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Damjan Krnjević Mišković is a veteran UN and Serbian senior diplomat with decades of experience as a political strategist, energy consultant, and crisis counselor in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Now based in Baku, Azerbaijan, he serves as Professor of Practice in Geopolitics at ADA University and Director for Policy Research and Analysis at its Institute for Development and Diplomacy (IDD). He is also a Fellow at the Germany-based Agora Strategy Institute, where he focuses on Eurasian affairs.

Former appointments include: Senior Strategist and Chief Speechwriter for the Serbian Candidate for UN Secretary-General (2015-2016); Senior Special Advisor to the President of the UN General Assembly (2012 2013); Senior Adviser to the Foreign Minister of Serbia (2007-2012); Director of Policy Planning and Analysis of the Presidential Administration of Serbia (2006 2007); Special Adviser to the President of Serbia (2004 2006); and Managing Editor of the Washington, DC-based journal The National Interest (2002 2004).