Ambassador

DRAGAN ŠUTANOVAC

Date of Birth: July 24, 1968

Belgrade, Republic of Serbia

Professional and Political Experience

  • Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the United States (May 9, 2025 – present)
  • Council for Strategic Policy

            President (2018 – 2025)

  • Democratic Party

            President (2016 – 2018)

  • National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia

          Member of Parliament (2012–2014, 2014–2016)

  • Elected MP in the 2012 and 2014 parliamentary elections;
  • Deputy Chair of the Defense and Internal Affairs Committee and the Security Services Control Committee.
  • Government of the Republic of Serbia

            Minister of Defense (2007–2012)

  • National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia

            Member of Parliament (2001–2003, 2003–2007)

            - Elected MP for three consecutive terms;

            - Resigned after the 2007 election;

            - Chair of the Defense and Internal Affairs Committee (2001–2003).

  • Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs of FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro

         Cabinet Member (2000–2003)

        -Appointed Special Advisor, then Assistant Minister

  • City Assembly of Belgrade

            City Councilor (2000–2007)

  • European Parliament

         Internship (2000)

         Strasbourg (France) and Brussels (Belgium)

Education and Specialization

  • Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade

         Diploma: Mechanical Engineer

         Belgrade, Republic of Serbia

  • George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies

         Senior Executive Course

         Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

  • Interagency Law Enforcement Course

         Washington D.C, United States

  • Interagency Seminar on Security and Oversight Issues

         Washington D.C, United States

Awards and Recognitions

  • Special Recognition, for exceptional contribution to democratization of the security sector and reform of the defense system (2019)
  • Victory of the University of Serbia Conference, for founding the University of Defense (2011)
  • Gold Plaque for the Development of the Defense Industry, awarded by the Club of Economic Journalists of Serbia (2011)
  • Reformer of the Year, awarded by NALED – National Alliance for Local Economic Development (2010)
  • Award from the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, for personal contribution to development and increase of defense industry exports (2009)
  • Order of Saint Constantine, awarded by Patriarch Irinej (2011)
  • Medal of the “Grand Officer”, awarded by CIMIC Secretary General Colonel Michel Van Maers (2009)

Lectures Delivered At

  • London School of Economics
  • National Defense University (NDU), Washington D.C.
  • Atlantic Council, Washington D.C.
  • European Parliament Subcommittee on Defense and Security, Brussels
  • The Academy of Military Science (PLA), Beijing, China
  • Military Academy of Angola
  • Military Academy of Indonesia
  • Annual lectures at the Military Academy in Belgrade
  • Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade

Languages

English