UNMIK/PR/1582
PRISTINA – UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Stephen J. Curtis of the United Kingdom as UNMIK Police Commissioner. Mr. Curtis replaces Kai Vittrup, who recently left the mission.
Mr. Curtis has been serving with UNMIK since July of this year as Deputy Commissioner with specific responsibilities on crime related issues, institution building, and police co-operation with neighbouring countries.
Prior to his arrival in Kosovo, Stephen Curtis held a variety of senior police positions in the UK, and also served as a lecturer at the UK National Police Staff College on Management of Disaster and Civil Emergency. As a member in 2005 of the Royal College of Defence Studies at Seaford House, London, he published a paper on joint Police Military Co-operation in Post Conflict Situations.
Mr. Curtis holds a Masters degree in Police Management from Manchester University and a second MA degree in International Studies from Kings College London.