Born 6 July 1950, Šabac

Graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences (International Relations) in Belgrade, 1973

Languages: English, Russian, Polish, Romanian and a working knowledge of Greek and Turkish

Career:

1975 Joined the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1977 - 1978 Attache, Sector for Europe and America
1978 - 1979 Attache, Department for Analysis
1979 - 1983 Third Secretary, Embassy in Warsaw, Poland
1983 - 1985 Second Secretary, Group for Analysis and Planning
1985 - 1986 First Secretary, Group for Analysis and Planning
1986 - 1990 First Secretary, Embassy in Bucharest, Romania
1990 - 1997 Counsellor, Directorate for Neighbouring Countries, Chief of the Department for Greece, Turkey and Cyprus
1997 - 2001 Minister-Counsellor, Embassy in Athens, Greece
2001 - 2002 Minister Plenipotentiary, Directorate for Neighbouring Countries
2002 - 2004 Director of the Department for Analysis
2004 - 2011 Consul General in Istanbul, Turkey
2011 - Assistant Minister, Sector for Consular Affairs

Married, two children