Croatia

Dr.sc.Vesna Škare Ožbolt was political adviser of the President of the Republic of Croatia from 1991-1999 and during the war in Croatia she was leading negotiator with the rebel Serbs in the war-affected areas, Deputy Special Envoy to the Croatian- Serbian Peace talks (Daruvar Agreement, the Economic Agreement and Erdut Peace agreement), member of Croatian delegation in peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Washington agreement and Dayton agreement). She participated in the implementation of a peaceful reintegration of the Eastern part of Croatia, participated in the organization of Transition Police forces (TPF), of the local elections, amnesty and convalidation.
In 1998 she was appointed as a President of the National Committee for the Establishment of Trust, the normalization of life and reconciliation on the War-Affected Areas. She coordinated activities between the UNTAES, Croatian refugees, representatives of international organizations (UNHCR, OESS, IOM, etc.), rebel Serbs. She was the mediator between Croatian refugees and rebel Serbs. In the period 2003-2006, she was Minister of Justice and actively co-operated with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). She has been a member of the Mediterranean Women Mediators since its founding.

Geographical expertise: Hrvatska, Bosna i Hercegovina
Topical expertise: conflict negotiation and mediation
Languages: English