Ambassador Branimir FILIPOVIĆ, LL.M                      E-mail:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• March 2015
  Acting Assistant Minister for Security Policy
• September 2013 – February 2015
  Head, CSDP and Security Challenges Department, Sector for Security Policy, Ministry of   Foreign Affairs
• 2009-2013
  Minister Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Serbia, United  Kingdom 
• 2008-May 2009
  Minister Counsellor for Political and Economic Affairs, Chargé d'Affaires a.i., Embassy of the Republic of Serbia, Canada
• 2007 – February 2008
  Acting Director, Directorate for Europe (regional), MFA
• 2005-2007
  Deputy Director, Directorate for Europe (regional), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro, later Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia
• 2001-2005
  Counsellor (Political), Embassy of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (later Serbia and Montenegro), United Kingdom
• 2000-2001
  Secretary, Foreign Affairs Committee, Chamber of the Republics, Federal Assembly of the  Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
  Secretary of the Yugoslav Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union; Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of the Chamber of Republics;
• 1993-2000
  Assistant Secretary, Chamber of Republics, Federal Assembly of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Secretary of the Yugoslav Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union from 1997; 
• 1988-1992
  Intern, Expert Associate, Advisor, Chamber of Republics and Provinces, Assembly of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;

Other professional activities:

• October 2014 – March 2015
  Acting Chairman, Negotiating Group for Chapter 31 – Foreign, Security and Defence Policy, Coordination Body for  the EU Accession Process
• 2013 – October 2014
  Secretary, Negotiating Group for Chapter 31 – Foreign, Security and Defence Policy, Coordination Body for the EU Accession Process 
• 2014
  Member of the Political Council for implementation of  UNSC Resolution 1325;
• 2014
  Lecturer on Foreign, Security and Defence Policy, Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 
• 1992–2001
  Member of parliamentary delegations as well as the member of the Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments (in the framework of IPU Conferences)

Education: 

• 2010
  Completed Master of Legal Science Degree (Magna Cum Laude) at the Law School, University of Belgrade, thesis: "Devolution in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"
• 1986
  Graduated from Law School at the University of Belgrade (International Law Department)
• Completed primary and secondary education in Belgrade. 

Scientific and Research Papers:

• From 1995 – 2000
  Other articles on legislation, constitutional law and the political system
• 1996
  „Election Law and Local Government in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia", Savremena praksa, Belgrade
• 1994
  „Parliamentary Immunity in the European Parliament", Strani pravni život, Institute of Comparative Law, Belgrade
• 1993
  „Parliamentary Immunity in the European Union Countries", Strani pravni život, Institute of Comparative Law, Belgrade

Languages:

• English
•  Working knowledge of French