- Government of Montenegro
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Stanica Popović
Stanica Popović
Acting Director General of the General Directorate for Consular Affairs
Date and place of birth:
5th of June 1959.
Education:
1974 – 1978 Economic School „Mirko Vešović“, Podgorica
1978 – 1982 Faculty of Law, University of Montenegro
1984 Professional exam for working in state bodies
1992 Bar Exam
1994 Special diplomatic course in the “Gavro Vuković” Diplomatic Academy
2013 Lawyer Exam
2014 Diplomatic – Consular Exam
International specialization:
2000 – 2002 The EU Trainer Program, implemented through the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, organized by the Institute for European Politics and Economy, INWENTA, Berlin
2000 „Civil Service College“ Certificate, London
2001 „Introduction to the Law of the European Union“ Cetificate, organized by OSCE/ODIHR and in cooperation with the Nansen Dialogue Center
2001 Symposium on the multilateral exchange of experiences on the reform of civil laws in Central and South East Europe, organized by the Ministry of Justice of Hungary and the Ministry of Justice of Germany, Budapest
2002 Study visit to national and EU institutions in Berlin and Brussels, organized by the Institute for European Politics, Berlin
2005 European Summer Academy, Ohrid
2006 Study visit of the Diplomatic Academy to the Republic of North Macedonia
Language:
English
German
Career:
1983 – 1995 SOUR Industriaimport – RO Internal trade, Podgorica
1995 – 1999 Advisor at the Center for Mediterranean Studies; independent consultant in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Montenegro
1999 – 2001 Assistant to the Republic Secretary for Legislation in the Republic Secretariat for Legislation
2002 – 2006 Independent consultant I, administration secretary at the Diplomatic Academy "Gavro Vuković" at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Montenegro
2007 – 2011 I secretary - consul at the Embassy of Montenegro in the Republic of Serbia
2011 – 2012 I advisor in the General Directorate for Consular Affairs and Diaspora in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2012 – 2013 Head of the Department for International Legal Assistance in the General Directorate for Consular Affairs and Diaspora in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
2013 – 2015 Plenipotentiary Minister in the Directorate for Consular Affairs and Consular Policy in the General Directorate for Consular Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
2015 – 2019 I counselor at the Embassy of Montenegro in the Republic of Slovenia
2019 – 2021 Director of the Directorate for International Legal Assistance and General Affairs in the General Directorate for Consular Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2021 Acting Director General of the General Directorate for Consular Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs