonia, along with his best friends - opera singer Boris Trajanov
and movie director Milcho Manchevski and he graduated in 1978. While in High School, he was the captain on the swimming team. He was champion of the junior category in swimming in the Macedonia. He finished his undergraduate studies at the Faculty on Economics at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Macedonian as summa cum laude and he earned bachelor degree on economics. While in high school and university, he was giving mathematics lessons. In 1990, Zoran Jolevski received a Master of Science in Law from the Faculty of Law Justinian I
at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Macedonia on the thesis "Business Strategies of the Multinational Companies". After that he continued his studies at the International Institute of Social Studies
which is part of Erasmus University Rotterdam in den Hague, the Netherlands from where he received his postgraduate diploma. After that he attended Trade Policy Course of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT) in 1994. Zoran Jolevski holds a Ph.D. in International Economy from the Faculty of Economy at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Macedonia on the thesis "Foreign Trade Regime of the Macedonia and the WTO Agreements". He speaks English, French, Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian and his native language Macedonian.
Zoran Jolevski married Suzana Jolevska and they have two sons: Pero (1988) and Filip Jolevski (1992).
, but he was also the Desk Officer for the United Kingdom and Germany. From 1992 to 1994, Jolevski was the Secretary to the delegation of Macedonia to the International Conference on Succession of the Former Yugoslavia
where he played an important role in the negotiations. While working at the Ministry, Jolevski became a Member of the Presidency of Macedonia-Japanese Friendship Association.
(WTO) and the United Nations
office at Geneva, Switzerland. While there he was the Vice-chairman of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Expert Meeting on Existing Regional and Multilateral Investment Treaties and their Development Dimensions. He was there until 1998 and after that he returned at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
broke out he became the Deputy National Coordinator on Humanitarian Issues for the Kosovo refugee crises where he worked with then-Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Boris Trajkovski
and they established a friendly and professional relationship. While in the Ministry, he continued his International involvement as a Member of Bureau of the Commission of UNCTAD on Investment, Technology and Related Financial Issues.
which whom they worked together at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jolevski was preparing of the Presidential Program, the preparations of his speeches etc. After the victory, President Trajkovski ask Jolevski to be his Secretary General, which replaced the former position Chief of Staff. While being Secretary General of the President, Jolevski from 1999 to 2004 was also the Deputy negotiator and Chief Consultant to the Minister of Economy for accession to the WTO. In 2000, Jolevski was the Chief negotiator in the successful negotiations on the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Macedonia and the People's Republic of China
. Jolevski was also a member of the Committee "E-Macedonia for All" under the auspices of Macedonia.
When Macedonia faced insurgency in 2001, while Zoran Jolevski was Secretary General of the President, Macedonia faced number of casualties. During this period, there were several attempts to assassinate the President and his closest team which was led by Jolevski. In order peace to be found, The Macedonian Government worked with the government of the United States and the EU on the Ohrid Framework Agreement which brought peace in the Balkans. Zoran Jolevski was member of the negotiation team and he was the representative of President Trajkovski to the session of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia
for the constitutional changes required by the Ohrid Framework Agreement.
After peace was established, Jolevski became high involved in the International society especially at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
, while remaining Secretary General of the President. Jolevski was Member of Team of Specialists on Internet Enterprise Development, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
in Geneva, after that he became the Chairman of the Workshop: IPR and Trade Facilitation: "Identifying Opportunities and Roadblocks", "Second International Forum on Trade Facilitation : 14–15 May 2003 in Geneva, organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
. From 2005 until present days, Jolevski is the Vice Chairman of the Committee on Trade of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
in Geneva.
From 2000 to 2001 Jolevski was member of the Management Board of "Skopje Fair", Skopje, Macedonia and from 2001 to 2002 he was also member of the Management Board of "Alumina", Skopje, Macedonia.
Zoran Jolevski was supposed to be on board of the airplane that carried President Boris Trajkovski
which crashed near Mostar on February 26, 2004. Jolevski was asked by Boris Trajkovski the night before the flight, to stay in Skopje and work on accession of Macedonia into the NATO and the EU.
