Shqip
Deutsch
ADIA SAKIQI
Born in 1977, Tirana, Albania
Married with one child
WORK AND PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to the Federal Republic of Germany [September 2023 to Date]
Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to the Kingdom of the Netherlands [September 2014 – July 2023]
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Albania to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons [September 2014 - July 2023]
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Albania to the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons [May 2022 – July 2023]
Representative of the Republic of Albania to the International Criminal Court [September 2014 - July 2023]
Representative of the Republic of Albania to the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s Administrative Council [September 2014 - July 2023]
Representative of the Republic of Albania to the Hague Conference in International Private Law [HccH], [September 2014- July 2023]
Head of delegation of the Republic of Albania to the Council on General Affairs and Policy, of the Hague Conference in International Private Law [from March 2015 to March 2023]
Dean of the Diplomatic Corps of the Netherlands [1 October 2022 - July 2023]
Chair of the Working Group on Strategy of The Hague Conference of International Private Law [November 2022 – March 2023]
Vice Chair of EEG for the Conference of State Parties of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons [December 2021 – December 2022]
Chair of Women Ambassadors to the Kingdom of the Netherlands [October 2020- October 2021]
Freelance Simultaneous Interpreter for NATO, ICTY, European Commission, European Parliament, Council of Europe, World Bank, etc. [1999 - 2014]
Associate, G-Consultancy in Design Thinking, Communication, Entrepreneurship, Brussels, London [2011-2012]
Project coordinator: Country of Return Information | Development of Acquired Prior Learning Portfolio for Highly Educated Refugees, Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen, Brussels, Belgium [January 2009 – January 2011]
EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES
Masters in European Politics and Policies, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, 2004 (Cum Laude)
Masters in Philosophy, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, 2003
Bachelor in Philosophy Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, 2001
Native in Albanian
Full professional proficiency in English and Dutch
Professional working knowledge of French and Italian
Working proficiency in German.
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS
Translation in Dutch of ‘Made in Albania’, Short stories by Teodor Keko, [2012]
Article at: Filosofie Tijdschrift “Laat licht schijnen in Zuidoost-Europa”, jaargang 28, nummer 3, afl.163. [2018]
