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	SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS HARRI HOLKERI OF FINLAND AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR KOSOVO
		Holkeri has been a friend of three Presidents of Finland -- Urho Kekkonen, Mauno Koivisto and Martti Ahtisaari -— all of whom used him as their contact person in their relations with the political right. He was a presidential candidate twice, in 1982 and 1988. Both times he ran against Mr.
		Holkeri received an honorary British knighthood, Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for his achievements in the Northern Ireland peace process. A year earlier, President Ahtisaari had accorded him a Finnish honorary title, “Valtioneuvos”, for his national and international merits.
		Holkeri was Chair of the Helsinki City Council from 1981 to 1987. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Finnair, Finland’s national airline, and sits on the boards of various Finnish industries and organizations.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2003/sga852.doc.htm (300 words)

	Harri Holkeri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Harri Hermanni Holkeri [ˈhɑrːi ˈhɛrmɑnːi ˈhɔlkɛri], KBE (born January 6, 1937 in Oripää) is a Finnish politician of the National Coalition Party of Finland (Kokoomus) who was Prime Minister of Finland 1987-1991, speaker of the UN General Assembly 2000-2001 and headed UNMIK.
		Harri Holkeri was a member of a group of young Kokoomus politicians who sought to reform the party by restoring "confidential relations" with the Soviets and thus bring their party in from the cold.
		Harri Holkeri was member of the board of directors of the Bank of Finland 1978-1997, and candidate in the president elections of 1982 and 1988.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harri_Holkeri (833 words)

	Secretary-General Appoints Harri Holkeri of Finland as Special Representative for Kosovo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Holkeri was the President of the fifty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly -- the Millennium Assembly.
		Holkeri played a key role in developing the social consensus that led to the creation of the coalition Government in power from 1987 to 1991, and of which he was Prime Minister.
		Holkeri was a member of the International Body -- a group set up by the Governments of the United Kingdom and Ireland -- on the issue of the decommissioning of illegal weapons in Northern Ireland.
	www.unis.unvienna.org /unis/pressrels/2003/sga852.html (800 words)

	News
		Holkeri praised Orthodox Christians in the province for their courage and perseverance, adding that the UN mission was aware that the conditions under which many Kosovo residents live are still unacceptable.
		Holkeri expressed the hope that the implementation of the "Standards of Kosovo" will result in society's turning toward the future and called on the Serbian Orthodox Church to encourage participation by Serb representatives in public institutions.
		Chief of UNMIK Harri Holkeri at Patriarchate of Pec Monastery, Jan 7, 2004
	www.kosovo.net /holk_bozic.html (979 words)

	Harri Holkeri — Virtual Finland
		Harri Holkeri is the fourth head of UNMIK, the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, since its establishment in 1999.
		Holkeri was able to return to the Board of the Bank of Finland, from which he retired in 1998.
		Harri Holkeri's achievements as a politician and as a widely influential figure in Finnish society at large, plus his sense of duty and his ability as a mediator, have won him the respect of all.
	virtual.finland.fi /finfo/english/holkeri.html (1243 words)

	- Biography Harri Holkeri, Former Prime Minister of Finland, Elected President of Millennium Assembly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Harri Holkeri, a former Prime Minister of Finland, was today elected the President of the fifty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
		Holkeri was a member of the Finnish delegation to the United Nations General Assembly from 1963 to 1965.
		Holkeri was one of three independent chairmen of the multi-party peace negotiations convened to end the conflict in Northern Ireland.
	www.unis.unvienna.org /unis/pressrels/2000/bio534.html (1490 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Holkeri is to replace German Michael Steiner as the head of UNMIK after Steiner resigned on 8 July after 18 months in the job.
		As the new governor of Kosovo, Holkeri faces the sensitive task of supervising the commencement of negotiations between Pristina and Belgrade on the final status of the province.
		Holkeri is a married father of two and the grandfather of six.
	www.mfa.gov.yu /Policy/CI/KIM/280703_e.html (361 words)

