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Vuk Jeremić
Вук Јеремић
President of the United Nations General Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 September 2012
Preceded byNassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia
In office
15 May 2007 – 27 July 2012
PresidentBoris Tadić
Slavica Đukić Dejanović (Acting)
Tomislav Nikolić
Prime MinisterVojislav Koštunica
Mirko Cvetković
Preceded byVuk Drašković
Succeeded byIvan Mrkić
Personal details
Born (1975-07-03) 3 July 1975 (age 49)
Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Political partyDemocratic Party
SpouseNataša Jeremić
Residence(s)Belgrade, Serbia
Alma materBA from Univ. of Cambridge
MPA/ID from Harvard Univ.

Vuk Jeremić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вук Јеремић, Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [ʋûːk jěremitɕ]; born 3 July 1975[2]) is a Serbian politician and the former Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Government of Serbia. He was sworn in on 15 May 2007 and reelected on 7 July 2008. At the United Nations General Assembly presidential election, 2012 he was elected the president of the United Nations General Assembly for the sixty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly. Jeremić is also the president of Tennis Federation of Serbia.

Education

Jeremić was born in Belgrade in 1975 to Miško Jeremić and Sena Buljubašić. Growing up in privileged circumstances as his father was a CEO of a large Jugopetrol state-owned oil company, he began his high school studies in Belgrade, where he was a highschool student of Boris Tadić for the short while the latter, a B.A. graduate in psychology, held a teaching position, but completed them in London. He 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

Following the democratic changes in Belgrade in October 2000, he worked as an adviser to the Minister of Telecommunications of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and then in June 2003 joined the Ministry of Defense of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in the capacity of the special envoy for Euro-Atlantic Affairs.[citation needed]

From July 2004 to May 2007, he served as senior foreign policy adviser to Boris Tadić, 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

Vuk Jeremić with George Papandreou in Athens in October 2009.

During the period after the Kosovo independence declaration 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 and most world nations.

Vuk 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

Jeremić, taking the position that Kosovo's declaration of independence was illegal, asked the International court of Justice 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 had been legal;[45] Jeremić's tactic had "backfired badly".[46] The result of Jeremić's policy has been described as "profoundly bad for Serbia" by members of the Serbian opposition.

United Nations General Assembly presidential election

Jeremić has been elected President of the Sixty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly (starting in September 2012) for the 2012 election.

Personal

He is married to Nataša 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

  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. Cite error: The named reference "harvard" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  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. ^ Template:Sr icon Podrška Čilea Srbiji. Rts.rs. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  7. ^ Template:Sr icon 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. ^ Template:Sr icon 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. ^ Template:Sr icon Jeremić u Južnoj Africi. Rts.rs. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  16. ^ Template:Sr icon 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. ^ Template:Sr icon 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. ^ Template:Sr icon Jeremić na Tajlandu. Rts.rs. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  31. ^ Template:Sr icon Podrška nesvrstanih u očuvanju Kosova. Rts.rs (2010-03-18). Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  32. ^ Template:Sr icon Zahvalnost Pakistanu za stav o Kosmetu. Rts.rs. Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  33. ^ Template:Sr icon Sirija uz Srbiju protiv nezavisnosti Kosova. Rts.rs (2009-05-13). Retrieved on December 16, 2011.
  34. ^ Template:Sr icon 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 September 29, 2012.
  45. ^ "Kosovo independence declaration deemed legal". Reuters. July 23, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  46. ^ "Vuk Jeremic is standing for the presidency of the UN General Assembly: A divisive Serb". The Economist. Retrieved September 29, 2012. {{cite news}}: 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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