Miroslav Lajcak

Miroslav Lajčák is a Slovak diplomat with over 30 years of experience in European and international affairs. He has served four terms as Slovakia’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, as President of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly, and most recently as the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue. Widely regarded as one of Europe’s foremost experts on the Western Balkans, he brings to every role a reputation for professionalism, reliability and calm authority – the qualities that have made him, in the words of colleagues and counterparts alike, a trusted safe pair of hands in high-stakes diplomacy.