List of ambassadors of Serbia to the United States
Ambassador of Serbia to the United States | |
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Амбасадор Србије у Сједињеним Државама | |
![]() Greater coat of arms of Serbia | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Style | His Excellency |
Residence | Washington, D.C. |
Nominator | Government |
Appointer | President of the Republic |
Inaugural holder | Ljubomir Mihajlović |
Formation | 1917 |
The Ambassador of Serbia to the United States is the official diplomatic representative of the Republic of Serbia to the United States. The ambassador leads the Serbian diplomatic mission and is responsible for managing and strengthening the bilateral relations between the two countries.
The diplomatic mission was first established in 1917 during the Kingdom of Serbia period. The role has continued through various political transformations, including the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later renamed to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia), the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (later renamed to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (later renamed to the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro), and the modern Republic of Serbia.
Throughout the 20th century, the post evolved from envoys to fully accredited ambassadors, mirroring the development of modern diplomatic protocols. Notably, during the 1990s, diplomatic representation was limited or suspended due to interruptions in diplomatic relations between Serbia and the United States at the time.
List of representatives
[edit]Designated | Diplomatic accreditation | Image | Officeholder | Title | Heads of state Serbia/Yugoslavia/ Serbia–Montenegro | President of the United States |
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January 26, 1917 – legation opened; listed as the Kingdom of Serbia | ||||||
January 26, 1917 | ![]() | Ljubomir Mihailović | Envoy | Peter I of Serbia | Woodrow Wilson | |
August 21, 1918 | ![]() | Jevrem Simić | Chargé d'affaires | Peter I of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes | Woodrow Wilson | |
January 6, 1919 | ![]() | Slavko Grujić | Envoy | Peter I of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes | Woodrow Wilson | |
February 1, 1919 – listed as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes | ||||||
October 10, 1922 | ![]() | Ante Tresić Pavičić | Envoy | Alexander I of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes | Warren G. Harding | |
May 4, 1927 | ![]() | Vojislav Antonijević | Envoy | Alexander I of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes | Calvin Coolidge | |
June 10, 1928 | ![]() | Božidar Purić | Chargé d'affaires | Alexander I of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes | Calvin Coolidge | |
May 24, 1929 | ![]() | Leonid Pitamic | Envoy | Alexander I of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes | Herbert Hoover | |
October 1, 1929 – listed as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||||||
May 1, 1934 | Božidar P. Stojanović | Chargé d'affaires | Peter II of Yugoslavia | Franklin D. Roosevelt | ||
October 29, 1935 | Konstantin Fotić | Envoy | Peter II of Yugoslavia | Franklin D. Roosevelt | ||
October 5, 1942 – legation raised to embassy | ||||||
October 5, 1942 | Konstantin Fotić | Ambassador | Peter II of Yugoslavia | Franklin D. Roosevelt | ||
July 10, 1944 | ![]() | Ivan Frangeš | Chargé d'affaires | Peter II of Yugoslavia | Franklin D. Roosevelt | |
April 24, 1945 | May 2, 1945 | ![]() | Stanoje Simić | Ambassador | Ivan Ribar | Harry S. Truman |
January 6, 1946 | Sergije Makiedo | Chargé d'affaires | Ivan Ribar | Harry S. Truman | ||
July 9, 1946 | July 18, 1946 | Sava Kosanović | Ambassador | Ivan Ribar | Harry S. Truman | |
July 1, 1947 – listed as the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia | ||||||
May 22, 1950 | June 5, 1950 | Vladimir Popović | Ambassador | Ivan Ribar | Harry S. Truman | |
April 12, 1954 | April 13, 1954 | ![]() | Leo Mates | Ambassador | Josip Broz Tito | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
October 6, 1958 | October 27, 1958 | ![]() | Marko Nikezić | Ambassador | Josip Broz Tito | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
September 27, 1962 | November 2, 1962 | Veljko Mićunović | Ambassador | Josip Broz Tito | John F. Kennedy | |
April 7, 1963 – listed as the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | ||||||
August 28, 1967 | August 30, 1967 | Bogdan Crnobrnja | Ambassador | Josip Broz Tito | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
October 14, 1971 | October 21, 1971 | Toma Granfil | Ambassador | Josip Broz Tito | Richard Nixon | |
November 18, 1975 | November 21, 1975 | Dimče Belovski | Ambassador | Josip Broz Tito | Gerald Ford | |
October 19, 1979 | Vladimir Sinđelić | Chargé d'affaires | Josip Broz Tito | Jimmy Carter | ||
November 16, 1979 | November 28, 1979 | Budimir Lončar | Ambassador | Josip Broz Tito | Jimmy Carter | |
December 10, 1983 | Branislav Novaković | Chargé d'affaires | Mika Špiljak | Ronald Reagan | ||
December 28, 1983 | January 9, 1984 | Mićo Rakić | Ambassador | Mika Špiljak | Ronald Reagan | |
June 22, 1987 | July 20, 1989 | ![]() | Živorad Kovačević | Ambassador | Lazar Mojsov | Ronald Reagan |
November 22, 1989 | December 20, 1989 | Dževad Mujezinović | Ambassador | Janez Drnovšek | George H. W. Bush | |
May 21, 1992 – listed as Serbia–Montenegro | ||||||
1992 | Ivan Živković | Chargé d'affaires | Dobrica Ćosić | George H. W. Bush | ||
1994 | Dušan Paunović | Chargé d'affaires | Zoran Lilić | Bill Clinton | ||
1994 | Zoran Popović | Chargé d'affaires | Zoran Lilić | Bill Clinton | ||
1996 | Nebojša Vujović | Chargé d'affaires | Zoran Lilić | Bill Clinton | ||
March 25, 1999-January 1, 2001 – embassy closed | ||||||
January 1, 2001 – listed as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | ||||||
January 18, 2001 | February 14, 2001 | ![]() | Milan St. Protić | Ambassador | Vojislav Koštunica | George W. Bush |
2001 | Ivan Živković | Chargé d'affaires | Vojislav Koštunica | George W. Bush | ||
October 30, 2002 | December 9, 2002 | ![]() | Ivan Vujačić | Ambassador | Vojislav Koštunica | George W. Bush |
February 4, 2003 – listed as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro | ||||||
June 6, 2006 – listed as the Republic of Serbia | ||||||
April 14, 2009 | May 20, 2009 | ![]() | Vladimir Petrović | Ambassador | Boris Tadić | Barack Obama |
December 3, 2013 | Vladimir Jovičić | Chargé d'affaires | Tomislav Nikolić | Barack Obama | ||
February 2, 2015 | February 23, 2015 | Đerđ Matković | Ambassador | Tomislav Nikolić | Barack Obama | |
October 8, 2020 | ![]() | Marko Đurić | Ambassador | Aleksandar Vučić | Donald Trump | |
April 1, 2024 | Vladimir Marić | Chargé d'affaires | Aleksandar Vučić | Donald Trump | ||
May 9, 2025 | ![]() | Dragan Šutanovac | Ambassador | Aleksandar Vučić | Donald Trump |
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