, Switzerland, but Jolevski rejected and today he remains the only one in Macedonian history to reject an Ambassador position. Jolevski became Professor at the European University-Republic of Macedonia
teaching International Economic Relations and Foreign Trade. Besides being a Professor, he began a Consulting career working as Chief of Party of a project by Booz Allen Hamilton
funded by USAID called WTO Compliance Activity and he worked there until 2006. From 2006 until 2007 he was Chief of Party of another project by Booz Allen Hamilton
funded by USAID called Macedonian Business Environment Activity.
While working for Booz Allen Hamilton, Jolevski maintained his political involvement in the Macedonian government by being Economic and Foreign Policy Adviser to Nikola Gruevski
, leader of the political party VMRO-DPMNE, which is the current Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia
and Jolevski was responsible for advising Prime Minister Gruevski on economic and foreign policy issues, including preparation of the Election Program of the Party in the areas of foreign and economic policy. Zoran Jolevski was also a Special Adviser to Antonio Milososki
, the current Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Macedonia. Jolevski became the consultant to the Government of the Republic of Macedonia for the preparation of the Answers to the Questionnaire for the preparation of the European Commission
's Opinion on the application of the Macedonian for membership to the European Union
and Consultant to the Government of Macedonia and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for preparation of the Report for UN Millennium Development Goals for goal No 8 Partnership for Development.
Besides the domestic contusing services, Jolevski was consultant to the Serbian government for the accession to WTO in 2006. Later on he became the consultant to the Ethiopian government for the WTO accession. In August 2006, Jolevski was consultant to the President of Montenegro Filip Vujanovic
on the same issue, the accession of Montenegro in WTO. In 2005, he was hired as a consultant to the Prime Minister of Lebanon for the WTO accession, however because of the assassination of Rafic Hariri
, Jolevski never worked for the government of Lebanon.
Macedonian accession to NATO became a top issue of the Macedonian Government, that's why Jolevski was elected to be a member of the Presidency of Macedonian Euro-Atlantic Club from 2006 until present day. He became involved in several other institutions such as becoming member of the Board of the Center for Strategic Research at the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
and becoming member of Lions Centar, Skopje, Macedonia.
His managements skills brought him into the business area of Macedonia. In 2006 Jolevski was elected President of the Management Board of Tobacco Company "Prilep" in Prilep, Macedonia which was on the edge of bankruptcy. Jolevski with his team managed to bring it back and to put an end to the corruption that was going on in the Tobacco Company "Prilep". From 2005 he became Member of the Management Board of Seavus Group and he still remains Member of the Management Board and President of the Management Board of Tobacco Company "Prilep". From 2006, Jolevski was member of the Management Board of Airports Macedonia. His membership at Management the Board of Airports Macedonia, became very controversial, because of the accusations that Jolevski is the Godfather of the Greek name of "Alexander the Great Airport" in Skopje, and that triggered problems with Greece. Jolevski denied that he gave the name of the airport. Jolevski remained member of Management Board of Airports Macedonia until 2009 when a Turkish private company bought the Airports.
in March 2007 after Ljupčo Jordanovski
was recalled by the Macedonian Government. He presented his accreditation to President George W. Bush
on July 25, 2007 with his family. Jolevski was focused on strengthening the Macedonia – United States relations and accession of Macedonia in NATO. In 2008, Jolevski signed an agreement on Strategic Partnership and Cooperation with United States Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice
. His other focuses were bringing American companies to invest in Macedonia, and working with the Diaspora. The United States remain supporters of Macedonia to their accession in NATO and EU. His offices are based at the Moses House in Washington, D.C.. During his tenure, Jolevski guest lectured at many universities including University of Georgia
, University of Vermont
, American University
, Ohio State University
, Utah Valley University, George Washington University
, University of Ohio, Norwich University
and others.
