Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo (SRSG) is appointed by the Secretary-General to lead the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). The Joint Interim Administrative Structure and then the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government held their authority under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, reporting to the Special Representative.

List of Special Representatives

№	Name	Lifespan	Term of office		State
—	Sérgio Vieira de Mello	1948–2003	13 June 1999	15 July 1999	Brazil
1	Bernard Kouchner	1939–	15 July 1999	12 January 2001	France
2	Hans Hækkerup	1945–2013	13 January 2001	31 December 2001	Denmark
—	Charles H. Brayshaw	1942–	1 January 2002	14 February 2002	United States
3	Michael Steiner	1949–	14 February 2002	8 July 2003	Germany
—	Charles H. Brayshaw	1942–	8 July 2003	25 August 2003	United States
4	Harri Holkeri	1937–2011	25 August 2003	11 June 2004	Finland
—	Charles H. Brayshaw	1942–	11 June 2004	16 August 2004	United States
5	Søren Jessen-Petersen	1945–	16 August 2004	30 June 2006	Denmark
—	Steven P. Schook	1953–	30 June 2006	31 August 2006	United States
6	Joachim Rücker	1951–	1 September 2006	20 June 2008	Germany
7	Lamberto Zannier	1954–	20 June 2008	30 June 2011	Italy
—	Robert E. Sorenson	N/A	1 July 2011	3 August 2011	United States
8	Farid Zarif	1951–	3 August 2011	31 August 2015	Afghanistan
—	Simona Miculescu	1959–	1 September 2015	9 October 2015	Romania
9	Zahir Tanin	1956–	9 October 2015	Incumbent	Afghanistan