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• Martti Ahtisaari is a diplomat affiliated with the United Nations and the former President of Finland. He has participated in various diplomatic projects in Africa and was appointed as the UN's Special Envoy for the Kosovo Status Process. Ahtisaari won the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize with the committee praising "his important efforts to resolve international conflicts."BBC News: Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: June 23, 1937 in Viipuri, Finland
  2. Political party: Social Democratic Party of Finland
  3. 10th President of Finland (1994 - 2000)
  4. Served in various UN diplomatic positions
  5. 2008: Won Nobel Peace PrizeBBC News: Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize
  6. Proposed a referendum in 1994 on Finland's entry into the European Union
  7. Helped negotiate with Slobodan Milosevic in 1999

• Scarlett Johansson Honors Ahtisaari

  Actress Scarlett Johansson honored former President of Finland, Martti Ahtisaari, for his peace making efforts at a press conference on December 11, 2008. Johansson made the statement, "It is important to remind young people that peace is the only real victory." Johansson and Michael Caine co-hosted a concert in the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner's honor on the evening of December 11.People: Scarlett Johansson Honors Nobel Peace Prize Winner (December 11, 2008)

• Former Diplomatic Roles

  1. Finnish Ambassador to Tanzania, Somalia and Mozambique
  2. United Nations Commissioner for Namibia
  3. Negotiated with Slobodan Milosevic after 1999 Kosovo War
  4. Led negotiations between the Free Aceh Movement and the Indonesian government
  5. Appointed UN's Special Envoy in the Kosovo Status Process

• Kosovo Involvement

  In November, 2005, Ahtisaari was appointed by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan as the Special Envoy for the Kosovo Status Process. Kosovo had been under the United Nations administration since 1999s Kosovo War, and Ahtisaari's project was to determine whether Kosovo should be declared a sovereign state. He created the Ahtisaari Plan and declared the project finished in July 2007.

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