Prime Minister Hashim Thaci Preceded by Besim Beqaj | Preceded by Akan Ismaili Name Vlora Citaku Role Politician | |
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Party Democratic Party of Kosovo | ||
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Vlora Çitaku (born 1980) is a Kosovar politician and diplomat who currently serves as the Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo to the United States. She formerly served as Consul General of Kosovo in New York.
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- Tia tw amb vlora itaku republic of kosovo
- World affairs today ambassador of kosovo h e vlora itaku
- Career
- Personal life
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Before joining Kosovo's diplomacy, Vlora served as Minister for European integration of the Republic of Kosovo. She was noted as one of the most successful ministers of the 2011-2014 Kosovo government. She relinquished her MP seat in the Kosovo Assembly upon taking the governmental position, which she won as one of the top three most voted candidates.
World affairs today ambassador of kosovo h e vlora itaku
Career
Vlora Çitaku was only a teen when she became interpreter and a stringer for major Western news outlets at the onset of Kosovo war. She later became a refugee during the Kosovo War and has been involved with politics since 1999. She initially became spokesperson for the KLA and joined the PDK after the formation of the party in the post-war Kosovo. She was a Member of Parliament in two mandates. She states that she has overcome the stereotypes in politics that one must be old and a man.
She was the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs between 18 October 2010 and 22 February 2011.
Personal life
Çitaku was a refugee during the Kosovo War and has been involved with politics since 1999. She states that she has overcome the stereotypes in politics that one must be old and a man.
