Vuk Jeremić

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Vuk Jeremić
Вук Јеремић
Jeremic Vuk.jpg
President of the United Nations General Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 September 2012
Preceded by Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
Succeeded by John William Ashe (elect)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia
In office
15 May 2007 – 27 July 2012
President Boris Tadić
Slavica Đukić Dejanović (Acting)
Tomislav Nikolić
Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica
Mirko Cvetković
Preceded by Vuk Drašković
Succeeded by Ivan Mrkić
Personal details
Born (1975-07-03) 3 July 1975 (age 37)
Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Political party Independent
Democratic Party (until 2013)
Spouse(s) Nataša Jeremić
Residence Belgrade, Serbia
Alma mater BA from Univ. of Cambridge
MPA/ID from Harvard Univ.
Religion Serbian Orthodoxy[1]

Vuk Jeremić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вук Јеремић, Serbian pronunciation: [ʋûːk jěremitɕ]; born 3 July 1975[2]) is a Serbian politician, President of the United Nations General Assembly for the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly. He was also a Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Government of Serbia from 2007 to 2012. Jeremić is also the president of Tennis Federation of Serbia.

A long-term member of the Democratic Party, after the internal changes of leadership which he venomously opposed and the arrisal of Dragan Đilas in the place of Boris Tadić, he was excluded from the party on 14 February 2013 rejected to resign from the Parliament, due to the Party's decision that all ex-ministers have got to resign..

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Education [edit]

Vuk Jeremić was born in Belgrade on 3 July 1975 to Miško Jeremić and Sena Buljubašić. Growing up in privileged circumstances as his father was the CEO of the large state-owned oil company Jugopetrol, he began his high school studies in Belgrade, where he was a high school student of Boris Tadić while the latter, a B.A. graduate in psychology, held a teaching position, but completed them in London. Jeremić stayed in England for his post-secondary education and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Theoretical Physics as a member of Queens' College.

While attending the University of London for PhD studies in financial mathematics,[3] he worked for a number of institutions as a student temp in London including Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Kleinwort and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals.

Jeremić attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, graduating with a degree of Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID). He was a co-founder and the financial manager of the Organisation of Serbian Students Abroad, founded in 1997.[3]

Political career [edit]

From July 2004 to May 2007, he served as senior foreign policy adviser to Boris Tadić, the President of Serbia. In February 2004, he was appointed chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Democratic Party, and in February 2006 to the main board of the Democratic Party.[citation needed]

Foreign Minister [edit]

Vuk Jeremić with George Papandreou in Athens in October 2009.

During the period after Kosovo's declaration of independence in 2008, Jeremić lobbied across the world against the recognition. He traveled to countries with which Serbia enjoys good relations from the times of Yugoslavia and some of these visits were the first after a lengthy economic and political crisis in Serbia, during which the normal diplomacy development was prevented. His visits included those to Central and South America (Argentina,[4] Brazil,[5] Chile,[6] Cuba,[7] Jamaica,[8] Venezuela[9] and Mexico[10]), Africa (Egypt,[11] Libya,[12] Gabon,[13] DR Congo,[14] South Africa,[15] Ghana[16] Morocco,[17] Algeria,[18] Lesotho,[19] Namibia[20] and Nigeria[21]) and Asia (China,[22] India,[23] Indonesia,[24] Malaysia,[25] Singapore,[26] Vietnam,[27] Kuwait,[28] Azerbaijan,[29] Thailand,[30] Philippines,[31] Pakistan,[32] Syria,[33] Oman[34] and Lebanon[35]). He also traveled to summits of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran, Iran,[36] African Union in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt and Malabo, Equatorial Guinea,[37][38] Thirty-eight regular session of the Organization of American States in Medellín, Fortieth regular session of the Organization of American States in Lima, Regional economic forum in Mexico, 2010 Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations in Rio de Janeiro and the Arab League meeting in Egypt.[39] In Tehran he had meetings with Foreign Ministers of Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Algeria, Brunei, Kenya, Cuba, Iran, Pakistan, Bhutan, Laos, Bangladesh, Singapore, Venezuela, Panama, Chile, Colombia, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, and Bolivia. In Mexico Jeremić had meetings with Felipe Calderón, Daniel Ortega, Antonio Saca, Álvaro Colom Caballeros, Manuel Zelaya and Fernando Araújo Perdomo. In 2009, he met with Vatican prelate Pietro Parolin in order to confirm and approve the non-recognition of Kosovo by the Holy See.[40]

