Adrian Neritani was the Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations. He assumed the position in 2006, replacing

Agim Nesho Agim Nesho (born in 1956) is an Albanian American diplomat, author, and political analyst. He served as Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations between 1996 and 2005, and Ambassador to the United States from 2005 to 2006. Biogr ...

, and remained in it until 2009. Concurrently he served as non-resident ambassador to Cuba.

Education

Neritani received degrees in political science and law from the

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, Albania. He also has a Master in Diplomacy degree from the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies,

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and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Business and Trade Law from the John Marshall Law School in

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Count ...

, U.S. He is an attorney, and as of 2005 a member of the New York Bar, in the United States.

Career

Starting in 1989, Neritani was a lecturer at Luigi Gurakuqi University in

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, Albania. Neritani began his diplomatic career in 1991, when he became in charge of the United States desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Albania until 1993. Then Regional Officer in charge of China and the

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from 1993 to 1997. In 1997, he became First Secretary and Chargé d'Affaires at Albanian Embassy in

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, China. In 1999 he left the Ministry to attain his Master of Laws in the United States and starting in 2003, work as a lawyer with the legal firm, Cullison & Cullison, P.C., in Chicago. From 2000 until 2001 he also served as independent consultant on immigration issues, trade and international business. He was the Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations from 2006, replacing

, until 2009. Concurrently he served as non-resident Ambassador to Cuba.

References

External links

United Nations Press Release: Biography of Adrian Neritani
1967 births Living people Albanian politicians Permanent Representatives of Albania to the United Nations Academic staff of the Luigj Gurakuqi University of Shkodër John Marshall Law School (Chicago) alumni {{UN-bio-stub