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NATIONAL HOLIDAYS

Country / Title
January / 01 / Cuba / National Day
26 / Australia / National Day
26 / India / Republic Day
February / 04 / Sri Lanka / Independence Day
11 / Iran / National Day
15 / Serbia / Statehood Day
16 / Lithuania / Independence Day
24 / Estonia / National Day
March / 03 / Bulgaria / National Day
06 / Ghana / Independence Day
15 / Hungary / National Holiday
17 / Ireland / St. Patrick’s Day
23 / Pakistan / Pakistan Day
25 / Greece / Independence Day
April / 16 / Denmark / Birthday of H.M. Queen Margrethe II
19 / Holy See / Pontiff’s Day
30 / Netherlands / Official Celebration of the Birthday of H.M. Queen Beatrix
May / 03 / Poland / National Day
12 / Israel / Independence Day
17 / Norway / Constitution Day
25 / Argentina / National Holiday
25 / Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan / National Holiday
30 / Croatia / Croatian Parliament Day
June / 02 / Italy / National Day
06 / Sweden / National Day
10 / Portugal / National Day
* / United Kingdom / Her Majesty’s Birthday
12 / Russian Federation / National Day
17 / Iceland / National Holiday
23 / Luxembourg / National Day
24 / SMO of Malta / National Day (Feast of St. John)
25 / Slovenia / National Day
25 / Croatia / National Day
July / 01 / Canada / Canada day
01 / Ghana / Republic Day
04 / United States of America / Independence Day
13 / Montenegro / Independence Day
14 / France / National Day
21 / Belgium / Accession of King Leopold I (1831)
23 / Egypt / Anniversary of Revolution
of 23 July, 1952
30 / Morocco / Accession to the Throne of
King Mohamed VI
August / 01 / Switzerland / National Day
19 / Afghanistan / National Holiday
20 / Hungary / Founding of the State (State Holiday)
24 / Ukraine / Day of Independence
27 / Moldova / Day of Independence
31 / Malaysia / National Day
31 / Kyrgyzstan / National Day
September / 01 / Slovakia / Constitution Day
07 / Brazil / Independence Day
09 / Korea / Republic Day
16 / Mexico / National Day
23 / Saudi Arabia / National Day
October / 01 / P.R. of China / National Day
03 / Germany / National Day
08 / Croatia / Independence Day
12 / Spain / National Day
23 / Hungary / National Holiday
24 / Zambia / National Holiday
25 / Kazakhstan / Day of the Republic
26 / Austria / National Day
28 / Czech Republic / National Day
29 / Turkey / Republic Day
November / 01 / Algeria / Anniversary of the Revolution
of 1 November 1954
18 / Latvia / Independence Day
25 / Bosnia and Hercegovina / National Day
28 / Albania / National Day
December / 01 / Romania / National Day
06 / Finland / Day of Independence
16 / Kazakhstan / Independence Day
23 / Japan / The Emperor’s Birthday
26 / Slovenia / Independence Day

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ORDER OF PRECEDENCE AND

DATE OF PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS

(Precedence among Ambassadors depends on the date of presentation

of the Credentials to the President)