Foreign visits of Vuk Jeremić

British journal The Economist has said that Serbian diplomacy, led by Jeremić, is "on steroids"[41] due to frenetic activity. Serbian media have frequently reported that Western leaders are increasingly nervous about the successes of Serbian diplomacy and issued a stern warning to Jeremić to "cool down" his activities in the wake of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision on legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence,[42] hoping that this will increase their chances. Western leaders later lobbied heavily against the election of Jeremić as new president of UN Assembly, but with no success, as Jeremić had a strong support of Russia, China, most of the developing countries, but also a number of Western countries that recognized Jeremic's world leadership.

Jeremić was the first foreign official to visit the new Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou following his election.[43]

International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Kosovo [edit]

Jeremić, taking the position that Kosovo's declaration of independence was illegal, asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for an advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence; he said the ruling would "be a precedent".[44]

The court ruled that Kosovo's declaration of independence did not violate any laws that the court has mandate to judge, i.e. that some declaration or proclamation of a group of people about some imaginary independence is beyond the jurisdiction of that court; this essentially neutral ruling had different interpretations, but Jeremic was able to gather enough UN votes that would, based on this rulling of court's own incompetence and UN assembly's obvious concern in such matters, condemn the wishful declaration of independence;[45] on the other hand, an alternative interpretation pushed by spin doctors from NATO countries was that Jeremić's tactic had "backfired badly".[46] The result of Jeremić's policy has also been described as "profoundly bad for Serbia" by LDP, a pro-EU party. However, the strong opposition and concerns from NATO countries that were unable to beat UN resolution condemning proclamation of "independence" by Kosovo Albanian minority in the NATO occupied province of Serbia, speak the opposite - the strongly worded UN resolution that had UN assembly support was ultimately only withdrawn by Tadic after heavy lobbying and pressure on Serbia.

United Nations General Assembly presidency [edit]

Jeremić was elected president of the Sixty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly (starting in September 2012) in the 2012 election. Notably, under his watch, United Nations General Assembly resolution 67/19 granted Palestine non-member observer state status.

Democratic Party [edit]

At the 2012 parliamentary election, he has been elected MP of the Democratic Party. During the regime change with Tadić's withdrawal and rise of the new leader Dragan Đilas, as member of the pro-Tadić camp, Jeremić withdrew from all positions in the Democratic Party. He is at odds with Serbia's new opposition leader Đilas, who demands him to pay the consequences of an unpopular government and resign from his position of Member of Parliament, which he staunchly rejects. Eventually, Jeremić was excluded from the Democratic Party on 14 February 2013.

Personal [edit]

He is married to Natasha Jeremić (née Lekić), a journalist and news anchor on Radio Television of Serbia.[47]

Through his maternal grandmother Sadeta Buljubašić (née Pozderac), the daughter of wealthy land-owner Nurija Pozderac and his wife Devleta, Jeremić also stems from the Pozderac family, considered the most influential Bosnian Muslim political family during communist Yugoslavia (Nurija's sons and Sadeta's brothers Hamdija Pozderac and Hakija Pozedrac occupied some of the most powerful political posts for years in the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina).[48]

