He had come to power in similar fashion. An 88-member observer team from the Southern African Development Community praised the election for its peace and credibility and high degree of tolerance.
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Our team had two Peace Corps volunteers and one Teach for America volunteer, as well as fellows who took more traditional routes to business school, working for Fortune 500 corporations or excelling in consulting companies.
He became known outside Kosovo when he formed part of the Kosovar Albanian negotiating team at internationally-sponsored peace talks at Rambouillet, France, early in 1999.