After the President of Macedonia Branko Crvenkovski
decided to pull himself out of the negotiations by recalling Nikola Dimitrov, the Prime Minister of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski
asked Ambassador Jolevski to take over the negotiations of the Macedonia naming dispute
with Greece that are going on for 17 years. Jolevski became the Chief negotiator in November 2008, and since then, the negotiations have been changed in a better environment.
During the name talks in Geneva on June 22, 2009, Ambassador Jolevski stated the position of the Macedonia side of the negotiations which is that:
On January 21, 2011, Ambassador Jolevski presented his credentials to President Felipe Calderón
, becoming the first Macedonian Ambassador to the United Mexican States. He will be covering from his office in Washington, D.C.
On May 18, 2011, the Republic of Macedonia was accepted as Permanent Observer in the Organization of American States
, making Ambassador Jolevski the first Permanent Representative of Macedonia at teh Organization of American States. Ambassador Jolevski acknowledged the role of the OAS in promoting peace and security, strengthening democracy, protecting and promoting human rights, fighting poverty and other causes, and affirmed that
in Davos in 2000, 2001 and 2003, as well as the World Economic Forum in New York in 2002. Also he participated in the second and the fourth WTO Ministerial Conference, the World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002 in Johannesburg, and World Food Summit 2002 in Rome. Jolevski represented Macedonia in the conference for the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime in 2000 in Palermo, Italy. During his work in the United States, Jolevski organized multiple conferences for the business environment in Macedonia.
-Ph.D. thesis at the Faculty of Economy on The WTO Agreements and Foreign Trade Regime of the Macedonia, over 300 pages.
-Master of Science thesis at the Faculty of Law in Skopje, The Business Policy of the Multinational Corporations, 125 pages.
-Succession of states: the case of ex-Yugoslavia, Institute of Social Studies
, The Hague, The Netherlands, June 1993
-The World Trading System, 305 pages published by Matica, Skopje, Macedonia 2006
-Multinational Corporations: Challenge of the Contemporary Economy, 226 pages, published by Ecopress, Skopje, 1997
-Foreign Trade of Macedonia 2005, published by the Ministry of Economy, USAID and WTO Compliance Activity, Skopje 2005
-Foreign Trade of Macedonia2006, published by the Ministry of Economy, USAID and Ohird Institute, Skopje 2006
-Mandate for Leadership: Principles for Governing Macedonia 2006–2010, published by the Institute for Economic Strategies and International Affairs – "Ohrid", Skopje 2006
Jolevski also published several articles on economy in newspapers such as Vecer and Utrinski.
Macedonians (ethnic group)
The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...
diplomat
Diplomacy
Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states...
and the ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
to the United States of America. In November 2008, he was appointed chief negotiator to the Macedonia naming dispute
Macedonia naming dispute
A diplomatic dispute over the use of the name Macedonia has been an ongoing issue in the bilateral relations between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia since the latter became independent from former Yugoslavia in 1991...
, and beginning 2011 he was appointed Ambassador to the United Mexican States and as Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States
Organization of American States
The Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
. His offices are located at the Embassy of Macedonia in Washington, D.C. He holds a Ph.D. in International Economy from Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje. He served as Secretary General of the late Macedonian president Boris Trajkovski
Boris Trajkovski
Trajkovski died on 26 February 2004 in a plane crash en route to an economic conference in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The aircraft crashed in thick fog and heavy rain on a mountainside in southeastern Herzegovina, near the villages of Huskovici and Rotimlja some eight miles south-south-east...
from 2000–2004. He is married with Suzana Jolevska, and they have two sons Pero (1988), and Filip Jolevski (1992).
