Vladimir Drobnjak (born 5 March 1956) is a

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n diplomat who is the current

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of Croatia to the

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, since 2013.

Biography

Born in Zagreb in the

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, Drobnjak graduated from the

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Law School. He worked as a radio and newspaper correspondent from 1986 until 1992, when he joined the foreign service. His first position was Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in

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. Since then Drobnjak held various posts regarding Croatia's relations with the

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. From 2012 until 2013 he was the head of the Croatian mission to the EU and then the permanent representative of Croatia to the EU after it joined. In August 2013, he was appointed the Permanent Representative of Croatia to the UN. In January 2014 Drobnjak became the Vice President of the UN Economic and Social Council.Ambassador Vladimir Drobnjak elected as Vice-President of the ECOSOC
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations. Published 30 January 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

References

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