	OneWorld U.S. Home / Today's News / News:Kosovo - Holkeri: If Standards Are Not Fulfilled, Mid-2005 Talks Will Be ...
		Holkeri said, "Standards have to be met otherwise Kosovo's status will be postponed for another period." He said that this the position of the UN SC, or more precisely, this is the position of the US, Britain, France, Russia and China.
		Holkeri said that despite the fact that the document on implementation of standards has not been finalised yet, application of standards has started to be carried out immediately after they were determined by UNMiK.
		Commenting on Holkeri's statement, PM Bajram Rexhepi said he agrees it is up to Serbs to designate their representatives but he reconfirmed his position that he doesn't agree that Covic's Centre is a counterpart for the dialogue.
	us.oneworld.net /article/view/79664/1 (527 words)

	Europaworld 1/8/2003 Harri Holkeri Of Finland Appointed As Special Representative For Kosovo
		Holkeri has notable experience in the international sphere-he presided at the 55th UN General Assembly-and in the economic and financial domain, which will be particularly valuable to him in Kosovo.
		Holkeri, who will be the UN secretary-general's fourth special representative-after Bernard Kouchner, Hans Haekkerup and Michael Steiner-will have the task to promote, together with UNMIK as a whole, a stable democratic, multiethnic and peaceful Kosovo.
		Holkeri was Finland's Prime Minister from 1987 to 1991, and for over four decades has served his country and the international community in several political and economic posts.
	www.europaworld.org /week138/harrihlokekeri1803.htm (506 words)

	UB - News and Event - insight
		The focus of his speech was on restructuring the Assembly to become more effective and to acknowledge the use for such a body, as it has come under increasing fire from the international community for being too slow and doing too little.
		Holkeri, the president of the so-called Millennium Assembly of the UN, served as Prime Minister of Finland from 1987 to 1991 and has been in domestic and international politics for over 40 years.
		Holkeri underlined the necessity to "open the United Nations to civil society at large and to have continued and enhanced dialogue with academic communities."
	www.bridgeport.edu /news/200104/apr2001-a01.html (317 words)

	NAAC Asserts with SRSG Harri Holkeri that Independence Is the Only Viable Option for Kosova
		Holkeri emphasized that Kosova must show that it is becoming increasingly capable of being the master of its destiny.
		Holkeri stated that in the case of the recent detainment of Lt. General Ceku, he had immediately sent a letter to the appropriate authorities and had made a phone call to make it clear that the warrants in question were invalid and that UNMIK was the institution with jurisdiction.
		Holkeri and the Albanian-American community with certain individuals of US citizenship expressing concern at the fact that they have yet to obtain ownership titles to the enterprises that they have already purchased in Kosova.
	www.naac.org /pr/2003/11-12-03.html (950 words)

	NATO Speech: Press point by NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson and Mr. Harri Holkeri, the new Head of the UN Mission ...
		Harri Holkeri, the new Head of the UN Mission in Kosovo - 9 Sept. 2003
		Holkeri, is what can NATO do to support more the security, civil security organisations like Kosovo Police Service and UNMIK Police because it's clear that without bigger NATO role, they are not able to fight organised crime in Kosovo.
		Holkeri, in close liaison with General Mini and his successor, will continue to face that minority who bring violence to the streets of Kosovo, and they will be dealt with robustly.
	www.nato.int /docu/speech/2003/s030909a.htm (1827 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Top Kosovo official is quitting
		Harri Holkeri, 67, said doctors had advised him to halt work, after having been treated in hospital for fatigue earlier this month.
		Mr Holkeri, a former Finnish prime minister, was taken to hospital in the French city of Strasbourg on 11 May.
		Mr Holkeri took over his current post from German diplomat Michael Steiner, after distinguishing himself as head of the UN General Assembly in 2000-01.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/3745891.stm (277 words)

