STARI MOST AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED

The Center for Balkan Development is honored to announce the winners of the first Stari Most Awards. A panel of 13 judges carefully reviewed nominations and selected the following three winners from a pool of 23 candidates. The winners will honored at an awards ceremony on Saturday, October 16 at Boston College as part of the Lessons Learned in the Balkan Conflicts conference.

Senator Joseph R. Biden, United States
Senator Joseph R. Biden has earned national and international recognition for his strong support of U.S. involvement in Bosnia and Kosova to ensure peace in the regions and advocate for multi-ethnic and democratic societies.

Ylber Hysa, Kosova
Ylber Hasa–a political analyst, parliamentarian, columnist, editor, and human rights activist–has tirelessly advocated for a multi-ethnic, democratic, and independent Kosova

Amir Pasic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dr. Amir Pasic–professor, engineer, architect and urban planner–is internationally recognized for his monumental efforts to reconstruct the historic center of Mostar before, during, and after the 1992-95 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Nominations to the Stari Most Awards included:
Fehmi Agani
Selim Beslagic
Sonja Biserko
Svetlana Broz
Gaynor Chakanetsa
Rory Conces
Fred Cuny
Sonja Cvitanich
Kendra Lynn Holtzman
Swanee Hunt
Judith Jenya
Enver Julardzija
Peter Kahn
Lana Obradovic
Denis Rutovitz
Carol Schaefer
Gary Shapiro
George Soros
Eric Stover
Harvey Weinstein

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