Marko Đurić

Marko Đurić
Марко Ђурић
Đurić in 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 May 2024
Prime Minister
Preceded byIvica Dačić
Ambassador of Serbia to the United States of America
In office
8 October 2020 – 30 April 2024
PresidentAleksandar Vučić
Preceded byĐerđ Matković
Succeeded byDragan Šutanovac
Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija
In office
2 September 2013 – 8 October 2020
Prime MinisterIvica Dačić
Aleksandar Vučić
Ana Brnabić
Preceded byAleksandar Vulin
Succeeded byPetar Petković
Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of Serbia
In office
1 June 2012 – 27 May 2014
PresidentTomislav Nikolić
Personal details
Born (1983-06-25) 25 June 1983 (age 42)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
PartySNS (2008–present)
Children3
EducationFaculty of Law
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
OccupationPolitician

Marko Đurić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Ђурић; born 25 June 1983) is a Serbian politician and diplomat who has served as the minister of foreign affairs since 2024. Prior to becoming a government minister, Đurić was the ambassador of Serbia to the United States of America since from 2020 to 2024,[1][2] and the non-resident ambassador of Serbia to Colombia since from 2021 to 2024.[3]

Previously, Đurić served as the director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija from 2 September 2013 to 8 October 2020. He has also served as the foreign policy adviser to the president of Serbia[4] from 2012 to 2014.[5] Being a member of the Serbian Progressive Party since its founding in 2008, he currently serves as party's vice president and as member of party's Council for Foreign Policy and European Integration.[6][7][8]

Early life and education

Đurić was born in 1983 in Belgrade and is Jewish [9] through his maternal grandmother neurophysiologist Mira Šenberger, married Pašić, a researcher at the Institute Siniša Stanković and a lecturer at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in Belgrade.[10] His maternal grandfather, Najdan Pašić, was a professor, social and political theorist, and one of the founders of the University of Belgrade Faculty of Political Sciences. Đurić's great-granduncle is Nikola Pašić who served as Prime Minister of Serbia and Yugoslavia in the first half of the 20th century. Đurić enrolled as a student of a 4-year program of the Faculty of law in 2002, and graduated 8 years later, in 2010. Đurić speaks Serbian, English, Hebrew, and basic French.[6]

Career

Đurić joined Otpor movement in 2000 and became an activist of its press team, taking part in the 5 October Overthrow that same year, which led to the overthrowing of Slobodan Milošević's regime. Đurić has also hosted and edited a youth political radio talk show at the nationally-broadcast Radio Belgrade 202 station in 2001 and 2002. From 2002 to 2008, he was a member of the Student parliament at his faculty, where he organised and chaired several public discussions and participated in various student competitions (public speech, moot courts).[citation needed]

Joining the Serbian Progressive Party

In 2008, Đurić wrote an analysis of the proposed new Statute of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. He was among the founding members of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). In 2009, Đurić became SNS legal team coordinator and assistant to the Party Deputy President Aleksandar Vučić. Since 2010, he is a member of the SNS Main Board, also acting as a party spokesman. In 2011, Đurić helped the establishment and started coordination of SNS Foreign policy and European integration team, took very active and noticeable role during the 2012 election campaign. In late 2012, he became a member of the presidency of the Serbian Progressive Party.[7]

In 2011, Đurić was employed as a researcher at the Institute for Political Studies in Belgrade, freezing his status at the institute after SNS and its candidate Tomislav Nikolić won the general and presidential election in May 2012, and Đurić entered office as the president.[6]

In June 2012, Đurić was appointed a foreign policy adviser to the president of the Republic of Serbia, with coordination of top officials' activities regarding the International reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence and preparation of a Serbian official platform for Belgrade-Pristina negotiations in 2012, along with daily diplomatic communication and strategic policy planning being some of many of his important duties.

Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija

Đurić (third from the left) in September 2020 at the White House at the signing of the Kosovo and Serbia economic normalization agreements in the presence of Donald Trump.

On 2 September 2013, Đurić was appointed as the director of Office for Kosovo and Metohija in the Government of Serbia.

Đurić was arrested during the meeting with local Serbs at 26 March 2018 in North Mitrovica by the Special Units of Kosovo Police, after crossing the territory of Kosovo. Kosovo’s deputy prime minister Enver Hoxhaj claimed that Đurić's presence in Kosovo "without authorization" of the Kosovar authorities was in breach of EU agreements between the two sides (Brussels Agreement).[11] During the arrest, many journalists were injured by some members of Kosovo Police which was condemned by European Broadcasting Union and OSCE.[12][13] The act of arrest and violence was condemned by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić who said that Đurić's trip was legal and in fact according to the Brussels agreement.[14] Đurić was then taken to Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, brought in front of a judge and then escorted from the territory of Kosovo.[11]

Ambassador of Serbia to the United States of America

On 8 October 2020, Đurić was named the new Ambassador of Serbia to the United States of America replacing Đerđ Matković.[1][2]

On 18 October, Đurić said that 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a warning to those who do not believe that Kosovo is still an international powder keg.[15]

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Đurić with the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Đurić was appointed the minister of foreign affairs in the cabinet of Miloš Vučević on 2 May 2024, succeeding Ivica Dačić.[16] Following a meeting with the United States ambassador Christopher R. Hill, Đurić announced the strengthening of cooperation with the United States.[17] On 12 May 2024, Đurić met with the Ukrainian minister of foreign affairs Dmytro Kuleba and the first lady Olena Zelenska.[18] On 6 August 2025 Đurić met with the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b "Marko Đurić zvanično novi ambasador Srbije u SAD". N1 Srbija (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 October 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Marko Djurić appointed Serbian Ambassador to the United States Video". B92.net. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Marko Đurić ambasador i u Kolumbiji". Danas.rs (in Serbian). 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. ^ "List of advisers of the President of Serbia". President of Serbia. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Ovo su Nikolićevi savetnici". Tanjug (in Serbian). 7 June 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Marko Đurić: Želim da menjam Srbiju". Kurir (in Serbian). 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  7. ^ a b Crnogorac, Milica (3 December 2012). "SNS ipak nije raspravljao o vlasti u Beogradu". Press (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  8. ^ Crnogorac, Milica (27 May 2014). "Marko Đurić direktor Kancelarije za KiM". Press (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  9. ^ Shnidman, Ronen (17 August 2024). "Serbia looks to reset ties with US, Israel with first Jewish FM Marko Djuric". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Marko Djuricev tečni hebrejski". Večernje novosti. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  11. ^ a b MacDowall, Andrew (26 March 2018). "Kosovo detains Serbian politician after 'illegal entry' into region". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  12. ^ "EBU Condemns Attack on RTS Cameraman". European Broadcasting Union. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  13. ^ "The Latest: EU, Serbia to find new ways in Kosovo conflict". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  14. ^ "President wants to "wait and see if Pristina's lying again"". B92. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  15. ^ "Đurić: Nagorno-Karabah upozorenje onima koji ne veruju da je Kosovo i dalje bure baruta". Kosovo Online (in Serbian). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  16. ^ Изабрана нова Влада Републике Србије, Марко Ђурић нови министар спољних послова. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia (in Serbian). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Šef srpske diplomatije najavio jačanje saradnje sa SAD na sastanku sa Hilom". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Croatian). 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Supruga predsednika Ukrajine Olena Zelenska u poseti Beogradu". Politika (in Serbian). 12 May 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  19. ^ "Marko Đurić u Vašingtonu sa državnim sekretarom SAD". N1info (in Serbian). Serbia. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
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