	UN return to West Timor still not possible, UN official says
		Three UN aid workers were killed in a militia mob attack on their offices in the border town of Atambua in September, leading to the withdrawal of all UN foreign workers in the Indonesian territory of West Timor.
		Holkeri said Wahid told him the United Nations and Jakarta had a common goal of establishing peace on the border between East Timor and Indonesia.
		Darusman said he had told Holkeri "the situation (in West Timor) is now already under control", adding the government did not recognize the existence of militia units and had declared they were disbanded.
	www.etan.org /et2001a/january/14-20/16un.htm (626 words)

	General Assembly President Calls For More Efficiency
		Holkeri said he has been making an effort to punctually begin General Assembly meetings, which have a notorious record of tardiness.
		Holkeri said the UN Secretariat is overburdened by requests to create reports.
		Holkeri was in Washington to discuss opportunities for partnerships with the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
	www.unwire.org /UNWire/20001115/11785_story.asp (432 words)

	UN Envoy Says Kosovo Status Not To Be Rushed - Global Policy Forum - UN Security Council
		Holkeri's comments were an apparent response to former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Richard Holbrooke who said this week the Kosovo violence was predictable as the international community had been too slow deciding its final status.
		Holbrooke said he had told Holkeri as far back as October to take action to accelerate the status talks and warned that if the delay continued, violence would escalate.
		Holkeri told the paper the U.N. needed to change and renew its strategy, but did not say how.
	www.globalpolicy.org /security/issues/kosovo1/2004/0327envoy.htm (426 words)

	U.N. Calls for Immediate Halt to Kosovo Violence, March 18, 2004
		U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and U.N. Special Representative to Kosovo Harri Holkeri issued statements calling for an immediate end to the violence between ethnic Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo, saying that it jeopardizes the stability of the country.
		Holkeri urged people to return to their homes and allow the police and KFOR -- the NATO-led security force in Kosovo -- to provide security.
		Declaring "this is a dark day for Kosovo," Special Representative Harri Holkeri issued a statement in Pristina, the capital, calling on people to return to their homes and allow the police and KFOR to do their jobs and provide security for everyone.
	belgrade.usembassy.gov /policy/regional/040319d.html (451 words)

	MR. HARRI HOLKERI (FINLAND) PRESIDENT DE LA'SSEMBLEE GENERALE
		Harri Holkeri, le président de la cinquante-cinquième session de l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies — l'Assemblée du millénaire — prend ses fonctions avec une vaste expérience politique ainsi qu'une réputation de médiateur habile et de facilitateur de consensus.
		Holkeri a joué un rôle essentiel en obtenant le consensus social, qui a abouti à la création du gouvernement de coalition au pouvoir de 1987 à; 1991, dont il était le premier ministre.
		Holkeri a été président du Conseil municipal d'Helsinki de 1981 à 1987.
	www.un.org /french/ga/president/56/bio55f.htm (838 words)

	U of C Gazette: June 2, 2003
		Holkeri was the prime minister of Finland for five years until 1991, a mediator during the Northern Ireland peace process in the late 1990s and president of the United Nations General Assembly in 2000-01.
		In 1978, Holkeri added the role of businessman to his portfolio, becoming a member of the Board of Governors of the Bank of Finland, the country’s central bank.
		Until the end of 2002, Holkeri served as chair of the Board of Directors of Finnair, the national airline company of Finland and is on the boards of several other Finnish industries and organizations.
	www.ucalgary.ca /gazette/june2-03/hon-deg.html (3132 words)

	HS Foreign 4.8.2003 - Harri Holkeri faces big challenges in new Kosovo post
		Former Finnish Prime Minister Harri Holkeri faces an extremely difficult task when he takes on his new post as head of the United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) later this month.
		The difficulties are underscored by the fact that none of Holkeri's predecessors - France's Bernard Kouchner, Denmark's Hans Haekkerup, or Germany's Michael Steiner - have stayed in the post for much more than a year.
		The German press seems to have a clear idea about what Harri Holkeri must not do in his new job.
	www.mfa.gov.yu /FDP/helsinki_04082003.html (492 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
		Holkeri, who has no Balkan experience, served as Finland's prime minister from 1987-91 and was involved in the Northern Irish peace process from 1995-98.
		Holkeri has also served on the governing boards of the Bank of Finland and Finnair.
		Holkeri's own appointment, in fact, is largely the result of disagreements between Washington and Brussels over other candidates.
	www.rferl.org /newsline/2003/08/5-NOT/not-010803.asp (1210 words)

