Ambassador Leonard Demi
Permanent Representative – Albania
2014
Mr. Leonard Demi is the Permanent Representative of Albania to NATO. Mr Demi is married to Pranvera Kamani.
Education
| 1986 | University of Tirana: Albanian Language and Literature. |
| 1992 | Academy of Sciences of Albania: Postgraduate Studies in Albanian Philology, Doctor (PhD). |
| 1992 | Hebrew University, Jerusalem: Arab-Israeli Relations |
| 1993-1994 | George Washington University, Washington DC: Foreign and Security Policy. |
| 2001-2003 | Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA: National Security Affairs, Master of Arts. |
Professional Experience
| 2000 - 2013 | Lecturer at the University of Tirana |
| 2003 - 2013 | Lecturer at the Defense Academy |
| 1996-1997 | State Secretary, Ministry of Defense |
| 1992-1996 | Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 1986-1992 | Researcher, Academy of Sciences |
| 1972-1986 | Editor, Didactic Material Enterprise and Academy of Sciences |
Parliamentary Engagements
| 2005-2013 | Member of Parliament, Chairman of the National Security Committee, and Head of the Albanian Parliamentary Delegation to NATO-PA. |
| 1996- 2001 | Member of Parliament, Deputy Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee. |
Publications: a large number of articles, Albanian foreign affairs studies, and books as:
- For one day rising from the West, Dudaj, June 2009.
- Western Balkans and the European Enlargement,NPS (Monterey,CA), June 2003.
- Albania and the American Diplomacy, Onufri, November 2000.