Goran Svilanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Свилановић; born 22 October 1963) is a Serbian politician and diplomat who was the Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), from 1 January 2013 until 31 December 2018, following the appointment by the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) Foreign Ministers in Belgrade, Serbia on 14 June 2012.[1]
Goran Svilanović Горан Свилановић | |
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 Svilanović in 2007 | |
| Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council | |
| In office 1 January 2013 – 31 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Hidajet Biščević |
| Succeeded by | Majlinda Bregu |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro | |
| In office 4 November 2000 – 16 April 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Živadin Jovanović |
| Succeeded by | Vuk Drašković |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 October 1963 Gnjilane, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Gnjilan, Kosovo) |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
Career edit
Svilanović has been active in politics since 1993. He became president of the Civic Alliance of Serbia (Građanski Savez Srbije) in 1999 and held this position until 2004,[2] when he resigned. From 2000 to 2004, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which was renamed Serbia and Montenegro in 2003.[2] After years of negotiations, disagreements and delays he signed the Agreement on Succession Issues of the Former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on behalf of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.[3] He served from November 2004 until the end of 2007 as the chairman of Working Table I (democratization and human rights) of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe.[1] He was also a member of the Senior Review Group of the Stability Pact, which proposed the transformation of the Stability Pact into the Regional Co-operation Council.[1] He served as coordinator of the OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (2008–2012).[2]
Since 2008, Svilanović has been assistant professor of law at Union University in Belgrade.[2] He has also been engaged and worked with a number of organizations and committees, such as the Centre for Antiwar Action (1995–1999), the International Commission on the Balkans (2004–2006) and the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights (2007–2008).[2] He is a Senior Network Member at the European Leadership Network (ELN).[4]
Currently he is serving as the advisor of the cabinet of Zdravko Krivokapić for economic reforms and European integration.[5]
Education edit
Svilanović holds a PhD from the Union University in Belgrade, Masters and undergraduate law degrees from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law. He has also studied at the Institute for Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, the University of Saarland, Germany, and the European University Center for Peace Studies in Staadtschlaining, Austria.[2]
Personal life edit
The Svilanović family moved from Gnjilane to Belgrade when Goran was seven. His father Tihomir held a doctoral degree in agricultural science and his mother Stavrula was an accountant. Svilanović is married and has two children. He speaks Serbian and English.[2] He recognizes the independence of Kosovo.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Goran Svilanović". europeanleadershipnetwork.org. European Leadership Network. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Goran Svilanović Biography". belgradeforum.org. Belgrade Security Forum. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Odluka o proglašenju Zakona o potvrđivanju Ugovora o pitanjima sukcesije". Narodne novine . 8 March 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Senior Network". europeanleadershipnetwork.org. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ FoNet, Piše. "Svilanović glavni savetnik vlade Krivokapića – Politika – Dnevni list Danas". danas.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
