Albana Dautllari

Albana Dautllari

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

February 2024 – present: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Albania to the Kingdom of Sweden, non-resident to the Kingdom of Norway, Republic of Finland and Iceland.

November 2021- January 2024: Deputy Permanent Representative of Albania to the UN (during the term of Albania to the Security Council 2022-2023)

February 2018 – November 2021: Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Albania to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg.

May 2016 – January 2018: Director of State Protocol, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

May 2015 – May 2016: Director, Department of Americas, Pacific, Asia and Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

January 2014 – May 2015: Director, Department of Economic and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

July 2012 – December 2013: NATO Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

September 2008- June 2012: Head of Political Section, Counsellor, Permanent Representation of Albania to NATO.

September -December 2007: Chargé d’Affaires, Permanent Mission of Albania to the International Organizations in Vienna.

August 2003 – September 2007: Deputy Head of Mission, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Republic of Albania to the International Organizations in Vienna.

September 2002 – August 2003: Department for Democracy & Security Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

June 2002 – August 2002: First Secretary, Albanian Mission to NATO.

October 2001 – June 2002: Acting Director of Department for Democracy & Security Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

January 2001 – October 2001: Assistant for Foreign Relations, Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania.

March 2000 – 12 January 200: Ministry of Public Economy and Privatization.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

January 2020 – November 2021: elected Vice Chairperson of the Bureau of the Committee of Parties of the Istanbul Convention

March – November 2021: Chair of Rapporteur group GR-C – Education, Culture, Sport, Youth and Environment. Rapporteur groups are informal working structures of the Ministers’ Deputies at the Council of Europe. They prepare decisions for the Committee of Ministers (CM) for adoption.

July 2021- December 2021: Board member of the European Wergeland Centre, Norway

April 2021 – December 2021: elected Vice Chairperson of the Governing Board of the Council of Europe Development Bank.

EDUCATION

1995- 1999: Master Degree in Law,  University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Law, Sofia, Bulgaria

8 October  – 8 December 2000: “Leaders Course” Marshall Center, Garmisch, Germany

7- 28 August 2004: International visitors programme in USA, organised by the State Department

LANGUAGES

English, Italian, Bulgarian, French (not working level)