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Volkan Bozkır
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Bozkır in 2016
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| President of the 75th UN General Assembly | |
| In office 16 September 2020 – 14 September 2021 |
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| Preceded by | Tijjani Muhammad-Bande |
| Succeeded by | Abdulla Shahid |
| Minister of European Union Affairs | |
| In office 24 November 2015 – 24 May 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Deputy | Ali Şahin |
| Preceded by | Beril Dedeoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Ömer Çelik |
| In office 29 August 2014 – 28 August 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Deputy | Alaattin Büyükkaya |
| Preceded by | Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Ali Haydar Konca |
| Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union | |
| In office 29 August 2014 – 28 August 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Preceded by | Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Beril Dedeoğlu |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 12 June 2011 – 14 May 2023 |
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| Constituency | İstanbul (II) (2011, June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018) |
| Permanent Representative of Turkey to the European Union | |
| In office 15 December 2005 – 21 October 2009 |
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| President | Ahmet Necdet Sezer Abdullah Gül |
| Preceded by | Oğuz Demiralp |
| Succeeded by | Selim Kuneralp |
| Ambassador of Turkey to Romania | |
| In office 23 August 1996 – 17 August 2000 |
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| President | Süleyman Demirel Ahmet Necdet Sezer |
| Preceded by | Yaman Başkut |
| Succeeded by | Ömer Zeytinoğlu |
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| Born | 22 November 1950 Ankara, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party (AKP) |
| Spouse | Nazlı Bozkır |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Ankara University |
Volkan Bozkır (born 22 November 1950) is a Turkish diplomat and politician. He served as the President of the United Nations General Assembly from 2020 to 2021. He was also the Minister for European Union Affairs in Turkey from 2014 to 2016. He was the first Turkish diplomat to hold the important role of President of the UN General Assembly.
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Early Life and Education
Volkan Bozkır was born in Ankara, Turkey. He studied law at Ankara University. He is fluent in both English and French.
Career Highlights
Volkan Bozkır has had a long career in diplomacy and politics. He served as a Member of Parliament for İstanbul from 2011 to 2023.
He held the position of Minister for European Union Affairs twice. First, from August 2014 to August 2015, and then again from November 2015 to May 2016. During these times, he also worked as the Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union. This meant he led talks about Turkey possibly joining the European Union.
In June 2020, he was chosen to be the President of the 75th General Assembly of the United Nations. This was a big moment as he was the only candidate and received support from 178 UN member states. He took on this role in September 2020.
Timeline of His Career
Volkan Bozkır has held many important roles throughout his career:
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| 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 | 2014–2016 | |||
| President of the 75th UN General Assembly | United Nations headquarters in New York City | 2020–2021 |
Awards and Honors
Volkan Bozkır has received several awards for his work:
| Ribbon | Award or Decoration | Country | Date | Place | What it is |
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Order of the Star of Romania | Romania | 1999 | Bucharest | This is the highest civilian award in Romania. |
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Knight of Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | Italy | 2 June 2014 | Ankara | This is the highest honor given by the Republic of Italy. |
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Crescent of Pakistan | Pakistan | 28 May 2021 | Islamabad | This is the second highest civilian award in Pakistan. |
See also
In Spanish: Volkan Bozkır para niños