Early life, education, and family
Jolevski was born in SkopjeSkopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. He attended the Orce Nikolov High School in Skopje, Macedonia, along with his best friends - opera singer Boris Trajanov
Boris Trajanov
Boris Trajanov is Macedonian operatic baritone.At the beginning, he studied singing with his father Goga Trajanov in Skopje. He continued his studies with Biserka Cvejic in Belgrade and Pier Miranda Ferraro in Milano. He made his stage debut in 1986 in the operetta The Gypsy Baron...
and movie director Milcho Manchevski and he graduated in 1978. While in High School, he was the captain on the swimming team. He was champion of the junior category in swimming in the Macedonia. He finished his undergraduate studies at the Faculty on Economics at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Macedonian as summa cum laude and he earned bachelor degree on economics. While in high school and university, he was giving mathematics lessons. In 1990, Zoran Jolevski received a Master of Science in Law from the Faculty of Law Justinian I
Justinian I
Justinian I ; , ; 483– 13 or 14 November 565), commonly known as Justinian the Great, was Byzantine Emperor from 527 to 565. During his reign, Justinian sought to revive the Empire's greatness and reconquer the lost western half of the classical Roman Empire.One of the most important figures of...
at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Macedonia on the thesis "Business Strategies of the Multinational Companies". After that he continued his studies at the International Institute of Social Studies
Institute of Social Studies
The International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam in The Hague is a unique, independent and international graduate school in the social sciences...
which is part of Erasmus University Rotterdam in den Hague, the Netherlands from where he received his postgraduate diploma. After that he attended Trade Policy Course of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was negotiated during the UN Conference on Trade and Employment and was the outcome of the failure of negotiating governments to create the International Trade Organization . GATT was signed in 1947 and lasted until 1993, when it was replaced by the World...
(GATT) in 1994. Zoran Jolevski holds a Ph.D. in International Economy from the Faculty of Economy at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Macedonia on the thesis "Foreign Trade Regime of the Macedonia and the WTO Agreements". He speaks English, French, Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian and his native language Macedonian.
Zoran Jolevski married Suzana Jolevska and they have two sons: Pero (1988) and Filip Jolevski (1992).
Early career
From 1983 to 1988, Jolevski begun business by opening a travel agency. He was a Freelance Tour Director. While he was preparing his Masters, he was Member of the Presidency of Tourist Association of Skopje and Member of the Presidency of Swimming Club "Vardar". He began his professional career in 1988 by joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Macedonia.Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1988–1994)
Joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Macedonia, from 1988 to 1992, Zoran Jolevski was the Responsible officer for preparing all necessary documents for observer status of Macedonia in the General Agreement on Tariffs and TradeGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was negotiated during the UN Conference on Trade and Employment and was the outcome of the failure of negotiating governments to create the International Trade Organization . GATT was signed in 1947 and lasted until 1993, when it was replaced by the World...
, but he was also the Desk Officer for the United Kingdom and Germany. From 1992 to 1994, Jolevski was the Secretary to the delegation of Macedonia to the International Conference on Succession of the Former Yugoslavia
Former Yugoslavia
The former Yugoslavia is a term used to describe the present day states which succeeded the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
where he played an important role in the negotiations. While working at the Ministry, Jolevski became a Member of the Presidency of Macedonia-Japanese Friendship Association.
Early diplomatic career (1994–1998)
In October 1994, Jolevski became the First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of the Macedonia to the World Trade OrganizationWorld Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
(WTO) and the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
office at Geneva, Switzerland. While there he was the Vice-chairman of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
Expert Meeting on Existing Regional and Multilateral Investment Treaties and their Development Dimensions. He was there until 1998 and after that he returned at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1998–1999)
After returning from Switzerland, Jolevski was secretary for WTO accession and other international trade and financial affairs. When the Kosovo WarKosovo War
The term Kosovo War or Kosovo conflict was two sequential, and at times parallel, armed conflicts in Kosovo province, then part of FR Yugoslav Republic of Serbia; from early 1998 to 1999, there was an armed conflict initiated by the ethnic Albanian "Kosovo Liberation Army" , who sought independence...
broke out he became the Deputy National Coordinator on Humanitarian Issues for the Kosovo refugee crises where he worked with then-Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Boris Trajkovski
Boris Trajkovski
Trajkovski died on 26 February 2004 in a plane crash en route to an economic conference in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The aircraft crashed in thick fog and heavy rain on a mountainside in southeastern Herzegovina, near the villages of Huskovici and Rotimlja some eight miles south-south-east...
and they established a friendly and professional relationship. While in the Ministry, he continued his International involvement as a Member of Bureau of the Commission of UNCTAD on Investment, Technology and Related Financial Issues.
