Professional experience:

 

• From October 2023 - Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the State of Israel;

 

• From July 2020 – September 2023 - MFA, Belgrade – Ambassador, Coordinator, North and South America Department, then Africa and Middle East Department (from June to December 2021 – Charge d`Affairs ad interim of the Embassy of of Serbia in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia);

 

• January 2014 – July 2020 – Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, Australia, and to New Zealand, Fiji and to Vanuatu on non-residential bases;

 

• August 2009 – September 2013 – Embassy of the Republic of Serbia, Warsaw, Republic of Poland, Minister Counsellor for Political Affairs – Deputy Head of Mission;

 

• January 2007 – August 2009 – Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) – Head of Division for Former Yugoslav Republics – First Counsellor then Minister Counsellor;

 

• November 2002 – June 2007 – Deputy of the Permanent Representative of Yugoslavia – Serbia and Montenegro – Serbia, in the Danube Commission, Budapest, Republic of Hungary;

 

• August 2002 – December 2006 – Embassy of the FR Yugoslavia – Serbia and Montenegro – Serbia in Budapest, Republic of Hungary – Counsellor for Economic Affairs and the Danube Commission;

 

• September 2001 – August 2002 – MFA – Counsellor, Directorate for Neighbouring Countries, Belgrade;

 

• August 1999 – September 2001 – MFA – Counsellor, Directorate for Public Relations, Belgrade;

 

In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from August 16, 1999 (after the end of the Military career);

 

• July 1984 – August 1999 – Yugoslav Navy Officer; the Ministry of Defence and the General Staff of Yugoslav Army – Sector for Public Information, Belgrade.

 

 

Education:

 

• Passed the exam for Counsellor position – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2002;

 

• Undertook Specialist Course – Diplomatic Academy of MFA of Romania, Mamaia, June 2002;

 

• Public Relations – Business School for Public Relations, Belgrade, 1993-1994, PR Manager;

 

• School of Journalism, Yugoslav Institute for Journalism, Belgrade, 1990-1991;

 

• Attended the Master's degree study of International relations at the High Military-Political School, Belgrade, 1988-1990;

 

• Navy Academy, Split, 1980-1984.

 

Personal: 

 

• Date / Place of Birth:   October 5th, 1961/ Grevci – Kruševac, Republic of Serbia;

 

• Marital status:              Married, wife Zdenka, Physician, Specialist of Internal Medicine, 

                                        Two sons: Ozren (1989) and Boris (1992);

 

• Foreign Languages:     English, Russian and basic knowledge of Polish and Hungarian.