Hidajet (Hido) Biščević

Career

• May 2007 - Appointed Secretary General of the Regional Co-operation Council
• 2003 - State Secretary for Political Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration;
• 1997-2002 - Croatian Ambassador to the Russian Federation;
• 1995-1997 - Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs;
• 1993-1995 - Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, accredited to the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan;
• 1992 - Ambassador at MFA, Adviser to the Minister;
• 1992 - Head of Department for Asian and Arab countries at MFA;
• 1990-1992 - Editor-in-Chief of Vjesnik daily;
• 1985-1989 – Foreign Affairs Editor, Vjesnik daily;

Professionalexperience

• Co-ordinator for the South East Europe Co-operation Process (SEECP) during the Croatian Chairmanship-in-Office 2006/2007;
• Active participation in bilateral and multilateral forums in South Eastern Europe;
• Contribution to the issues of regional co-operation in South East Europe, including intensive co-operation with the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe during 2006/2007;
• Active participation in international conferences on the Bosnia-Herzegovina Peace Accord, 1994/95;
• Foreign affairs correspondent, columnist, journalist and diplomat with assignments and wide experience in European affairs, South Eastern European issues and relations, Euro-Asian relations, international security and Euro-Atlantic co-operation:
• As journalist, observer, envoy and diplomat participated in numerous international conferences and events.

Author

• 'EU for YOU - Functioning of the EU” (Croatian Edition 2006), authors: Hidajet Biščević, Wolfgang Böhm, Otmar Lahodynsky;
• Strategy of Chaos, a book on the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia, 1988;
• In the Name of Allah, a book on the Iranian Islamic revolution, 1982;
• Blood On the Water, a book on the Iraq-Iran war, 1988;
• Time of Decision - A Palestinian Issue, 1989;
• Numerous articles and political essays on international security and co-operation issues.

Born

• 18 September 1951, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Marital Status

• Married, two children

Languages

• English, Russian

Education

• Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb: International Politics and Journalism
  
  

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