The Federal Peoples Republic of Yugoslavia.

I attended and finished primary school in Skopje and then in Munich and Belgrade.

I graduated from the faculty of Economics in Belgrade in 1972 with an average 

grade of 9.4 out of 10.

I was awarded the golden diploma of the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade.

The same year I was elected assistant in the subject: 'INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS '.

I have made my master’s degree in 1977 on the topic: 'non-commodity transactions in the balance of 

payments of Yugoslavia from 1945-1975.

My PhD in 1982 was on the topic :

'THE ROLL OF ENDOGENOUS FACTORS IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES'.

In the same year I was elected assistant professor at the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade.

Simultaneously with my academic titles and activities I had a political, diplomatic, and business carrier.

In my academic work I have a total of 136 references among them 15 books and 120 articles in journals 

published in: Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia, Greece, France, Germany, USA, China, and Russia.

I have lectured as a guest at the Harvard Kennedy School and the London School of Economics, as well 

as the University of Bonn and the European Academy in Berlin, New York University and University of 

Hamburg, the Academy of Foreign Policy in Cairo, Vienna, Tokyo and Brasilia.

My most important political appointments are:

-Foreign Minister of Republic of Macedonia;

-Minister for International Economic -Relations of Macedonia;

-Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of former Yugoslavia.

I have held a number of positions in multilateral diplomacy such as:

-President of the 62nd Session of the UN General Assembly,(2007/2008);

-Vice President of the Financing for Development Summit in Mexico 2002;

-Vice President of the World Conference on Sustainable Development in South Africa 2003;

-Special Envoy for Climate Change of the UN Secretary General;

-Special Adviser of the President of UNCTAD;

I was running for the Secretary General of UN 2016 and reached the final round.

I am holder of the highest state medals and decorations of Albania, Austria, Italy, Germany, Lichtenstein,

and Maltese order as well as the State of Kentucky in USA.

In my business career I was Vice President of COPECHIM France in Paris. I was also CEO of the WAZ 

Media Group in Germany as well as CEO of Ostholding in Vienna in charge of Southeastern Europe.

My recent activities are focused in the following areas:

I am member of the International Academy of Science and Arts in Sarajevo (IANUBIH);

I am President of the Centre for European Cooperation and Conferences in Zagreb/Opatija;

Vice-chairman of the Geoeconomic Forum of Croatia;

Member of the Board of The Organization for International Economic Relations (OIER) VIENNA/MUNICH;

Member of the Strategic Council for Foreign Policy of Macedonian Foreign Ministry.

I am fluent in English, French, German, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian, and Bulgarian.