Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo

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The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo (SRSG) is an appointed by the Secretary-General to lead the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). The Joint Interim Administrative Structure and then the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government held their authority under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, reporting to the Special Representative.

List of Special Representatives

#	Name	Born-Died	Took Office	Left Office	Country
1	Sérgio Vieira de Mello	1948–2003	June 1999	July 1999	Brazil
2	Bernard Kouchner	1939–	15 July 1999	12 January 2001	France
3	Hans Hækkerup	1945–	13 January 2001	31 December 2001	Denmark
4	Michael Steiner	1949–	14 February 2002	8 July 2003	Germany
5	Harri Holkeri	1937–2011	25 August 2003	11 June 2004	Finland
6	Søren Jessen-Petersen	1945–	16 August 2004	30 June 2006	Denmark
7	Joachim Rücker	1951–	1 September 2006	20 June 2008	Germany
8	Lamberto Zannier	1954–	20 June 2008	June 2011	Italy
9	Farid Zarif	1951–	11 October 2011	Incumbent	Afghanistan

See also

• Special Representative of the Secretary-General
• High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina