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Rumi Forum Podcast


Rumi Forum was founded in 1999 with the mission to foster interfaith dialogue and intercultural understanding. The Forum aims to stimulate exchange of opinions in order to advance culture of democracy, freedom of thought, human rights and peace. For over 20 years, the Forum provides a common platform for building relationships, mutual learning and information exchange among adherents of different faiths. Our work has a particular focus on pluralism, peacemaking, interfaith dialogue, intercultural understanding, social harmony and community cohesion.

Jun 13, 2012

Born on May 15, 1967, in Sarajevo, Kujundžić studied mechanical engineering in college. His additional schooling consisted of diplomatic coursework in Bijeljina and Sarajevo, Oslo, Norway, and Vienna, Austria. Prior to becoming a diplomat, Kujundžić was a high school teacher and a technologist at the factory FAMOS, both in Pale. He also served as an assistant for the faculty of mechanical engineering in East Sarajevo. His diplomatic posts have included being the first secretary of the Department for European Integration and Organization in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the minister-counselor and head of the ministry’s department for North and South America, Australia, Japan and Oceania; and a diplomatic instructor. Prior to his assignment in Washington, DC, Kujundžić was Bosnia and Herzegovina’s ambassador to Germany (2005-2008). Kujundžić is married and has one daughter. He speaks English and German.