Zoran Jolevski  Zoran Jolevski (; born 16 July 1959) is a Macedonian diplomat and the former Minister of Defense of the Republic of Macedonia. Prior to his appointment as Minister of Defense, he served as Macedonia's Ambassador to the United States of America. In November 2008, he was appointed chief negotiator to the Macedonia naming dispute, and in 2011 he was appointed Ambassador to the United Mexican States and as Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States. He served as Secretary General of the late Macedonian president Boris Trajkovski from 2000–2004. He holds a Ph.D. in International Economy from Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje. He is married to Suzana Jolevska, and together they have two sons, Pero (1988) and Filip (1992). Jolevski was born in Skopje, Yugoslavia. He attended Orce Nikolov High School in Skopje, Macedonia, along with his best friends - opera singer Boris Trajanov and movie director Milcho Manchevski. While in high school, he was the captain of the swimming team and junior champion in Macedonia. After graduating in 1978, he studied at the Faculty of Economics at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Macedonian. He graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in economics. While in high school and university, he taught and tutored mathematics. In 1990, Zoran Jolevski received a Master of Science in Law from the Faculty of Law Justinian I at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Macedonia and defended the thesis "Business Strategies of Multinational Companies." Upon completing his graduate degree, he continued his studies at the International Institute of Social Studies, which is part of Erasmus University Rotterdam in den Hague, the Netherlands. At the Institute of Social Studies, he earned a postgraduate degree. In 1994, he attended the Trade Policy Course of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). He holds a Ph.D. in International Economy from the Faculty of Economy at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Macedonia on the thesis "Foreign Trade Regime of the Macedonia and the WTO Agreements". He speaks English, French, Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian and his native language Macedonian. Jolevski married Suzana Jolevska and they have two sons: Pero (1988), a Director at Blue Star Strategies, and Filip (1992), an economist at the World Bank Group.