In November 2012, Jeremić's great-grandfather and great-grandmother Nurija and Devleta Pozderac were posthumously awarded the honorific of Righteous among the Nations by the Jewish victims memorial Yad Vashem for their acts of saving Jews during World War II in Cazin on the territory of the Ustaše-run Nazi-puppet Independent State of Croatia. The Jews Nurija and Develta sheltered, escaped during transport to Jasenovac concentration camp.[49]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Patrijarh Irinej služio liturgiju u Sabornoj crkvi. Radio-televizija Vojvodine. Retrieved on April 15, 2012.
  2. ^ T. Nikolić (May 19, 2007). "Vuk Jeremić (Ljubitelj ptica)" (in Serbian). Glas Javnosti. 
  3. ^ a b "Političke analize". Srpska Politika. 2002. Retrieved March 30, 2012. 
  4. ^ Jeremić travels to Argentina. B92.net. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  5. ^ Jeremić: Čvrst stav Brazila o KiM. Novosti.rs (2011-10-19). Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  6. ^ (Serbian) Podrška Čilea Srbiji. Rts.rs. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  7. ^ (Serbian) Zahvalnost Havani na podršci. Rts.rs (2010-04-15). Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  8. ^ Jeremić na Jamajci. Blic.rs. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  9. ^ Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Serbia realizó visita de trabajo en Venezuela. Mre.gob.ve. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  10. ^ Jeremic: I Meksiko snazno protiv jednostrane nezavisnosti. Mfa.gov.rs. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  11. ^ Jeremić danas u Egiptu. Rtv.rs. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  12. ^ Libija protiv nezavisnosti Kosova. Blic.co.rs. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  13. ^ (Serbian) Jeremić u Gabonu. Rts.rs (2009-11-21). Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  14. ^ Jeremić continues African tour in Congo. B92.net. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  15. ^ (Serbian) Jeremić u Južnoj Africi. Rts.rs. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  16. ^ (Serbian) Jeremić na proslavi u Akri. Rts.rs. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  17. ^ Jeremić: Morocco won't recognize Kosovo. B92.net. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  18. ^ Jeremić u Alžiru: Čvrsta podrška Srbiji. Rtv.rs (2009-10-20). Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  19. ^ Jeremić u poseti Namibiji i Lesotu. Srbija.gov.rs. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  20. ^ (Serbian) Podrška Namibije. Rts.rs. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  21. ^ Ministar Jeremić u Nigeriji
  22. ^ Jeremić: Igre nisu samo sportski, već i politički skup[dead link]
  23. ^ Jeremić: Indija podržava Srbiju. Rtv.rs (2009-10-20). Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  24. ^ Jeremic: Puna podrska Indonezije protiv nezavisnosti Kosova. Mfa.gov.rs. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  25. ^ Jeremić: Malezija zamrzla odluku o priznavanju Kosova. Blic.co.rs. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  26. ^ Jeremić: Singapur će podržati inicijativu Srbije u UN. Glassrbije.org. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  27. ^ Jeremić u Hanoju. Rtv.rs (2009-10-20). Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  28. ^ Jeremić in Kuwait on Wednesday. B92.net. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  29. ^ Jeremić u Azerbejdžanu: Poznate i priznate granice dveju zemalja. Rtv.rs. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  30. ^ (Serbian) Jeremić na Tajlandu. Rts.rs. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  31. ^ (Serbian) Podrška nesvrstanih u očuvanju Kosova. Rts.rs (2010-03-18). Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  32. ^ (Serbian) Zahvalnost Pakistanu za stav o Kosmetu. Rts.rs. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  33. ^ (Serbian) Sirija uz Srbiju protiv nezavisnosti Kosova. Rts.rs (2009-05-13). Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  34. ^ (Serbian) Oman ne menja stav o Kosovu. Rts.rs (2010-03-15). Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  35. ^ Jeremić in Lebanon on Monday. B92.net. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  36. ^ Jeremić seeks backing from Non-Aligned. B92.net. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  37. ^ Tadić na samitu Afričke unije. Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  38. ^ Jeremić: Otvorena vrata Gvineje. Smedia.rs (2011-06-27). Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  39. ^ Jeremić attends Arab League summit. B92.net. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  40. ^ "Vatican's Kosovo position unchanged". B92.net. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  41. ^ "Better troublesome than dull". The Economist. October 22, 2009. 
  42. ^ http://waz.euobserver.com/887/29432
  43. ^ Serbia – Jeremic on visit to Greece, ISRIA
  44. ^ "JEREMIC: ICJ RULING NOT BEFORE MID 2010". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 29 September 2012. 
  45. ^ "Kosovo independence declaration deemed legal". Reuters. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2012. 
  46. ^ "Vuk Jeremic is standing for the presidency of the UN General Assembly: A divisive Serb". The Economist. Retrieved 29 September 2012.  Text " The Economist" ignored (help)
  47. ^ Aleksandra Dinić (March 25, 2006). "Nataša Lekić i Vuk Jeremić" (in Serbian). Blic-Europa. 
  48. ^ Slobodna Bosna (June 7, 2006). "Vuk Jeremić and Bosnian Kennedys" (in Bosnian). Slobodna Bosna. 
  49. ^ Memorijalni centar Jad Vašem odlikovao Jeremićeve pradedu i parababu;Blic, 11 November 2012

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