She was the chief negotiator of the Republic of Kosovo for seven years (2011-2017) in the EU facilitated dialogue, with US support, on normalization of neighborly relations with Serbia.

She is the President of reformist party, the Democratic Alternative of Kosovo (ADK) and Chair of the Regional Women's Lobby in Southeastern Europe (RWLSEE).

[9] Tahiri is a Kosovan leader of independence and one of the main protagonists in the political changes affecting Kosovo and South Eastern Europe, after the end of the Cold War.

Tahiri is a Harvard University graduate, and she holds a master's degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School for Government in 2002.

For her academic achievements, she was awarded the title "Outstanding student of 2002" by the John Kennedy School of Government Public Service Fellowship and an "Edward S. Mason Appreciation for an Extraordinary Contribution".

Tahiri held senior political and state responsibilities during the hard times of Kosovo's occupation and liberation war against Serbia.

In meetings with senior officials and statesmen, including the American Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, NATO Chief, General Wesley Clark, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine and many other international personalities, she was successful in presenting the national cause to world diplomats.

Some of her publications are: "Rambouillet Conference: Negotiation process and documents", Dukagjini, Peja,[15] 2001 ; "Kosovo and Albanians outside Albania", Aspen Institute, Berlin, 1997; "Kosova: National Report", presented at the world women's conference in Peking, 1995; "Kosova: A hungry future", presented at the World Food Summit in Rome 1997; Kosovo's independence: Factor of Stability for South Eastern Europe, Albanians in the Balkans, Albanian Institute for International Studies, Tirana, 2001; Kosovo's independence – contribution to regional stability, National Defense Academy, Vienna, 2002 as well as a number of other articles and essays.

She has participated in and given speeches at many international conferences and has given many interviews to world media, including CNN, BBC, Euro news, etc.