Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Native Name: | Ministria e Punëve të Jashtme |
Type: | Ministry |
Seal: | Logo MinistryOfForeignAndDiaspora Kosova.jpg |
Logo Alt: | Coat of arms of Kosovo |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Kosovo |
Headquarters: | Rruga Luan Haradinaj, Sheshi Nënë Tereza, 10000, Pristina, Kosovo |
Coordinates: | 42.6597°N 21.155°W |
Employees: | 207[1] |
Minister Type: | Minister |
Minister1 Name: | Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz[2] |
Deputyminister Type: | Deputy Minister |
Deputyminister1 Name: | Kreshnik Ahmeti[3] |
Deputyminister2 Name: | Liza Gashi |
Chief1 Name: | Behar Isma[4] |
Chief1 Position: | General Secretary |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora (Albanian: Ministria e Punëve të Jashtme dhe Diasporës) is a department of the government of Kosovo responsible for the foreign policy of Kosovo. The ministry has its headquarters in Pristina, with Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz as the incumbent foreign minister in the second cabinet of Albin Kurti.
The cabinte within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is composed of several key components, including the Minister, Deputy Ministers, Political advisers and the Support staff.[1] Their responsibilities are defined by a comprehensive framework of legal and regulatory provisions, which encompasses among others the constitution, special laws and other pertinent legislation.[1] The ministry is entrusted with a mission that encompasses the formulation and implementation of Kosovo's foreign policy, the promotion and protection of Kosovo's interests, the enhancement of Kosovo's international stature and the diligent representation and protection of the interests of its population on the international stage.[1]
Portrait | Minister | Term of office | Cabinet | Party | |||||
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From | To | Period | |||||||
1 | Skënder Hyseni | 3 March 2008 | 18 October 2010 | Thaçi I | LDK | ||||
Vlora Çitaku | 18 October 2010 | 22 February 2011 | days | PDK | |||||
2 | Enver Hoxhaj[5] | 22 February 2011 | 12 December 2014 | Thaçi II | |||||
3 | Hashim Thaçi | 12 December 2014 | 7 April 2016 | Mustafa | |||||
Petrit Selimi | 7 April 2016 | 5 June 2016 | days | ||||||
4 | Enver Hoxhaj | 5 June 2016 | 3 August 2017 | ||||||
Emanuel Demaj | 10 August 2017 | 9 September 2017 | days | PShDK | |||||
5 | Behgjet Pacolli | 9 September 2017 | 3 February 2020 | Haradinaj II | AKR | ||||
6 | Glauk Konjufca | 3 February 2020 | 3 June 2020 | days | Kurti I | ||||
7 | Meliza Haradinaj-Stublla | 3 June 2020 | 9 March 2021 | Hoti | |||||
Besnik Tahiri | 9 March 2021 | 22 March 2021 | |||||||
8 | Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz | 22 March 2021[6] | Incumbent | Kurti II | Guxo |