Zoran Jolevski
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His Excellency Zoran Jolevski Зоран Јолевски |
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Jolevski with George W. Bush exchanging letters of credence.
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| Minister of Defense | |
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Assumed office 19 June 2014 |
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| President | Gjorgje Ivanov |
| Premier | Nikola Gruevski |
| Preceded by | Talat Xhaferi |
| Macedonian Negotiator of the Macedonia name dispute | |
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Assumed office 30 November 2008 |
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| President |
Branko Crvenkovski Gjorgje Ivanov |
| Premier | Nikola Gruevski |
| Preceded by | Nikola Dimitrov |
| Macedonian Ambassador to the United States | |
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In office 22 March 2007 – 19 June 2014 |
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| President |
Branko Crvenkovski Gjorgje Ivanov |
| Premier | Nikola Gruevski |
| Preceded by | Ljupčo Jordanovski |
| Succeeded by | Vasko Naumovski (designate) |
| 1st Macedonian Ambassador to the United Mexican States | |
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In office 21 January 2011 – 19 June 2014 |
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| President | Gjorgje Ivanov |
| Premier | Nikola Gruevski |
| 1st Permanent Representative at the Organization of American States | |
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In office 18 May 2011 – 19 June 2014 |
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| President | Gjorgje Ivanov |
| Premier | Nikola Gruevski |
| Secretary General of the President (Chief of Staff) | |
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In office 19 November 1999 – 26 February 2004 |
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| President | Boris Trajkovski |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Natasa Savova |
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July 16, 1959 Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia, (today Republic of Macedonia) |
| Political party | VMRO-DPMNE |
| Spouse(s) | Suzana Jolevska |
| Alma mater |
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, BA, PhD Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, MA |
| Religion | Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric |
Zoran Jolevski (Macedonian: Зоран Јолевски) (born July 16, 1959) is a Macedonian diplomat and the current Minister of Defense of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Prior to his appointment as Minister of Defense, he served as Macedonia's Ambassador to the United States of America. In November 2008, he was appointed chief negotiator to the Macedonia naming dispute, and beginning 2011 he was appointed Ambassador to the United Mexican States and as Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States. He holds a Ph.D. in International Economy from Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje. He served as Secretary General of the late Macedonian president Boris Trajkovski from 2000–2004. He is married with Suzana Jolevska, and they have two sons Pero (1988), and Filip Jolevski (1992).
Jolevski was born in Skopje, Yugoslavia. He attended the Orce Nikolov High School in Skopje, Macedonia, along with his best friends - opera singer Boris Trajanov and movie director Milcho Manchevski and he graduated in 1978. While in High School, he was the captain on the swimming team. He was champion of the junior category in swimming in the Macedonia. He finished his undergraduate studies at the Faculty on Economics at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Macedonian as summa cum laude and he earned bachelor's degree in economics. While in high school and university, he was giving mathematics lessons. In 1990, Zoran Jolevski received a Master of Science in Law from the Faculty of Law Justinian I at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Macedonia on the thesis "Business Strategies of the Multinational Companies". After that he continued his studies at the International Institute of Social Studies which is part of Erasmus University Rotterdam in den Hague, the Netherlands from where he received his postgraduate diploma. After that he attended Trade Policy Course of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1994. Zoran Jolevski holds a Ph.D. in International Economy from the Faculty of Economy at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Macedonia on the thesis "Foreign Trade Regime of the Macedonia and the WTO Agreements". He speaks English, French, Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian and his native language Macedonian.
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