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Irena ŠARAC

Date of Birth: April 9th 1980

Place of Birth: Belgrade Republic of Serbia

EDUCATION:

• October 2008 – July 2012 Specialized Academic Studies (pre PhD studies) – International relations Final thesis on the topic: “Multilateralism of the 21st century – relations of forces and manifestation of power in the United Nations” Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade

• October 2005 – June 2006 Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia

• February 2004 Philological Faculty of the University of Belgrade – Bachelor Degree Department for Chinese Language and Literature

• 1995 – 1999 Philological Grammar School (Foreign Languages), Belgrade Department of Chinese Language

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• June 2023 – Acting Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Bilateral Cooperation, Ambassador

• May 2021 – June 2023 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Head of the Department for Asia, Australia and the Pacific

• July 2017 – May 2021 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Sector for Bilateral Cooperation Counsellor / First Counsellor / Minister Counsellor and Coordinator

• November 2016 – July 2017 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Department for Asia, Australia and the Pacific Counsellor (desk officer for the People's Republic of China, Republic of Korea and Mongolia)

•(April 2017 – May 2017) Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in the People's Republic of China Counsellor (assisting during the preparation and realization of the First “Belt and Road” Summit in Beijing)

• January 2013 – October 2016 Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in the Hellenic Republic First Secretary / Counsellor for Political Affairs, Press and Culture

• November 2005 – December 2012 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Department for Asia, Australia and the Pacific Attaché / Third / Second / First Secretary (desk officer for the People's Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Mongolia)

•(July 2008 – October 2008) Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in the People's Republic of China Third Secretary (assisting during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing)

• May 2005 – November 2005 Diplomatic Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Trainee / Attaché

• February 2004 – January 2005 Professional training and Chinese-English interpreter in Beijing, People's Republic of China

LANGUAGES:

English, Chinese and basic knowledge of Spanish and French


Ambassador
Irena ŠARAC