PrintSøren Jessen-Petersen
Guest Scholar, Jennings Randolph Fellowship Program, November 2006 – June 2009
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Briefing before the bipartisan Congressional briefing series sponsored by Congressmen Howard Berman (D-CA) and Chris Shays (R-CT) on Kosovo’s declaration of independence; Serbia’s recent elections; U.S., European and Russian reactions; and, prospects for averting conflict in the Balkans with Daniel Serwer, Soren Jessen-Petersen and the International Crisis Group.
Daniel Serwer, USIP Guest Scholar Soren Jessen-Petersen and James O’Brien briefed Congressional staff on the importance of addressing that status of Kosovo.
Drawing from thirty years of experience on the humanitarian frontlines, Søren Jessen-Petersen's project considers ethnic conflict and humanitarian intervention from the Balkan conflicts to West Africa’s Great Lakes region, focusing on the human consequences of failed, delayed, and successful political initiatives as well as post-conflict reconstruction.
A prominent international civil servant, Jessen-Petersen has held numerous positions in the U.N. and European Union. Most recently, he was Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary General and head of the UN Mission in Kosovo (2004–2006). Immediately prior, he was the EU Special Representative to Macedonia (2004). For many years Jessen-Petersen served with the UN High Commission for Refugees, in which his most recent position was as assistant high commissioner in Geneva (1998–2001).
He holds an M.A. from the University of Copenhagen.
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Publications:
- “Multilateralism, Sovereignty, and the Political Consequences of Humanitarian Intervention,” USIP Senior Fellow Project Report (May 29, 2007).
- “Kosovo: What Next?,” Congressional Testimony, February 26, 2007.
- “Self-rule, Now,” International Herald Tribune, (February 1, 2007).
Available on usip.org:
- Kosovo: What Next?
Congressional Testimony, February 26, 2007 - Multilateralism, Sovereignty, and the Political Consequences of Humanitarian Intervention
Senior Fellow Project Report, May 29, 2007
Events
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November 20, 2006
Countries: Kosovo
| Issue Areas: Security and Strategy
| Programs: Grants & Fellowships, Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program
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April 23, 2007
Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Peacebuilding
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October 22, 2007
Countries: Serbia
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