Drilon S. Gashi
Chief of Mission of the Consulate General of the Republic of Kosova in Warsaw, with the rank of Ambassador
As of 20 December 2023, Drilon S. Gashi began his four-year mandate as the Chief of Mission of the Consulate General of the Republic of Kosova in Warsaw, Poland, with the rank of Ambassador. He has stood up Kosova’s Consulate General as his country’s first-ever Diplomatic/Consular Mission in Poland, with himself as the Kosova’s first-ever resident top diplomat in the country. Kosova’s Consulate General was inaugurated on May 8, 2024.
Ambassador Drilon S. Gashi now pursues an ambitious agenda of cultivating and strengthening political, economic, and cultural bilateral ties, as well as working with Poland on Kosova’s accession into the European Union and NATO.
The prior experience of the Ambassador spans multiple leadership roles in international development and foreign affairs, working for the private and public sector in the United States and Kosova. Most recently, Ambassador Gashi served as a Manager at Deloitte Consulting LLP in Washington, D.C., leading multiple programs and projects for preparing urban development initiatives, designing economic development strategies, financing new infrastructure projects, and enhancing climate sustainability and resilience. His work has supported 25 national and municipal governments in over 15 countries. Previously, he served as a Urban Development Specialist at the World Bank, also in Washington, D.C., managing both international development projects and research initiatives in support of sustainable development.
Drilon S. Gashi began his career in Kosova and the Balkans, providing consulting for the public, private, and NGO sectors between 2008 and 2013, including serving as Communications Counselor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosova from 2008 to 2010.
Participates in the sessions:
EEC Talks. Economic cooperation. Let’s do it together - Part 2
