UNESCO
Chairperson
Last update:
20 April 2023
Chairperson of the Executive Board
H.E. Ms Tamara Rastovac Siamashvili is the Chairperson of the Executive Board
Education:
- 1992 – 1997 Law Faculty, University of Belgrade – Degree in International Law
- 1999 Diplomatic Academy, MFA, Belgrade
Professional Career:
- Since November 2021 elected as Chairperson of the Executive Board of UNESCO
- Since March 2019 Ambassador, Permanent Delegate to the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Serbia to UNESCO
- June 2017 – March 2019 Deputy Assistant Minister for Bilateral Relations
- March 2016 – June 2017 Head of the Department for OSCE and Council of Europe, MFA
- September 2014 – December 2015 Deputy Head of the Task Force OSCE Chairmanship of Serbia, MFA
- September 2013 – September 2014 Head of the Department for OSCE and Council of Europe, MFA
- 2012-2013 Counsellor/First Counsellor in the office of the Assistant Minister for Bilateral Relations, MFA
- 2009-2012 Counsellor in the Mission of the Republic of Serbia to the European Union, Brussels
- 2007-2009 First Secretary/Counsellor in the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Serbia to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg
- 2006-2007 First Secretary in the Directorate General for Multilateral Affairs, Acting Head of the Department for cooperation with UNMIK, MFA
- 2001-2005 Third Secretary in the Permanent Mission of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro the United Nations, New York
- February – April 2001 Office of the Legal Adviser of the Organisation for Prohibition of the Chemical Weapons, The Hague
- 1999-2001 Attaché in the Directorate General for Multilateral Affairs, MFA
- 1998 Trainee in MFA
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Former Chairpersons
Sessions, Years, Chairperson
- 203-207, 2017-2019, H.E. LEE Byong-hyun, (Republic of Korea)
- 198-202, 2015-2017, H.E. Michael Worbs (Germany)
- 193-197, 2013 - 2015, H. E. Mr Mohamed Sameh AMR (Egypt)
- 188-192, 2011-2013, Ms Alissandra CUMMINS (Barbados)
- 183-187, 2009-2011, Ms Eleonora MITROFANOVA (Russian Federation)
- 178-182, 2007-2009, Mr Olabiyi Babalola Joseph YAÏ (Benin)
- 173-177, 2005-2007, Mr ZHANG Xinsheng (China)
- 168 -172, 2003-2005, Mr Hans-Heinrich WREDE (Germany)
- 163-167, 2001-2003, Ms Aziza BENNANI (Morocco)
- 158-162, 1999-2001, Ms Sonia MENDIETA DE BADAROUX (Honduras)
- 157, 1999, Mr Christopher J. CHETSANGA (Zimbabwe
- 153-156, 1997-1999, Mr Pál PATAKI (Hungary)
- 148-152, 1995-1997, Mr Nouréini TIDJANI-SERPOS (Benin)
- 143-147, 1993-1995, Ms Attiya INAYATULLAH (Pakistan)
- 138-142, 1991-1993, Ms Marie BERNARD-MEUNIER (Canada)
- 133-137, 1989-1991, Mr Yahya ALIYU (Nigeria)
- 128-132, 1987-1989, Mr José Israel VARGAS (Brazil)
- 123-127, 1985-1987, Mr Ivo MARGAN (Yugoslavia)
- 118-122, 1983-1985, Mr Patrick K. SEDDOH (Ghana)
- 111-117, 1980-1983, Mr Victor MASSUH (Argentina)
- 106-110 1978-1980 Mr Chams Eldine EL-WAKIL (Egypt)
- 101-105, 1976-1978, Mr Leonard C.J. MARTIN (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
- 96-100, 1974-1976, Mr Hector WYNTER (Jamaica)
- 91-95, 1972-1974, Mr Fûad SARRUF (Lebanon)
- 86-90, 1970-1972, Mr Prem N. KIRPAL (India)
- 81-85, 1968-1970, Mr Gian Franco POMPEI (Italy)
- 75-80, 1966-1968, Mr Atilio DELL’ORO MAINI (Argentina)
- 69-74, 1964-1966, Mr Mohammed EL FASI (Morocco)
- 67-68, 1964, Mr Rodolfo BARON CASTRO (El Salvador)
- 64-66, 1962-196, Mr C. Edward BEEBY (New Zealand)
- 58-63, 1960-1962, Mr Mohamed AWAD (Egypt)
- 53-57, 1958-1960, Sir Ben Bowen THOMAS (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
- 51-52, 1958, Mr Gholam Ali RAADI (Iran)
- 46-50, 1956-1958, Mr Vittorino VERONESE (Italy)
- 40-45, 1954-1956, Mr Arcot L. MUDALIAR (India)
- 32-39, 1952-1954, Sir Ronald ADAM (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
- 27-31, 1951-1952, Mr Paulo E. de Berrêdo CARNEIRO (Brazil)
- 22-26, 1950-1951, Count Stefano JACINI (Italy)
- 18-21, 1949-1950, Sir John MAUD (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
- 13-17, 1948-1949, Mr Sarvepalli RADHAKRISHNAN (India)
- 5-12, 1947-1948, Sir Ronald E. WALKER (Australia)
- 1-4, 1946-1947, Mr Victor DORE (Canada)