Ambassador

H.E. Nemanja Grbic, Ambassador

Professional Career:

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

• Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the Republic of Korea (since February 2022)
• Coordinator in the Sector for Bilateral Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the rank of Minister-Counselor (since May 2021)
• Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs – preparation of materials for talks of the highest state officials (October 2020 – May 2021), First Secretary
• Office of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs – preparation of materials for talks of the highest state officials (September 2018 – October 2020), First Secretary
• Secretary-General of the Commission of the Republic of Serbia for Cooperation with UNESCO; Head of the UNESCO Group, UN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia (January – December 2018), Second Secretary
• Deputy Secretary-General of the Commission of the Republic of Serbia for Cooperation with UNESCO, UN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia (February 2016 – January 2018), Second Secretary
• Head of the Consular Section and Cultural Attaché, Embassy of the Republic of Serbia, Tokyo, Japan (2011 – 2016)
• U.S. Senate Desk, Department for North and South America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia (2010 – 2011), Attaché
• Far East Desk, Department for Asia, Australia and the Pacific, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia (2009 – 2010), Attaché

Education:

• Korean Language and Culture Training Program for Young Diplomats, Korea Foundation and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (2017)
• Japanese Language Training Program for Young Diplomats, Japan Foundation and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kansai International Center, Osaka, Japan (2010 – 2011)
• Master’s in Asian Studies, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade (2008 – 2010)
• Undergraduate Advanced Studies in EU and the Balkans, Belgrade Open School (2005 – 2006)
• Undergraduate Studies in International Relations, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade (2003 – 2008)

Awards and Scholarships:

• Award for Special Contribution to Strengthening the Economic Ties between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Korea, Korea Importers Association (KOIMA), Seoul (2024)
• Best Ambassador Award, Korea Ambassador Culture & Friendship Association, Seoul (2023)
• Best Participant Award, Korean Language and Culture Training Program for Young Diplomats, Korea Foundation and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, Seoul National University, Seoul (2017)
• Excellence Award at the 18th Japanese Speech Contest for Diplomats Accredited in Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Tokyo, Japan (2015)
• Best Participant Award, Japanese Language Training Program for Young Diplomats, Japan Foundation, Kansai International Center, Osaka, Japan (2010 – 2011)
• Student of the Generation (2003) in International Relations (GPA 9.83), Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade (2008)
• Best Speaker Award, Regional Competition in International Humanitarian Law, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2007)
• First Place at the National Competition in International Humanitarian Law, member of the Faculty of Political Sciences team, University of Belgrade, Niš (2006)
• Scholarship of the Fund for Young Talents, 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), Persian (A1)

Married, father of one daughter.