Petrit Selimi
| Petrit Selimi | |
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| Former Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 26 February 2016 – 5 June 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Hashim Thaci |
| Succeeded by | Enver Hoxhaj |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 May 1979 Prishtina, Kosovo |
| Nationality | Kosovan |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Kosovo |
| Spouse(s) | Arlinda Selimi |
| Children | Rrok Trim Selimi |
| Residence | Prishtina, Kosovo |
| Alma mater | BA in Social Anthropoly from University of Oslo Master of Science in Media and Communication from London School Economics (Ongoing). |
| Website | Petrit Selimi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Petrit Selimi (born 1 May 1979 in Pristina, Kosovo) is a Kosovan politician, former acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo. He has served in the position of a Deputy Foreign Minister during two consecutive mandates, under Prime Ministers Hashim Thaci (2011–2014) and the current mandate of Isa Mustafa (2014-ongoing). After the election of the former Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci as a President of Kosovo, Selimi was named the country's Foreign Minister. Selimi now serves as the National Coordinator for Kosovo's chapter of the Millennium Challenge Corporation. In his previous job as country's Foreign Minister and Deputy Foreign Minister Selimi has initiated several noted diplomatic initiatives including Kosovo's award-winning Digital Diplomacy program as well as Interfaith Kosovo initiative. Wired Magazine called Selimi "a pioneer in digital diplomacy." He was also selected as the "team-leader of the year 2013 in digital diplomacy" in the global survey by Turkish magazine Yeni Diplomasi. In recent press coverage in Huffington Post, Selimi was also noted as a prominent promoter of global interfaith dialogue.
As a children's rights activist in his teens, Selimi in 1995 co-founded "Postpessimists", the first network of youth NGOs in the former Yugoslavia. The organization later won Global Youth Peace and Tolerance Award.
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.
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