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