Auron Tare

Auron Tare is an Albanian historian, journalist and cultural heritage manager. He was a founder of the Albanian National Coastal Agency and its First Director. He was a member of Parliament for Tirana and a member of the Media and Cultural Committee for the Albanian Parliament for the legislation 2009-2013. In May 2018, he was elected chairman of UNESCO Scientific and Technical Committee on Underwater World Heritage. Auron Tare is a well-known public figure in the field of Albanian cultural heritage, government, and journalism and explorations. Championing the cause of cultural preservation, Tare has worked for many years mobilizing support for the preservation of Albania's rich historical background. He is well known for his efforts to protect the ancient city of Butrint in the mid-1990s, when Albania was going through difficult economic and political transitions. He was one of the founders of Butrint National Park and its first director from 1999 to 2005. Auron Tare was for several years the Albanian representative of Butrint Foundation and charity founded by Lord Rothschild and Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover. Tare's many duties have included work with many international organizations such as UNESCO, the World Bank, the Ramsar Convention, the Butrint Foundation, Oak Foundation, Mifflin Trust, National Geographic, USAID, SIDA, World Mate, and the Italian Trust for Culture for the improvement of Albania's cultural heritage.