	Holkeri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In Finland, and in Canada, we are born of a hearty stock who have a history of acting for the common good in the local and global theatres.
		Harri Holkeri is a man who knows the travails of consensus building.
		Holkeri has lived with the competing perspectives of East and West, Left and Right, North and South, Public and Private.
	www.ss.ucalgary.ca /JArchibald/Holkeri.html (260 words)

	NGLS Roundup
		President Holkeri called the Report of the Panel on UN Peace Operations (Brahimi Report) a welcome, timely and valuable contribution to strengthening one of the UN's main functions: maintenance of international peace and security.
		GA President Holkeri opened a discussion of the review by noting that the outcome document contains about 40 substantial initiatives for action, including a rigorous analysis of new and innovative sources of funding for social development and poverty eradication.
		Holkeri also highlighted the special session's work on seeking ways to improve access to pharmaceuticals in developing countries, and on agreeing to the first-ever international reference to corporate social responsibility.
	www.un-ngls.org /documents/text/roundup/66ga55.htm (3785 words)

	WFUNA - World Federation of United Nations Associations
		They welcomed H.E. Harri Holkeri, President of the 55th General Assembly, who gave the keynote address, and valued his suggestions for strengthening NGO relations with his office.
		Holkeri’s statement is attached to the hard copy of this report.
		Mr Holkeri received a standing ovation and many of us went to congratulate him for his outstanding leadership in support of stronger relations between the UN and NGOs.
	www.wfuna.org /news/events_calander/2001meeting.cfm (1358 words)

	Holkeri resignation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		PRISTINA -- Tuesday -- The resignation of UN Kosovo mission chief Harri Holkeri was all but inevitable after deadly ethnic violence rocked the troubled province in March, officials in Belgrade said today.
		"I think that the departure of Holkeri was something expected" after the anti-Serb riots in March that left 19 dead and more than 900 wounded, said Nebojsa Covic, the Belgrade representative in charge of Kosovo.
		Holkeri, a former Finnish prime minister, announced in Helsinki this morning that he had submitted his resignation from the top international post in the southern Serbian province because of ill health.
	www.slobodan-milosevic.org /news/b92afp052504.htm (229 words)

	Harri Holkeri - Biyografi.TV
		Holkeri, Finlandiya ordusu yedek kuvvetlerinde binbasi rütbesiyle çalisti.
		Holkeri ayrica 1970-1978 yillari arasinda parlamento üyesi olarak görev yapti.
		Holkeri, 1995-1998 yillari arasinda, Kuzey Irlandada yasadisi silah bulundurulmasini önlemek amaciyla, Ingiltere ve Irlanda hükümetleri tarafindan olusturulan Uluslararasi Kurulun da üyesiydi.Eylül 2000de Holkeri, BM Genel Kurulunun 55nci Dönem Çalismalarinin baskani seçildi.
	www.biyografi.tv /harri_holkeri_biyografisi.asp (352 words)

	MR. HARRI HOLKERI (FINLAND) FIFTY FITH SESSION
		Harri Holkeri, the President of the fifty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly—the Millennium Assembly—brings to the post a wealth of political experience, as well as a reputation as a skilled mediator and consensus builder.
		He was Finland's Prime Minister from 1987 to 1991, and for over four decades has served his country and the international community in several political and economic posts.
		Holkeri was a member of The International Body—a group set up by the Governments of the United Kingdom and Ireland—on the issue of the decommissioning of illegal weapons in Northern Ireland.
	www.un.org /ga/55/president/bio55.htm (749 words)

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