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Milan Roćen
Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Montenegro

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Date and place of birth
November 23, 1950, Rasova, Zabljak, Montenegro

Education
Graduated in journalism from the Faculty of Political Science, Belgrade University

Professional experience

since December 2010
Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Montenegro.
since November 2006
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro.
This is Minister Rocen’s third term in office, following his reappointment on June 11, 2009. He was first appointed to this post on November 10, 2006, and reappointed for the second time on February 29, 2008.
July 2006 Chief Political and Defense Adviser to the Prime Minister of Montenegro
February 2006 Appointed Chief Political Advisor to the Prime Minister of Montenegro; Coordinator at the Central Headquarters of the Pro-independence Block and General Manager of the campaign for the referendum on independence held on May 21, 2006
2003 - 2006 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Serbia and Montenegro to the Russian Federation. At the same time he was Serbia and Montenegro's non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Kirghizia and Georgia
2003 Chief Political Adviser to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Montenegro
1998 - 2003 Foreign Policy Adviser to the President of the Republic of Montenegro (In this period conducted missions as Special Envoy of President Đukanovic in Paris, London, Bonn, Berlin, Vienna and Moscow, Chairman of the International Co-operation Commission of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro)
1997 - 1998 Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Montenegro
1992 - 1997 Minister-Councilor for Political Affairs at the Former Republic of Yugoslavia Embassy, Moscow (Chargé d'Affaires of the Yugoslav Embassy in Moscow, 1993-94)
1988 - 1992 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro
1982 - 1988 Political Chief of Staff to the President of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Montenegro
1979 - 1982 Staff member, Information and Propaganda Department of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Montenegro
1976 - 1979 Journalist, weekly magazine Ekonomska politika, Belgrade

Language skills

Russian

Marital status
Married, wife Stana, son Filip