Secretary General of the President of Macedonia (1999–2004)
After the Kosovo refugee crisis was over, Jolevski became the adviser to the candidate on the Macedonian Presidential elections in 1999 Boris TrajkovskiBoris Trajkovski
Trajkovski died on 26 February 2004 in a plane crash en route to an economic conference in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The aircraft crashed in thick fog and heavy rain on a mountainside in southeastern Herzegovina, near the villages of Huskovici and Rotimlja some eight miles south-south-east...
which whom they worked together at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jolevski was preparing of the Presidential Program, the preparations of his speeches etc. After the victory, President Trajkovski ask Jolevski to be his Secretary General, which replaced the former position Chief of Staff. While being Secretary General of the President, Jolevski from 1999 to 2004 was also the Deputy negotiator and Chief Consultant to the Minister of Economy for accession to the WTO. In 2000, Jolevski was the Chief negotiator in the successful negotiations on the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Macedonia and the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. Jolevski was also a member of the Committee "E-Macedonia for All" under the auspices of Macedonia.
When Macedonia faced insurgency in 2001, while Zoran Jolevski was Secretary General of the President, Macedonia faced number of casualties. During this period, there were several attempts to assassinate the President and his closest team which was led by Jolevski. In order peace to be found, The Macedonian Government worked with the government of the United States and the EU on the Ohrid Framework Agreement which brought peace in the Balkans. Zoran Jolevski was member of the negotiation team and he was the representative of President Trajkovski to the session of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia
Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia
The Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, the Assembly , has 123 members, elected for a four year term, by proportional representation from 6 electoral districts, each contributing 20 MPs.- Result :...
for the constitutional changes required by the Ohrid Framework Agreement.
After peace was established, Jolevski became high involved in the International society especially at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe was established in 1947 to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of United Nations headquarters. It has 56 member states, and reports to the UN Economic and...
, while remaining Secretary General of the President. Jolevski was Member of Team of Specialists on Internet Enterprise Development, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe was established in 1947 to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of United Nations headquarters. It has 56 member states, and reports to the UN Economic and...
in Geneva, after that he became the Chairman of the Workshop: IPR and Trade Facilitation: "Identifying Opportunities and Roadblocks", "Second International Forum on Trade Facilitation : 14–15 May 2003 in Geneva, organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe was established in 1947 to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of United Nations headquarters. It has 56 member states, and reports to the UN Economic and...
. From 2005 until present days, Jolevski is the Vice Chairman of the Committee on Trade of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe was established in 1947 to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of United Nations headquarters. It has 56 member states, and reports to the UN Economic and...
in Geneva.
From 2000 to 2001 Jolevski was member of the Management Board of "Skopje Fair", Skopje, Macedonia and from 2001 to 2002 he was also member of the Management Board of "Alumina", Skopje, Macedonia.
Zoran Jolevski was supposed to be on board of the airplane that carried President Boris Trajkovski
Boris Trajkovski
Trajkovski died on 26 February 2004 in a plane crash en route to an economic conference in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The aircraft crashed in thick fog and heavy rain on a mountainside in southeastern Herzegovina, near the villages of Huskovici and Rotimlja some eight miles south-south-east...
which crashed near Mostar on February 26, 2004. Jolevski was asked by Boris Trajkovski the night before the flight, to stay in Skopje and work on accession of Macedonia into the NATO and the EU.
