Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo

Politics of Kosovo


Constitution and law
Executive President Vjosa Osmani Prime Minister Albin Kurti Second Kurti cabinet Government
Legislature Assembly Chairman: Glauk Konjufca
Judiciary Constitutional Court Kosovo Judicial Council
Administrative divisions Districts Municipalities
Recent elections Presidential: 2011 2016 2021 Parliamentary: 2014 2017 2019 Local: 2009 2013 2017 2021 Referendums: 1991 2012 2024 Political parties PDK LDK AAK SLS VV AKR
Foreign policy Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign relations Visa policy Declaration of independence Diplomatic recognition ICJ advisory opinion Accession to European Union Diplomatic missions in Kosovo / of Kosovo Brussels Agreement Belgrade–Pristina negotiations
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The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo (SRSG) is 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	Lifespan	Term of office		State
—	Sérgio Vieira de Mello	1948–2003	11 June 1999	14 July 1999	Brazil
1	Bernard Kouchner	1939–	15 July 1999	12 January 2001	France
2	Hans Hækkerup	1945–2013	13 January 2001	31 December 2001	Denmark
—	Charles H. Brayshaw	1942–	1 January 2002	14 February 2002	United States
3	Michael Steiner	1949–	14 February 2002	8 July 2003	Germany
—	Charles H. Brayshaw	1942–	8 July 2003	25 August 2003	United States
4	Harri Holkeri	1937–2011	25 August 2003	11 June 2004	Finland
—	Charles H. Brayshaw	1942–	11 June 2004	16 August 2004	United States
5	Søren Jessen-Petersen	1945–	16 August 2004	30 June 2006	Denmark
—	Steven P. Schook	1953–	30 June 2006	31 August 2006	United States
6	Joachim Rücker	1951–	1 September 2006	20 June 2008	Germany
7	Lamberto Zannier	1954–	20 June 2008	30 June 2011	Italy
—	Robert E. Sorenson	—	1 July 2011	3 August 2011	United States
8	Farid Zarif	1951–	3 August 2011	31 August 2015	Afghanistan
—	Simona Miculescu	1959–	1 September 2015	9 October 2015	Romania
9	Zahir Tanin	1956–	9 October 2015	4 November 2021	Afghanistan
—	Barrie Lynne Freeman	—	4 November 2021^[1]	19 January 2022	United States
10	Caroline Ziadeh	—	19 January 2022	Incumbent	Lebanon