Petrit Selimi
| Petrit Selimi | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Vlora Çitaku |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1979 Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Kosovan |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Kosovo |
| Spouse(s) | Arlinda Selimi |
| Residence | Pristina, Kosovo |
| Alma mater | BA in Social Anthropoly from University of Oslo Master of Science in Media and Communication from London School of Economics |
| Website | Petrit Selimi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Petrit Selimi (born 1979 in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Kosovan politician, current Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Kosovo.
As a civil society activist and media expert, in 1995 he co-founded "Postpessimists", the first network of youth NGOs in the former Yugoslavia. The organization later won Global Youth Peace and Tolerance Award.[1] He is Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Reppublic of Kosovo from 1 June 2011.
Career[edit]
After finishing studies in Norway, Selimi returned to participate in various civic initiatives, serving as a member of the Board of Directors of Soros Foundation in Kosovo. He later helped found Balkan Children and Youth Foundation, serving for two terms as a member of the Board of Directors, alongside President Martti Ahtisaari, CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour and others.[2]
Selimi was also one of the initial founders of the daily newspaper Express, serving as the first CEO. In 2004 he founded and still owns Stripdepot, comics bookshop/cafe, situated in downtown Pristina.[3][4]
In 2008 Selimi won a Chevening Scholarship from the British Council enabling him to undertake studies at London School of Economics.
Selimi worked as private public relations consultant in Kosovo,[5][6][7][8] until June 2011, when he got appointed by the Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi as a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Kosovo.[9][10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.y2kyouth.org/Global/award03.html
- ^ http://balkanyouth.org/how_we_began.html
- ^ http://www.easterneuropeancomics.com/kosovo/stripdepot-cafe/
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=GCRjKdrmqqEC&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=stripdepot&source=bl&ots=_-7NjzYCRU&sig=-NiQddJIR5TcPOQOPC7Hz004v-Y&hl=en&ei=iRomTO-VDYTLOIqvtbsC&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBkQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ^ http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2008/0219/p12s01-woeu.html
- ^ http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2010505,00.html
- ^ http://www.dailytexanonline.com/content/obstacles-burden-new-kosovo-state-young-population
- ^ http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/pristina-s-music-scene-comes-of-age
- ^ http://www.mfa-ks.net/index.php?page=2,127
- ^ http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/10/25/feature-01
- ^ http://www.economist.com/node/21532306
External links[edit]
- Petrit Selimi on Twitter
- Profile of Petrit Selimi in Time Magazine 2005
- Petrit Selimi's columns in Daily Express
- Article on Selimi in Dutch webzine
- Interview with Selimi in Balkan Insight magazine, published by BIRN
- Interview with Selimi in Express daily newspaper
- Home page of the comic's inspired cafe, founded by Petrit Selimi
- Blog page of Petrit Selimi, in Kosovotwopointzero, Kosovo's blog generator
