| Skënder Hyseni | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 3 March 2008 – 18 October 2010 |
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| President | Fatmir Sejdiu |
| Prime Minister | Hashim Thaçi |
| Preceded by | Position Created |
| Succeeded by | Vlora Çitaku |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1955 Podujevo, Kosovo, Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Democratic League of Kosovo |
| Alma mater | University of Pristina Bloomsburg State College Aberdeen University |
Skënder Hyseni (Serbo-Croat: Skender Hiseni) (born 17 February 1955 in Podujevo) is a former foreign minister of the Republic of Kosovo[a] . 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.[1] and held the position until 18 October 2010, when he handed it over to Vlora Çitaku.[2] Before holding this position he was the Minister of Culture, Youth, Sport and Non-Residential Affairs in the same government.[3] Hysen had also served as a spokesman for the government and for Kosovan negotiators before the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence.
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He is member of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) party.
Past and Present Activities and Functions
| a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 86 UN member states. |