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Gëzim Kasapolli (born 15 March 1976, Peja, Kosovo) is a Kosovan politician and diplomat. As of 2017, he is the Ambassador of the ( Republic of Kosovo) to the Republic of Croatia [1]. Prior to his diplomatic mandate, he was Parliamentary Adviser for European Integration and Foreign Policy, Deputy Minister and Acting Minister of European Integration of the Republic of Kosovo. [2]
Gëzim Kasapolli studied Economics at the University of Prishtina [3] Archived 2021-01-21 at the Wayback Machine, and completed the MBA program in Business Management with Vienna Technical University in cooperation with the University for Business and Technology (UBT) [4] in Pristina, where he later contributed as executive director.
Gëzim Kasapolli has held a number of positions with international and local organizations prior to his involvement in politics. His professional experience includes work with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ( ICTY), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE), and the United Nations interim Mission in Kosovo ( UNMIK) [5] as media monitor and radio producer. He entered political life in 2005 as Political Adviser to the Prime Minister of Kosovo during a critical period when the status of Kosovo was being negotiated. Gëzim Kasapolli went on to become Deputy Minister of European Integration [6] for a full mandate, before serving as Acting Minister of Integration, contributing to negotiations on Stabilization-Association Agreement (SSA) between Kosovo and the European Union. Subsequently, he served as Political Adviser to the Speaker of Kosovo Parliament on matters of European integration and foreign policy.