Rade Stefanovic

Born in 1978, in Belgrade, Serbia
Married, father of two daughters

Education:
• Graduated at the University of Belgrade - Faculty of Law in 2002 as one of the best students of generation (Grade Point Average 9.35 / 10.0)
• Graduated at the Diplomatic Academy in school year 2003/04 as the best student of generation (Grade Point Average 9.43 / 10.0)

Professional experience:

•    August 2024 – present: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia to Solomon Islands
•    November 2023 – present: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia to the Republic of Vanuatu
•    August 2023 – present: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia to Tuvalu
•    May 2023 – present: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia to the Republic of Nauru
•    July 2022 – present: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia to the Republic of Fiji
•    June 2022 – present: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia to New Zealand
•    January 2022 – present: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia to the Commonwealth of Australia
•    June 2019 – December 2021: Ambassador at the MFA – Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
•    August 2016 – May 2019: Minister Counsellor – Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
•    February 2012 – July 2016: First Counsellor – Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Ljubljana (Republic of Slovenia)
•    January 2011 – January 2012: Counsellor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Assistant Secretary General
•    October 2009 – December 2010: First Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (General Secretariat) 
•    November 2005 – September 2009: Third Secretary / Second Secretary at the Embassy of Serbia and Montenegro / Republic of Serbia in Zagreb (Republic of Croatia) – Political Affairs/Minority Issues
•    September 2004 – November 2005: Attaché / Third Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Neighbouring Countries Directorate (Section for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Slovenia)
•    September 2003 – August 2004: Diplomatic Trainee at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro

Relevant professional improvements:

•    Consular Exam (2005)
•    ECDL-Profile Certificate (European Computer Driving Licence) (2018)

Foreign Languages:

•    English (C1 level)   *   German (B2 level)   *   Slovene (C1 level)

Other:

•    from 1999 till 2004 – basketball referee at the Basketball Association of Serbia
•    Member of Mountaineering Association of Serbia
•    Lecturer at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs