Osman Topčagić, Ambassador
Born: 1951, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Education:
B.Sc. Mathematics, 1975, University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics,
I Gimnazija in Sarajevo, classical languages 1970.
Elementary school in Sarajevo, 1966
In parallel with regular education finished Elementary Music School 1968 and High Music School 1972, instrument cello.
Foreign Languages: English, Russian
Career:
2012-2016 Head of Department for European Union, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2009-2012 Ambassador, Head of Mission of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the EU
2003-2009 Director, Directorate for European Integrations
2002-2003 Deputy Head of Mission, Mission of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the EU and
NATO
1998-2001 Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Court of St James’s, UK
1996-1998 Ambassador in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
1994-1996 Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
1993-1994 Assistant Minister for Information System, Ministry of Interior
1990-1994 Director of Information System, UNIS-Komerc, Sarajevo
1985-1990 Head of Information and Documentation Centre, UNIS-Institut, Sarajevo
1979-1984 System-engineer specialist and Project Leader, UNIS-Infos (later UNIS
Unidata)
1978-1978 Leading programmer, Institute for Statistics, Sarajevo
1975-1978 Research Assistant, Institute for Metallurgy, Zenica
On 9 May 2007 decorated with the medal of Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite of the Republic of France by President Chirac.
Other:
2018 -2023 President of the PanEuropean Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina
2013-2018 Member of the Steering Board of Sarajevo University