The new Ambassador of OSCE to Albania have been appointed. The OSCE presence, informed Wednesday the arrival of Ambassador Michel Tarran, a French diplomat with plenty of relevant experience, including in Albania, as new Head of Presence of the OSCE Presence in Albania.
Pleased to announce the arrival of Ambassador Michel Tarran, a French diplomat with plenty of relevant experience, including in Albania, as new Head of Presence of the OSCE Presence in Albania.
“I am extremely happy, both professionally and personally, to be back to Albania as Head of the OSCE Presence, an organization that has contributed so much to the development of this beautiful country. Looking forward to work with my incredible team and hand in hand with the Albanian partners”, Ambassador Tarran said.
Previously, he served as Ambassador of France to Tajikistan (2020-2023); delegate for Civil Society Relations and Partnerships at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (2016-2020); and diplomatic advisor to the President of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region (2013-2015). Other positions he has held include: deputy ambassador at the French embassy in Tunisia (2009-2013); deputy ambassador at the French embassy in Latvia (2005-2009); deputy spokesperson at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (2002-2005); political adviser of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo, UNMIK (2001-2002); and acting head and then deputy head of the French Liaison Office in Kosovo (1999-2001).
In 1999, Ambassador Tarran served as political advisor to the Rambouillet Conference on Kosovo and, subsequently, to the French Embassy in Albania on the issue of Kosovar refugees. From September 1994 to August 1998, he was attaché for Culture, Science and Cooperation at the French Embassy in Albania.
Ambassador Tarran holds a postgraduate qualification in history from the University Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne. In addition to his native French, he speaks Albanian, English and Russian. He is married and has a daughter.
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