1. Michael Steiner was born on 28 November 1949 and is a German diplomat who served as head of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo.
12 Facts About Michael Steiner
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Michael Steiner was the German Ambassador to India from March 2012 to June 2015.
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Michael Steiner was born on 28 November 1949 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
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Michael Steiner led the special section "International Peace Efforts in Yugoslavia" from 1994 to 1995.
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Michael Steiner served nearly six months as principal deputy to Carl Bildt, the first High Representative in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Michael Steiner was the third special representative of the secretary general for Kosovo since UNMIK was established in 1999.
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Michael Steiner followed Hans Haekkerup of Denmark and Bernard Kouchner of France, and was replaced by Harri Hermani Holkeri of Finland on 8 July 2003.
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From April 2010 to March 2012, Michael Steiner served as Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan for the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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In March 2012 Michael Steiner was pronounced new ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to India.
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In early 2001, Steiner was criticized for apparently leaking information about sensitive talks between Chancellor Gerhard Schroder and US President George W Bush.
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Michael Steiner allegedly called the soldiers "arseholes" and demanded that they served him caviar during the delay.
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Michael Steiner played the part of Khan, his wife Eliese played the part of Preity Zinta whereas former Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid played the part essayed by Saif Ali Khan.