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No: 123, 17 June 2020, Press Release Regarding Ambassador Volkan Bozkır’s Election to the Position of the Presidency of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Ambassador Volkan Bozkır, Former Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator, Chairman of the Commission of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, was elected on 17 June 2020 as the President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Elected by the full support from the overwhelming majority of UN Member States, Ambassador Bozkır is expected to take office as the President of the 75th UN General Assembly on 15 September 2020 for a duration of one year.
A Turkish citizen will hereby undertake this highest-ranking position within the UN system for the first time in the history of the organization.
Turkey announced its candidature in 2014 from the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) and Ambassador Bozkır was officially nominated to this position on 12 September 2019. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan formally declared Ambassador Bozkır’s candidacy in his address to the UN General Assembly on 17 September 2019.
UN General Assembly, the only body in which all Member States are represented equally is the key decision-making organ of the UN, serving as the voice and conscience of the international community. For this reason, it is of paramount importance that the General Assembly continues to carry out its mandate decisively and efficiently in the period ahead.
The President of the General Assembly assumes a leadership throughout this process and plays a conciliatory role that enables member states to take pertinent decisions on global problems and their solutions, with a perspective to promoting multilateralism and international cooperation.
It is of particular significance that Ambassador Bozkır will assume his duties as President of the General Assembly during the 75th anniversary of the UN and the challenging times when the UN system seeks effective responses to COVID-19 pandemic.
With this understanding, we are confident that Ambassador Bozkır, as an experienced diplomat and politician, will successfully fulfill this distinguished responsibility, make valuable contributions to the international peace and stability as well as to overcoming this troubled chapter.
On behalf of Turkey, we wish him every success in his historic duty, which is a source of honour and pride for our nation.
http://www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-123_-be-volkan-bozkir-in-bm-gk-baskani-secilmesi-hk.en.mfa
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Volkan Bozkır (born 22 November 1950) is a Turkish diplomat and politician who served as the Minister of European Union Affairs from November 2015 to May 2016, having previously served from August 2014 to August 2015. He concurrently served as the Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union during the same time. He has served as a Member of Parliament for İstanbul's second electoral district since the 2011 general election.
Timeline of career
Vice-consul, General Consulate in Stuttgart, Germany 1975–1978
Second Secretary & First Secretary, Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq 1978–1980
Chief of Section, Bilateral Economic Department 1980–1982
First Secretary & Counselor, Permanent Delegation to the OECD in Paris 1982–1986
Deputy Head of Department, Multilateral Economic Affairs 1986–1987
Foreign Policy Advisor, Prime Minister Turgut Özal's Office 1987–1989
Consul General New York, United States 1989–1992
Chief of Cabinet & Chief Foreign Policy Advisor, President Turgut Özal & President Süleyman Demirel 1992–1996
Ambassador, Bucharest, Romania 1996–2000
Deputy Secretary, General for EU Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2000–2003
Deputy Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2003–2005
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Turkey to the European Union 2005–2009
Secretary General for EU Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2009–2011
Minister of EU, Affairs Ministry of EU Affairs 2014–Present
Honours and medals
Order of the Star of Romania, 1999 Bucharest ,Order od Star is the highest civil decoration of Romania
Knight of Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, 2 June 2014, Order of Merit is the highest ranking honour of the Republic of Italy
Ambassador Volkan Bozkır, Former Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator, Chairman of the Commission of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, was elected on 17 June 2020 as the President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Elected by the full support from the overwhelming majority of UN Member States, Ambassador Bozkır is expected to take office as the President of the 75th UN General Assembly on 15 September 2020 for a duration of one year.
A Turkish citizen will hereby undertake this highest-ranking position within the UN system for the first time in the history of the organization.
Turkey announced its candidature in 2014 from the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) and Ambassador Bozkır was officially nominated to this position on 12 September 2019. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan formally declared Ambassador Bozkır’s candidacy in his address to the UN General Assembly on 17 September 2019.
UN General Assembly, the only body in which all Member States are represented equally is the key decision-making organ of the UN, serving as the voice and conscience of the international community. For this reason, it is of paramount importance that the General Assembly continues to carry out its mandate decisively and efficiently in the period ahead.
The President of the General Assembly assumes a leadership throughout this process and plays a conciliatory role that enables member states to take pertinent decisions on global problems and their solutions, with a perspective to promoting multilateralism and international cooperation.
It is of particular significance that Ambassador Bozkır will assume his duties as President of the General Assembly during the 75th anniversary of the UN and the challenging times when the UN system seeks effective responses to COVID-19 pandemic.
With this understanding, we are confident that Ambassador Bozkır, as an experienced diplomat and politician, will successfully fulfill this distinguished responsibility, make valuable contributions to the international peace and stability as well as to overcoming this troubled chapter.
On behalf of Turkey, we wish him every success in his historic duty, which is a source of honour and pride for our nation.
http://www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-123_-be-volkan-bozkir-in-bm-gk-baskani-secilmesi-hk.en.mfa
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Volkan Bozkır (born 22 November 1950) is a Turkish diplomat and politician who served as the Minister of European Union Affairs from November 2015 to May 2016, having previously served from August 2014 to August 2015. He concurrently served as the Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union during the same time. He has served as a Member of Parliament for İstanbul's second electoral district since the 2011 general election.
Timeline of career
Vice-consul, General Consulate in Stuttgart, Germany 1975–1978
Second Secretary & First Secretary, Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq 1978–1980
Chief of Section, Bilateral Economic Department 1980–1982
First Secretary & Counselor, Permanent Delegation to the OECD in Paris 1982–1986
Deputy Head of Department, Multilateral Economic Affairs 1986–1987
Foreign Policy Advisor, Prime Minister Turgut Özal's Office 1987–1989
Consul General New York, United States 1989–1992
Chief of Cabinet & Chief Foreign Policy Advisor, President Turgut Özal & President Süleyman Demirel 1992–1996
Ambassador, Bucharest, Romania 1996–2000
Deputy Secretary, General for EU Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2000–2003
Deputy Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2003–2005
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Turkey to the European Union 2005–2009
Secretary General for EU Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2009–2011
Minister of EU, Affairs Ministry of EU Affairs 2014–Present
Honours and medals
Order of the Star of Romania, 1999 Bucharest ,Order od Star is the highest civil decoration of Romania
Knight of Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, 2 June 2014, Order of Merit is the highest ranking honour of the Republic of Italy