Consulting (2004–2007)
After the death of President Trajkovski, Jolevski was nominated to be the Macedonian Ambassador to the Permanent Mission of Macedonia to the WTO and the United Nations office at GenevaGeneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Switzerland, but Jolevski rejected and today he remains the only one in Macedonian history to reject an Ambassador position. Jolevski became Professor at the European University-Republic of Macedonia
European University-Republic of Macedonia
The European University-Republic of Macedonia is a university in Skopje, Macedonia.-Faculties:The University offers 5 faculties:* Faculty of Economics...
teaching International Economic Relations and Foreign Trade. Besides being a Professor, he began a Consulting career working as Chief of Party of a project by Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. , or more commonly Booz Allen, is an American public consulting firm headquartered in McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, with 80 other offices throughout the United States. Ralph Shrader is its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The firm was founded by Edwin Booz in...
funded by USAID called WTO Compliance Activity and he worked there until 2006. From 2006 until 2007 he was Chief of Party of another project by Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. , or more commonly Booz Allen, is an American public consulting firm headquartered in McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, with 80 other offices throughout the United States. Ralph Shrader is its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The firm was founded by Edwin Booz in...
funded by USAID called Macedonian Business Environment Activity.
While working for Booz Allen Hamilton, Jolevski maintained his political involvement in the Macedonian government by being Economic and Foreign Policy Adviser to Nikola Gruevski
Nikola Gruevski
Nikola Gruevski has been Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia since 27 August 2006. He has led VMRO-DPMNE since May 2003. He was Minister of Finance in the VMRO-DPMNE government led by Ljubčo Georgievski until September 2002.- Personal life :...
, leader of the political party VMRO-DPMNE, which is the current Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia
Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia is the head of government of the Republic of Macedonia. He or she is the leader of a political coalition in the Macedonian parliament and the leader of the cabinet...
and Jolevski was responsible for advising Prime Minister Gruevski on economic and foreign policy issues, including preparation of the Election Program of the Party in the areas of foreign and economic policy. Zoran Jolevski was also a Special Adviser to Antonio Milososki
Antonio Milošoski
Antonio Milošoski Antonio Milošoski Antonio Milošoski (born January 29, 1976 in Tetovo, SR Macedonia, (now Republic of Macedonia) is a Macedonian politician and Minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Macedonia from 2006 until 2011....
, the current Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Macedonia. Jolevski became the consultant to the Government of the Republic of Macedonia for the preparation of the Answers to the Questionnaire for the preparation of the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
's Opinion on the application of the Macedonian for membership to the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
and Consultant to the Government of Macedonia and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for preparation of the Report for UN Millennium Development Goals for goal No 8 Partnership for Development.
Besides the domestic contusing services, Jolevski was consultant to the Serbian government for the accession to WTO in 2006. Later on he became the consultant to the Ethiopian government for the WTO accession. In August 2006, Jolevski was consultant to the President of Montenegro Filip Vujanovic
Filip Vujanovic
Filip Vujanović is a Montenegrin politician who, since 2003, has served as the President of Montenegro. He is the first President of Montenegro since it split ties with Serbia and became an independent nation in June 2006...
on the same issue, the accession of Montenegro in WTO. In 2005, he was hired as a consultant to the Prime Minister of Lebanon for the WTO accession, however because of the assassination of Rafic Hariri
Assassination of Rafic Hariri
On 14 February 2005, Rafic Hariri, former Prime Minister of Lebanon, was killed, along with 77 others, when explosives equivalent of around 1,000 kg of TNT were detonated as his motorcade drove near the St. George Hotel in Beirut. Among the dead were several of Hariri's bodyguards and his friend...
, Jolevski never worked for the government of Lebanon.
Involvement in foundations, associations, and companies (2004–2007)
With his involvement in the Macedonian Government, and his International success, Jolevski became involved in several institutes and associations. In 2006 Jolevski formed the Institute for Economic Strategies and International Affairs – "Ohrid" where he still remains President. After the death of Trajkovski, Jolevski became the President of the International Foundation Boris Trajkovski until 2005.Macedonian accession to NATO became a top issue of the Macedonian Government, that's why Jolevski was elected to be a member of the Presidency of Macedonian Euro-Atlantic Club from 2006 until present day. He became involved in several other institutions such as becoming member of the Board of the Center for Strategic Research at the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts is the most eminent academic institution in the Republic of Macedonia.-History:The Academy of Sciences and Arts was established by the Macedonian Assembly on 22 February 1967 as the highest scientific, scholarly and artistic institution in the country...
and becoming member of Lions Centar, Skopje, Macedonia.
