Background

Kerim, Srgjan was born on December 12, 1948 in Skopje, Macedonia.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in International Economics, University Belgrade Faculty Economics.

Career

Professor international economic affairs University Belgrade. Minister foreign economic relations Republic of Macedonia, 1986—1989, ambassador to Germany, 1994—2000, ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, 1995—2000, foreign minister, 2000—2001, ambassador, permanent representative to the United Nations, 2001—2003. Assistant minister and spokesperson, federal ministry foreign affairs Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1989—1991.

General manager Media Print Macedonia, Skopje, since 2003. Chairman Politika Newspapers and Magazines, Belgrade, since 2004. General manager, southeastern Europe WAZ Media Group, Vienna, since 2006.

President, general assembly United Nations, New York City, 2007—2008, special envoy of secretary general on climate change, since 2008. Visiting professor University Hamburg, Germany, New York University, New York City.

Achievements

• Srgjan Kerim has been listed as a noteworthy president, diplomat, general by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Special envoy of the coordinator Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe, 1999—2000. Chairman South-East European Cooperation Process, International Conference on Financing for Development, Monterrey, Mexico, 2002, World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, 2002. Co-organizer Regional Forum on Dialogue of Civilizations, Ohrid, Macedonia, 2003.

Connections

Married; 3 children.