Upon obtaining a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Belgrade, Vojin emigrated to the UK where he was employed in the nuclear energy industry and where he obtained a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from Imperial College, London University. He became a nuclear power plant safety specialist and consultant with careers in Yugoslavia, UK and the U.S. Vojin arrived in the U.S. in 1970 and became a citizen in 1976. 
 

Dr. Joksimovich has written over 125 professional papers presented at various international conferences.  As a Serbian-American activist Dr. Joksimovich has published over 60 newspaper and internet columns. He has delivered a similar number of talks on various aspects of Balkans conflicts in the 1990s and the 21^st century at most of the San Diego Universities, World Affairs Councils in Boston, Orange County and San Diego, the Commonwealth Club of California, Colorado University at Boulder, Kennedy School of Government at the Harvard University, various Rotary Club branches, etc.
 

Dr. Joksimovich is the author of two comprehensive books: Kosovo Crisis: A Study in Foreign Policy Mismanagement and The Revenge of the Prophet: How Clinton and His Predecessors Empowered Radical Islam. Vojin is a two-term Serbian Unity Congress president with 11 terms on the Board of Directors. In that capacity met with numerous officials at the National Security Council and the State Department, many congressmen and analysts at various Washington think tanks. Currently, he is Deputy President of the North County Chapter of the San Diego World Affairs Council.  He is a columnist and blogger at several web sites including the serbianna.com site. With his wife of 38 years, Nada, lives in Escondido, California. 

That's how conservative strategist and author David Frum jokingly described the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual California conference, held last weekend in deep blue San Francisco.
 

On Saturday the convention featured a discussion panel which included Sally Pipes and Vicky Murray from the Pacific Research Institute who presented on "defeating socialized medicine and promoting educational choice and competition". In the afternoon Larry Greenfield (rjchq.com), Richard Baehr (AmericanThinker.com), Rick Richman (jpundit.typepad.com) and Eric Goulab (blacktyrrrr.wordpress.com) presented on "Making the GOP case in the Jewish Community". Immediately following was a panel of experts which included Debra Saunders (sfgate.com), Gary Aminoff (beartotheright.blogspot.com), Evan Sayet (sayetright.blogspot.com) and Tom Del Beccarro (politicalvanguard.com) that discussed California Politics. The day concluded with a reception hosted by the RJC National Women's Committee followed by a banquet honoring Vets for Freedom. An Ice Cream Party concluded the evening with humorist Evan Sayet.

The convention concluded on Sunday with discussions on "Helping Israel's Image", "Israel and the Media" and "Existential Threats to Isreal".

For more information on the RJC click here.

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