Prior to his involvement in resolving the Kosovo conflict in 1999, Ahtisaari, 68, served as Annan's special representative for the former Yugoslavia in 1993.
Pre nego što se angažovao na rešavanju sukoba na Kosovu 1999, Ahtisari, 68, je bio Ananov specijalni izaslanik za bivšu Jugoslaviju 1993. godine.