1999.:

Harvard Business School, Executive Development Program
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

1999.:

Harvard Business School, The Corporate Finance
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

1987.:

M.S. International Relations and Economics – Regional Integration
Faculty of Economics, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

1974.:

B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Faculty, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Feb. 2007. -

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Feb. 2004. – Feb. 2007.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Kingdom of Belgium and Head of Mission of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Brussels, Belgium

2000. – 2004.

Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Organization of American States
Washington DC, United States of America

1994. – 2000.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United States of America
Washington DC, United States of America

1988. – 1994.

Managing Director of Energoinvest – Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand

1985. – 1988.

Regional Manager for Middle and Far East
Energoinvest, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

1975. – 1985.

Commercial Manager,
Petrolinvest, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sloboda Award, appreciation for contributing to humanism, human rights and freedoms in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe and the world                  

Centre for Peace, Non-Violence and Human Rights, Sarajevo, December 10 2003

Sarajevo City Memorial Plaque, in recognition for contributing to the City development

Sarajevo City Assembly, April 6 1985               

Silver Badge of Petrolinvest, Sarajevo 1984

Languages

Fluent in English and French.
Good working knowledge of Spanish.

Interests:

Literature, film, music and the arts, tennis.

Minister Alkalaj was born on 11th of November 1948 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.