Kingdom of Norway
H.E. Mr. Carl Schiøtz Wibye (Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps)...... 26 August, 2004
Sovereign Military Order of Malta
H.E. Mr. Günther Granser…………………………. (Resident in Munich) 5 June, 1997
Holy See
H.E. Archbishop Santos Abril y Castello'…… (Resident in Ljubljana) 11 June, 2003
Argentine Republic
H.E. Mr. Gerónimo Cortés Funes...... (Resident in Sofia) 20 August, 2004
Republic of Zambia
H.E. Gen. Godwin Kingsley Chinkuli, Dfs (Rtd.)…(Resident in Berlin) 6 August, 2004
Kyrgyz Republic
H.E. Mr. Amanbek Karypkulov …………… (Resident in Ankara) 14 December, 2004
State of Kuwait
H.E. Mr. Abdullah Abdulaziz Al-Duwaikh ……..(Resident in Ankara) 22 March, 2005
Republic of Estonia
H.E. Mr. Aivo Orav ……………………………….(Resident in Ankara) 22 March, 2005
Portuguese Republic
H.E. Mr. Paulo Tiago Fernandes Jerónimo da Silva(Res.in Belgrade)22 March, 2005
Republic of Angola
H.E. Mr. Filipe Felisberto Monimambu……… (Resident in Belgrade) 25 March, 2005
Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Dr. Heba Elmarassi ...... (Res. in Sofia) 24 August, 2005
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
H.E. Mr. Jo Sung Ju ...... (Resident in Sofia) 30 August, 2005
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
H.E. Lt. General Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah..(Resident. in Ankara) 30 August, 2005
Slovak Republic
H.E. Dr. Igor Furdík...... (Resident in Belgrade) 30 August, 2005
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
H.E. Mr. Pham Quoc Bao ...... (Resident in Sofia) 1 September, 2005
Republic of Serbia
H.E. Mr. Zoran Popovic...... … ...1 September, 2005
Republic of Bulgaria
H.E. Mr. Miho Mihov...... ………1 September, 2005
Ukraine
H.E. Mr. Vitalij Moskalenko…………………………………………..6 December, 2005
Republic of Croatia
H.E. Mr. Ivan Kujundžiċ……………………………………………….6 December, 2005
Republic of Cuba
H.E. Mr. Gerardo Suarez Alvarez...... (Resident in Sofia) 8 December, 2005
Republic of Latvia
H.E. Mrs. Maija Manika...... (Resident in Riga) 8 December, 2005
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
H.E. Mr. Abdelhamid Senouci Bereksi …….(Resident in Bucharest)28 March, 2006
Russian Federation
H.E. Mr.Vladimir Dmitrievic Solocinskij ………………………………..29 August, 2006
Republic of Moldova
H.E. Mr.Veaceslav Madan ………………………..(Resident in Sofia) 31 August, 2006
Romania
H.E.Mr. Adrian Stefan Constantinescu ……………………...……12 September, 2006
Kingdom of Spain
H.E. Mr. José Manuel Paz y Agüeras...... …5 December 2006
French Republic
H.E. Mr. Bernard Valero………………………………………………...5 December 2006
Italy
H.E. Dr. Donatino Marcon…………………………………………. …5 December, 2006
People's Republic of China
H.E. Mr. Dong Chunfeng ………………………………………………5 December, 2006
Republic of India
Mr. Lal Miller Dingliana ………………………..(Resident in Sofia) 7 December, 2006
Federative Republic of Brazil
H.E. Mr. Paulo Americo Veiga Wolowski ……..(Resident in Sofia) 7 December, 2006
Republic of Montenegro
H.E. Mr. Dusko Lalicevic …………………………………………….12 December, 2006
State of Israel
H.E. Ms. Amira Arnon ...... (Resident in Jerusalem) 13 March, 2007
Republic of Indonesia
H.E. Mangasi Sihombing ………………………(Resident in Budapest)13 March, 2007
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
H.E. Mrs. Zahida Ansary …………………………..(Resident in Sofia) 15 March, 2007
Republic of Hungary

H.E. Mr. Ferenc Kékesi ……………………….…………………...... 6 September, 2007

Qatar
His Excellency Mr. Soltan Saad Al- Moraikhi ..…(Resident in Roma) 27 March, 2007
Australia
H.E. Mrs. Clare Birgin ……………………..(Resident in Belgrade) 6 September, 2007
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

H.E. Mr. Andrew Key ……………………….……………….….…….6 September, 2007

Kingdom of Denmark
H.E. Mr. Hugo Østergaard Andersen……. (Resident in Vienna) 10 September, 2007
Kingdom of the Netherlands
H.E. Mrs. Simone Filippini, ………………………………………….10 September, 2007
Republic of Azerbaijan

