UNMIK/PR/1536
PRISTINA – The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan appointed Steven P. Schook as Principal Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (PDSRSG) in Kosovo. Mr. Schook will be replacing Lawrence Rossin who left UNMIK earlier this year and is currently serving as the PDSRSG in Haiti. Mr. Schook will arrive in Pristina on 20 April.
The SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen welcomed the appointment of his new Principal Deputy. “Mr. Schook brings a wealth of experience to this region in general and Kosovo in particular. His previous work as Chief of Staff of KFOR was widely respected. I am confident that he will make an important contribution at this crucial moment in the history of Kosovo,” he said.
Mr. Schook is a US citizen with significant regional and international experience in diplomacy, security and military issues. His appointments included: Chief of Staff of KFOR (2003-2004), Commander of SFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2004), Commander and Senior Military Representative, NATO Headquarters in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2004 - 2005). After leaving the Army as Brigadier General in 2005 after 30 years of service, Mr. Schook worked as Senior Vice-President for Business Development with New Technology Management Inc.
