| Personal Information |
| Date
of Birth | 5 March 1956 |
| Place of
Birth | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Children | one son (19 years) |
| Fields of Expertise | Multilateral diplomacy, Negotiations,
Regional political development processes and initiatives, Public administration
management, Human resources management, Project management, Journalism |
Educational background |
| 1980 | Graduated
from the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb |
| 1974 | Classical
High School, Zagreb |
Working experience |
| December 2000 - present | Head of the Mission
of the Republic of Croatia to the European Communities |
| February
2002 - present | Acting Chairman of the Third Working Table of
the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe; Chairman of the WT III Sub-table
for Defense and Security |
| 2000-2001 | Member
of the Negotiating Team of the Republic of Croatia for the Stabilization and Association
Agreement with European Union |
| 1999-2000 | National
Co-ordinator for the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe |
| 1997-2000 | Assistant
Minister, Ministry of the Foreign Affairs, Head of the Division for Multilateral
Affairs |
| 1995 | Promoted to the rank
of Ambassador |
| 1992-1997 | Deputy
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations, New
York |
| 1988-1992 | USA and UN correspondent,
based in New York, for Croatian dailies Vjesnik and Vecernji list |
| 1986-1988 | Editor in Chief of the Sunday Vjesnik |
| 1980-1986 | Journalist in daily Vjesnik |
Miscellaneous | |
| 2001 | Co-chairman of the Working Table on
Security Issues of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe (1 Jan - 30 Jun) |
| 2001 | Co-chairman of the First Steering Committee
Meeting of the Migration and Asylum Initiative (MAI), Bruxelles |
| 2000 | Co-chairman of the Co-ordinative Meeting
on RACVIAC, Berlin |
| 2000 | Chairman
of the Third Regional Meeting of Stability Pact National Co-ordinators, Zagreb |
| 2000 | Chairman of the First Expert Level Meeting
on the Adriatic-Ionian Highway, Dubrovnik |
| 2000 | Co-chairman
of the First Working Table of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, Ancona, Italy |
| 1999 | Chairman of the Second Regional Conference
on Landmines, Zagreb |
| 1998-2000 | Head
of Delegation of the Republic of Croatia for the negotiations on Article V, Annex
1B of the Dayton Peace Accord |
| 1998 | Head
of the Central European Initiative Fact-finding mission to Albania |
| 1998 | Chairman of the Central European Initiative
Working Group on the Kosovo crisis resolution, Brijuni, Croatia |