H.E. Mr. Zakir Arif oglu Hashimov ………(Residente in Ankara) 11 September, 2007

Republic of Peru
H.E. Mr. Elard Escala …………………..(Resident in Bucharest) 11 September, 2007
Swiss Confederation
H.E. Mrs. Nicole Wyrch……………….……………………………...12 December, 2007
Republic of Austria
H.E. Mr. Alois Kraut………………………….………………..……...12 December, 2007
Republic of Poland
H.E. Mr. Dariusz Bachura…..……………………………………..... 12 December, 2007
Republic of Finland
H.E. Mr. Ari Heikkinen ……………………..(Resident in Helsinki) 14 December, 2007
Republic of Slovenia
H.E. Mr. Alain Brian Bergant…………………………………………14 December, 2007
Republic of Lithuania
H.E. Mr. Darius Jonas Semaška ………(Residente in Budapest) 17 December, 2007
Kingdom of Lesoto
H.E. Mr. Jonas Sponki Malewa ……………(Residente in Rome) 17 December, 2007
Japan
Н.Е. Mr. Akio Tanaka ………………………….(Resident in Vienna) 31 January, 2008
Czech Republik
H.E.Mr. Jozef Braun………………………………………………………20 March, 2008
Bosnia and Hercegovina
H.E. Mr. Milan Balaban …………………………………………………. 20 March, 2008
Republic of Kazakhstan
H.E. Mr. Rashid Ibrayev ……………………...(Resident in Budapest) 20 March, 2008
Malaysia
His Excellency Mr. Dato' Kamilan Maksom ..(Resident in Budapest) 25 March, 2008
Republic of Turkey
H.E. Mr.Arslan Hakan Okçal...... 26 June, 2008
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Н.Е. Mr. Musthafa Mohamed Jaffeer ……… (Resident in Vienna) 2 September, 2008

Iceland

Н.Е. Mr. Sverrir Haukur Gunnlaugsson, ……(Resident in London) 4 September, 2008

Kingdom of Sweden
H.E. Mr. Lars Peter Fredén …………………….…………………..15 September, 2008
Federal Republic of Germany
H. E. Mrs. Ulrike Maria Knotz……………………………………….18 September, 2008
United States of America
H.E. Mr. Philip Thomas Reeker……………………………………..29 September, 2008

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

H.E. Mr. Abdullah Abdulaziz Al Abdulkarim …(Resident in Tirana) 5 December, 2008

Ireland

Н.Е. Ms. Kathryn (Kay) Coll...... (Resident in Bratislava) 9 December, 2008

Kingdom of Belgium

Н.Е. Mr. Marc Michielsen...... (Resident in Sofia) 9 December, 2008

Canada

Н.Е. Mr. John Morrison……………………..(Resident in Belgrade) 9 December, 2008

Republic of Albania

H.E. Mr. Arben Çejku………………………………………………………..5 March, 2009

Kingdom of Morocco
H.E. Mrs. Aziza Limame……………………………………………………5 March, 2009
Islamic Republic of Iran
H.E. Mr. Mohammad Reza Sokout………….…. (Resident in Tehran) 12 March, 2009

Office of the European Union Special Representative

Delegation of the European Commission
H.E. Mr. Erwan Fouéré ...... …...... 1 November, 2005
Republic of Greece
H.E. Mrs. Alexandra Papadopoulou, Head of the Liaison Office……15 August, 2007

CREDENTIALS TO BE PRESENTED BY THE FOLLOWING AMBASSADORS:

DIPLOMATIC LIST

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGANISTAN

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

57 "Simeonovsko shosse" street, Res. 3

1700 Sofia

telephone: +359 2 962-74-76

+359 2 962-51-93

fax: +359 2 962-74-86

e-mail:

Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 09:00 - 16:00

Consular Section: Monday and Thursday 09:00 - 16:00

National Holiday: 19 August- Independence Day

Her Excellency Mrs. Zahida ANSARY (15.03.2007)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Mr. Mohammad Azam N. Ansary

Mr. Mohammad Khalil Kargar, m. 1st Secretary

REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA

Embassy of the Republic of Albania

Street Majka Tereza No.22

1000 Skopje

telephone: +389 2 3246 726

fax: +389 2 3246 727

e-mail :

Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 08.00 - 16.00

Consular Section: 10.00 - 12.00

National Holiday: National Day, November 28

His Excellency Mr. Arben ÇEJKU (5 March 2009)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Mr. Shpretim Lika, Counsellor

Mr. Alfred Hoxha, 1st Secretary

Mrs. Neureda Breshanaj, 2nd Secretary

Mr. Agim Haxhiu, 2nd Secretary

PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA

Embassy of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria

Bd. Lascar Catargiu, no 29, Sector 1

Cod postal 010663

Bucharest

telephone: + 40 21 211 51 50

+ 40 21 212 41 85

+ 40 21 314 45 65

fax: + 40 21 211 56 95

e-mail:

Opening Hours: Monday-Thursday 08.30 - 17.00

Friday 08.30 - 13.00

National Holiday: November 1st Anniversary of the Revolution

His Excellency Mr. Abdelhamid SENOUCI BEREKSI (28 March, 2006)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Mrs. Amele Senouci Bereksi

Mr. Mohammed OULD KIAR, Minister Plenipotentiary

Mr. Mohamed MALEK, Diplomatic Secretary (Chief of the Administrative

and Financial Department)

REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA

Embassy of the Republic of Angola

Vase Pelagica 32

11000 Belgrade

telephone: +381 11 3690 241

fax: +381 11 3690 191

e-mail:

Opening Hours:

National Holiday:

His Excellency Mr. Filipe Felisberto MONIMAMBU (25.03.2005)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

ARGENTINE REPUBLIC

Embassy of the Argentine Republic

Dragan Tsankov 36 blvd.

