CURRICULUM VITAE Ambassador Mr Shpëtim Çaushi President of Institute of Diplomatic Studies Family name: Çaushi Name: Shpëtim Place of Birth: Tirana/ Albania Married, two children Education : - Tirana : ″ Sami Frashëri ″ High School, 1960-1964 - Tirana University- Faculty of Political Sciences and Law. (Political Sciences - Branch, 1964-69) - Additional examinations (Law Faculty), 1990-92 - Scientific degree: Doctor’s degree in Public International Law (University of Tirana, Law Faculty) - Ministry of foreign Affairs- Two years diplomatic qualification course, 1983-85 Professional experience and diplomatic career - Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Chief of Western Europe Sector, 1977-79 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Deputy Director for Europe, 1979-82 - Ministry of foreign Affairs: deputy Chief of the Office for Diplomatic Studies and Information,1982-84 - Head of Diplomatic Mission in Budapest, Hungary, April 1984-April 1986 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Albania in Stockholm, accredited also in Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark. May 1986- December 1987 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Albania in Bon, Federal Republic of Germany, December 1987- October 1990 - Head of Albanian Delegation (at Ambassadorial level) in talks with the Great Britain for the return of the Albanian Monetary gold and establishing of the Diplomatic Relations between two countries: Geneva , Switzerland, 1991 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Albania in the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France; June 2000- June 2007 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Albania in Belgrade, Serbia; December 2009-December 2013 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs- General Political Director, October 1990- October 1991 - Chairman of the ad hoc group for the normalization of the Diplomatic Relations with the USA and member of the Official Albanian Delegation for signing the Agreement on the establishing of the Diplomatic Relations with the USA, Washington D. C., March 1991 - Juridical adviser- ″Consulting company″ juridical bureau, 1992-97 - President of the Institute for the Diplomatic Studies from 1998… on - Member of the Board of the Council of Ambassadors- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tirana, 1998-2000 - Adviser of the Prime Minister for Foreign Policy, November 1999- July 2000 - Member of the Governing Board of the Council of Europe Development Bank ( CEB), Paris, France, December 2000- June 2007 - Chairman of the Group of the Ambassadors of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for « Regional and Local Democracy» of Europe, Strasbourg, France, February 2004- June 2007 - Member of the Bureau of Agencies of Local and Regional Democracy of Europe (ALDA), Strasbourg, Brussels, France, Belgium, June 2004- June 2007 - Dean of the Diplomatic Corp: Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe, September 2005- June 2007 - Candidate for the post of Vice President of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), Paris, France, October 2006- June 2007. -Lector for New Diplomacy at European University of Tirana,UET, from October 2014 – on. -Actually : President of Institute of Diplomatic Studies (I.D.S.), Tirana, Albania, from January – on. Other activities: - Head in the building of the Elbasan- Prenjas railway, January 1970- March 1974 - Secretary of the Albanian Youth Union, Tirana, Albania, June 1974- November 1977 Languages: - English, German, Russian, etc. Contact in Tirana: Office, Ambasador 3 Rr Dervish Hima kati I hyrja 6 , Tirana, Albania. Tel:+355 44 500 621 Privat Cel +355 68 40 16 120, Email: [email protected] .