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Jan KubisSlovak politician and diplomat, former OSCE Secretary General
Date of Birth: 12.11.1952
Country:  Slovakia |
Content:
- Jan Kubiš
- Early Life and Education
- Diplomatic Career
- - 1989-1991: Embassy of Czechoslovakia in Moscow
- - 1994: Chief Negotiator for the Stability Pact for Europe
- - June 1999-2005: Secretary General of the OSCE
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia:
- United Nations:
- Personal Life
Jan Kubiš
Jan Kubiš is a Slovak politician and diplomat who served as the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) from 1999 to 2005 and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia from 2006 to 2009.
Early Life and Education
Kubiš graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1976 and embarked on a diplomatic career.
Diplomatic Career
Early Diplomatic Posts:- 1980-1985: Embassy of Czechoslovakia in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 1985-1988: Head of the Department for Security and Arms Control at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 1989-1991: Embassy of Czechoslovakia in Moscow
Post-Czechoslovakia:- 1991-1992: Director General of the Euro-Atlantic Section at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia
- January 1993-June 1994: Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic to the United Nations Office at Geneva, GATT, and other international organizations
- 1994: Chief Negotiator for the Stability Pact for Europe
International RolesOSCE and Central Asia:
- 1994-1999: Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Tajikistan, and Head of the UN Mission of Military Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT)
- June 1999-2005: Secretary General of the OSCE
- 2000: Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office for Central Asia- 2005-2006: Special Representative of the European Union in Central Asia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia:
- July 2006-January 2009: Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Robert Fico
United Nations:
- Since January 1, 2012: Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
