H.E. Nemanja Grbić, Ambassador

Professional career:
                                                      
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia (since November 2009)

• Appointed as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia to the Republic of Korea (2021)
• Coordinator in the Sector for Bilateral Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, minister counselor (2021)
• Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (2020-2021)
• Cabinet of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2018- 2020)
• Secretary General of Serbian National Commission for UNESCO, Head of the UNESCO Division, UN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2018)
• Deputy Secretary General of Serbian National Commission for UNESCO, UN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia of Serbia (2016-2018)
• Head of the Consular Department and Attaché for Culture, Embassy of the Republic of Serbia to Japan (2011-2016)
• US Senate Division, North and South America Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2010-2011)
• Far East Division, Department for Asia, Australia and the Pacific, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2009-2010)

Education:

• Korean Language and Culture Learning Program for Young Diplomats, Korean Foundation and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, Seoul National University, Seoul (2017)
• Japanese Language Learning Program for Young Diplomats, Japan Foundation and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kansai International Center, Osaka (2010-2011)
• MA in Asian Studies, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade (2008-2010)
• Undergraduate Advanced Studies in the EU and the Balkans, Belgrade Open School (2005-2006)
• BA in the field of international relations, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade (2003-2008)

Awards and scholarships:

• Best Ambassador Award, presented by the Korea Ambassador Culture and Friendship Association, Seoul (2023)

• Award for the best participant in the program, the Korean Language and Culture Learning Program for Young Diplomats, Seoul National University, Seoul (2017)
• Excellence Award at the 18th Japanese Oratory Competition for Diplomats Accredited in Japan, Tokyo, Japan (2015)
• Best Participant Award, Japanese Language Learning Program for Young Diplomats, Osaka, Japan (2010-2011)
• Excellence award in the field of international relations, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade (2008)
• Best Speaker Award, Regional Competition in the Field of International Humanitarian Law, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2007)
• Award for winning 1st place at the national competition in the field of International Humanitarian Law, member of the team of the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade, Nis, Serbia (2006)
• Scholarship of the Fund for Young Talents of the Government of the Republic of Serbia (2006)
• EFG Eurobank scholarship for the best students in the Republic of Serbia (2005)
• City of Belgrade Award for Young Talents (2003)

Foreign languages: English (C1), Japanese (B2), French (A2), Korean (A2), Farsi (A1)

Married.