Zoran Jolevski Politician

Zoran Jolevski (Macedonian: Зоран Јолевски) (born July 16, 1959) is a Macedonian diplomat and the current Minister of Defense of the Republic of Macedonia. Prior to his appointment as Minister of Defense, he served as Macedonia's Ambassador to the United States of America. In November 2008, he was appointed chief negotiator to the Macedonia naming dispute, and beginning 2011 he was appointed Ambassador to the United Mexican States and as Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States. He holds a Ph.D. in International Economy from Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje. He served as Secretary General of the late Macedonian president Boris Trajkovski from 2000–2004. He is married with Suzana Jolevska, and they have two sons Pero (1988), and Filip Jolevski (1992).

Personal facts

Birth date	July 16, 1959
Birth place	Skopje , Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , Republic of Macedonia
Religion	Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric
Education	Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje Erasmus University Rotterdam International Institute of Social Studies

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Office holder

office	1st Permanent Representative at the Organization of American States Macedonian Negotiator of the Macedonia name dispute Secretary General of the President (Chief of Staff) 1st Macedonian Ambassador to the United Mexican States Macedonian Ambassador to the United States
party	Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity
president	Branko Crvenkovski Gjorge Ivanov Boris Trajkovski
successor	Natasa Savova