CURRICULUM VITAE
Her Excellency Ambassador Jelena Čukić Matić is a career diplomat, lawyer specialized in the field of international law. Born in Belgrade on April 11, 1970.

Education:
2005 - Attended the Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade - Specialization program of the United States Studies
1997 - Finished Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia
1996 - Passed the Bar Exam for the Bar Association of Serbia
1995 - Attended the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade post-degree studies in international arbitrage and company law
1993 – Bachelor of Law (LLB), Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade – Master in international law and international organizations

Professional experience:
October 2022 – Ambassador at the Cabinet of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia
October 2021 – October 2022 - Chief of staff, Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia
August - October 2021 - Coordinator in the Department for neighboring countries in charge of the cooperation on minority issues, MFA
2016 - July 2021 - Minister Counselor, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Bucharest, Romania
2013 - 2016 - Minister Counselor, Department for Multilateral Affaires, Head of the UN political issues and Deputy Head of the UN Department, MFA
2008 - 2013 - Deputy Permanent Observer of the Republic of Serbia to the Organization of American States, Washington DC, USA
2005 – 2013 – First Counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Serbia, Washington DC, USA - public relations counselor (spokesperson) and counselor for political affairs for the relations of US with the Western Hemisphere and the Middle East
2004 - 2005- Counselor, Department for Americas (2004-2005) - Head of North America Desk, MFA
2000 - 2004 – First Secretary, Embassy of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in Ottawa, Canada – political affairs, media and public diplomacy
1999 - 2000 – Second Secretary, Department for Europe – desk officer for UK and Scandinavian countries, MFA
1998 - 1999 – Third Secretary at the Embassy of Yugoslavia, London, UK, media and public diplomacy
1997 - 1998 - Third Secretary, Office of the Spokesman of the MFA
1996 - 1997 - Trainee at the Ministry of Foreign Affaires
1994 - 1996 - Attorney at law at the law office in Belgrade, Serbia, as a member of the Bar Association of the Republic of Serbia

Languages: English, French and Spanish
Marital status: married, one son