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From illegal to ambassador – the incredible story of Uran Ferizi

24 December 2023

6:35 PM

24 December 2023

6:35 PM

The next Albanian ambassador to London will be Uran Ferizi. It is a remarkable appointment, not least because Dr Ferizi’s first encounter with Britain was when he arrived as an illegal immigrant in 1998. He was 17 years old, and he had nothing other than the clothes he stood up in.

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