UNIS/BIO/1389
12 October 2023
(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service)
VIENNA, 12 October (UN Information Service) – The new Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations (Vienna), Danka Savić, presented her credentials today to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV), Ghada Waly.
During her career Ms. Savić has served in various capacities, among them:
Ambassador to Spain (2019-2023); worked in Public Relations, Diplomatic protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2018-2019); Communication Expert, Directorate for the European Integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina, European Integration Promotion Unit (2017); Ambassador to Czechia (resident) and Slovakia (non-resident) (2013-2016); and foreign affairs editor/journalist, political magazine Slobodna Bosna (2009 –2013).
Ms. Savić holds a Master's degree in European studies awarded jointly by the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of the University of Sarajevo and the University of Bologna and a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Sarajevo University.
She speaks Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, English and Spanish.
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