WTC INTERPRED - bl. B, 8th floor

1040 Sofia

telephone: +359 2 971 25 39

+359 2 971 25 90

+359 2 973 32 04

fax: +359 2 969 30 28

e-mail :

Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 11:00 - 18.00

Consular Section: every day (except Wednesday) 10:00 - 13:00

National Holiday: Revolution of May (1810), May 25

His Excellency Mr. Gerónimo Cortés Funes (August 20, 2004)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Mr. Luis Jorge ARREGUI, Minister

Mr. Horacio Freigedo, Consul and Chief of the Economic and Trade

Department

AUSTRALIA

Embassy of Australia

8th Floor, Vladimir Popovic 38-40

11070 New Belgrade

telephone: +381 11 3303 400

fax: +381 11 3303 409 (Chancery) (TBC)

+381 11 3303 441 (Immigration-Visas) (TBC)

telephone: +381 11 3303 452 (AFP - Liaison Office)

fax: +381 11 3303 445 (AFP - Liaison Office) (TBC)

e-mail:

e-mail:

www.serbia.embassy.gov.au

Opening Hours: Monday- Friday 08.30 - 13.00 and 13:30 - 16:30

National Holiday: Australia Day, January 26

Her Excellency Mrs. Clare Birgin (6 September, 2007)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Ms. Melanie Davies, Chargé d’Affaires, 1st Secretary (Administration) and Consul

Mr. David Dalton, Counsellor (Police Liaison)

Mr. Robert Gander,1st Secretary (Immigration)

Mr. Peter Nagy, 3rd Secretary

Mr. Nunzio Rinaudo, m. 2nd Secretary (Immigration)

AUSTRIA

Embassy of the Republic of Austria

Mile Popjordanov 8

1000 Skopje

telephone: +389 2 3083 400

+389 2 3083 700 Consular section

fax: + 389 2 3083 350

e-mail:

Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 08.00 - 16.00

Consular Section: 08.15 -12.15

National Holiday: National Day, October 26

His Excellency Dr. Alois Kraut, ( 12 December, 2007 )

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Mrs. Sabine Kernthaller, 2nd Secretary Vice- Consul

Mr. Karl-Heinz Stromeyer, Assistant Attaché

Mrs. Petra Kromp, Assistant Attaché

Mr. Stefan Thurner, Police Attaché

Colonel Josef Hölzl, Military Attaché (Resident in Belgrade)

Andreas Bauer, Assistant Attaché (Resident in Belgrade)

Mr. Gero Stuller, Social Attaché (resident in Zargeb)

Trade and Commercial Office- Regional Office Skopje

Maksim Gorki 1

1000 Skopje

telephone: +389 2 3109 232

+389 2 3131 969

fax: +389 2 3131 968

e-mail:

Mrs. Anita Bavdaz, Commercial Attaché

Mr. Andreas Haidenthaler, Commercial Counsellor (Resident in Belgrade)

Office for Technical Cooperation

Mile Popjordanov 8

1000 Skopje

telephone: +389 2 306 0234

+389 2 306 0235

fax: +389 2 306 0236

e-mail:

Mr. Heinz Habertheuer, Head of the Office for Technical Cooperation

REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN

Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Diplomatik Site, Baku Sokak

No 1 Oran

Ankara, Turkey

H.E. Mr. Zakir Arif oglu Hashimov (11 September 2007)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

BELGIUM

Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium

Pl. Veltchova Zavera 1

Sofia 1164

telephone: +359 2 988 72 90

+359 2 988 72 95

fax: +359 2 963 36 38

e-mail:

Consular Section:

telephone: +359 2 988 72 80

fax: +359 2 963 19 45

Opening Hours:

Secretary: Monday- Friday 09:00-12:30 and 14:00-17:00