Throughout his five years as Foreign Minister, Mr. Jeremić was actively engaged in the work of the United Nations, representing his country at key sessions of the General Assembly and the Security Council. He led the Serbian delegation at high-level segments of the United Nations Human Rights Council (2008, 2010 and 2011), at the annual General Conference of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and at high-level meetings of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.

Mr. Jeremić also represented Serbia at the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (Istanbul, 2011), the United Nations HighLevel Meeting on Nuclear Security (New York, 2011) and the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (New York, 2010).

Mr. Djerdj Matkovic was born in Subotica, Serbia, on May 28, 1955. He graduated from the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law in 1978, International Law and International Organizations.

Career

Since February 2015 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia in the United States

April 2014 - February 2015 Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Mr. Aleksandar Vucic

August 2012 - April 2014 Foreign Policy Advisor to the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Mr. Aleksandar Vucic

February 2012 - July 2012 Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia

2011-2012 Director of the Department for North and South America at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia

2007-2011 First Counselor at the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Washington, D.C., USA

2006-2007 Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia

2005-2006 Deputy Chief of Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro

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Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia in Washington DC: H.E. DJERDJ MATKOVIC

Diplomatic Staff:

• Vladimir Jovicic - Minister Counselor, Deputy Chief of Mission
• Zdravko Pavicevic- Minister Counselor, Political Affairs, OAS
• Ljubomir Postic - First Counselor-Head of the Consular Section
• Aleksandar Vidojevic - Counselor, Political Affairs
• Sandra Pejic - First Secretary, Political Affairs
• Ivana Mangov - Second Secretary, Political Affairs and Press
• Zorka Kekovic - Second Secretary, Political Affairs, Congressional Relations officer

Defense Attache Office:

• Colonel Dragan Galic - Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attaché
• Lieutenant Colonel Dejan Vujaklija - Assistant Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attaché