His managements skills brought him into the business area of Macedonia. In 2006 Jolevski was elected President of the Management Board of Tobacco Company "Prilep" in Prilep, Macedonia which was on the edge of bankruptcy. Jolevski with his team managed to bring it back and to put an end to the corruption that was going on in the Tobacco Company "Prilep". From 2005 he became Member of the Management Board of Seavus Group and he still remains Member of the Management Board and President of the Management Board of Tobacco Company "Prilep". From 2006, Jolevski was member of the Management Board of Airports Macedonia. His membership at Management the Board of Airports Macedonia, became very controversial, because of the accusations that Jolevski is the Godfather of the Greek name of "Alexander the Great Airport" in Skopje, and that triggered problems with Greece. Jolevski denied that he gave the name of the airport. Jolevski remained member of Management Board of Airports Macedonia until 2009 when a Turkish private company bought the Airports.
Ambassador to the United States of America, United Mexican States, Organization of American States, and Head Negotiator in the name issue (2007–present)
Zoran Jolevski was appointed Macedonian Ambassador to the United StatesMacedonian Ambassador to the United States
The United States of America recognized the Republic of Macedonia in 1995. The current Ambassador is H.E. Zoran Jolevski.This is the list of Macedonian Ambassadors in the United States:1. Mrs. Ljubica Acevska, Ambassador...
in March 2007 after Ljupčo Jordanovski
Ljupco Jordanovski
Ljupčo Jordanovski was a Macedonian seismologist and politician.-Education:Jordanovski received his BEng in Electrical Engineering from the University of Zagreb. He received his PhD from the University of Southern California in 1985.-Early career:...
was recalled by the Macedonian Government. He presented his accreditation to President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
on July 25, 2007 with his family. Jolevski was focused on strengthening the Macedonia – United States relations and accession of Macedonia in NATO. In 2008, Jolevski signed an agreement on Strategic Partnership and Cooperation with United States Secretary of State
United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence...
Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice
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. His other focuses were bringing American companies to invest in Macedonia, and working with the Diaspora. The United States remain supporters of Macedonia to their accession in NATO and EU. His offices are based at the Moses House in Washington, D.C.. During his tenure, Jolevski guest lectured at many universities including University of Georgia
University of Georgia
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, University of Vermont
University of Vermont
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, American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
, Ohio State University
Ohio State University
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, Utah Valley University, George Washington University
George Washington University
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, University of Ohio, Norwich University
Norwich University
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and others.
After the President of Macedonia Branko Crvenkovski
Branko Crvenkovski
Branko Crvenkovski leads the Republic of Macedonia's largest opposition party, the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia. He was Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2002 to 2004, then President of the Republic of Macedonia from 2004 to 2009.Crvenkovski was...
decided to pull himself out of the negotiations by recalling Nikola Dimitrov, the Prime Minister of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski
Nikola Gruevski
Nikola Gruevski has been Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia since 27 August 2006. He has led VMRO-DPMNE since May 2003. He was Minister of Finance in the VMRO-DPMNE government led by Ljubčo Georgievski until September 2002.- Personal life :...
asked Ambassador Jolevski to take over the negotiations of the Macedonia naming dispute
Macedonia naming dispute
A diplomatic dispute over the use of the name Macedonia has been an ongoing issue in the bilateral relations between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia since the latter became independent from former Yugoslavia in 1991...
with Greece that are going on for 17 years. Jolevski became the Chief negotiator in November 2008, and since then, the negotiations have been changed in a better environment.
During the name talks in Geneva on June 22, 2009, Ambassador Jolevski stated the position of the Macedonia side of the negotiations which is that:
"We are ready for a compromise name that would not undermine our national identity and dignity"
On January 21, 2011, Ambassador Jolevski presented his credentials to President Felipe Calderón
Felipe Calderón
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, becoming the first Macedonian Ambassador to the United Mexican States. He will be covering from his office in Washington, D.C.
On May 18, 2011, the Republic of Macedonia was accepted as Permanent Observer in the Organization of American States
Organization of American States
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, making Ambassador Jolevski the first Permanent Representative of Macedonia at teh Organization of American States. Ambassador Jolevski acknowledged the role of the OAS in promoting peace and security, strengthening democracy, protecting and promoting human rights, fighting poverty and other causes, and affirmed that
"it is in Macedonians’ strong interest to make a continued contribution to the organization's activities in some of those areas, and at the same time we are showcasing our interest in strengthening economic, commercial, and cultural ties with the countries of the Americas."
Speaker at international conferences, forums and symposiums
Zoran Jolevski has been participant to more than 100 international summits, forums and conferences, including the World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum
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in Davos in 2000, 2001 and 2003, as well as the World Economic Forum in New York in 2002. Also he participated in the second and the fourth WTO Ministerial Conference, the World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002 in Johannesburg, and World Food Summit 2002 in Rome. Jolevski represented Macedonia in the conference for the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime in 2000 in Palermo, Italy. During his work in the United States, Jolevski organized multiple conferences for the business environment in Macedonia.
Research and publications
Jolevski made couple researches and published several books such as:-Ph.D. thesis at the Faculty of Economy on The WTO Agreements and Foreign Trade Regime of the Macedonia, over 300 pages.
-Master of Science thesis at the Faculty of Law in Skopje, The Business Policy of the Multinational Corporations, 125 pages.
-Succession of states: the case of ex-Yugoslavia, Institute of Social Studies
Institute of Social Studies
The International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam in The Hague is a unique, independent and international graduate school in the social sciences...
, The Hague, The Netherlands, June 1993
-The World Trading System, 305 pages published by Matica, Skopje, Macedonia 2006
-Multinational Corporations: Challenge of the Contemporary Economy, 226 pages, published by Ecopress, Skopje, 1997
-Foreign Trade of Macedonia 2005, published by the Ministry of Economy, USAID and WTO Compliance Activity, Skopje 2005
-Foreign Trade of Macedonia2006, published by the Ministry of Economy, USAID and Ohird Institute, Skopje 2006
-Mandate for Leadership: Principles for Governing Macedonia 2006–2010, published by the Institute for Economic Strategies and International Affairs – "Ohrid", Skopje 2006
Jolevski also published several articles on economy in newspapers such as Vecer and Utrinski.
Legacy
Zoran Jolevski is considered as an expert on WTO, and is the only career Ambassador in Macedonia so far. He is also the first Secretary General of the President of Macedonia, and remains the only one in Macedonia history to reject a nomination for Ambassador.See also
- Foreign relations of the Republic of MacedoniaForeign relations of the Republic of Macedonia-Key priorities:Key priorities in the foreign relations are:* Promotion of the Republic of Macedonia as a NATO candidate country, active participation within the established institutional framework – Partnership for Peace, EAPC, implementation of the NATO Membership Action Plan – aiming at creating...
- Macedonia Naming DisputeMacedonia naming disputeA diplomatic dispute over the use of the name Macedonia has been an ongoing issue in the bilateral relations between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia since the latter became independent from former Yugoslavia in 1991...
- Macedonia – United States relations
- Boris TrajkovskiBoris TrajkovskiTrajkovski died on 26 February 2004 in a plane crash en route to an economic conference in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The aircraft crashed in thick fog and heavy rain on a mountainside in southeastern Herzegovina, near the villages of Huskovici and Rotimlja some eight miles south-south-east...
- Boris TrajanovBoris TrajanovBoris Trajanov is Macedonian operatic baritone.At the beginning, he studied singing with his father Goga Trajanov in Skopje. He continued his studies with Biserka Cvejic in Belgrade and Pier Miranda Ferraro in Milano. He made his stage debut in 1986 in the operetta The Gypsy Baron...