Ambassador Vladimir Božović, PhD, Consul General of the Republic of Serbia in New York, received Mark McGovern, the new Regional Director of the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Foreign Missions (OFM)

During a warm and friendly conversation, Ambassador Božović wished Mr. McGovern every success in his new role and briefed him on the activities and priorities of the Consulate General. He highlighted the highly successful cooperation with Mr. McGovern’s predecessors and State Department representatives, expressing confidence that this cooperation would continue and grow stronger.

The discussion also addressed priorities for further strengthening cooperation between Serbia and the United States in the context of launching a strategic dialogue between the two countries, as well as the contribution that the Consulate General and its American partners could make to this process.

Particular attention was devoted to cooperation between the Office of Foreign Missions and the Society of Foreign Consuls in New York. Mr. McGovern accepted the invitation of the Society’s President, Ambassador Božović, to attend the Society’s Extraordinary General Assembly on October 28 and address the participants.

In response to Mr. McGovern’s interest in the forthcoming elections, the Consul General informed him that, in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Serbia, the Consulate General had completed all necessary technical and logistical arrangements for voting in the early parliamentary elections on October 25, 2026, at the polling station of the Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia in New York.

The meeting concluded in a spirit of mutual respect, friendship and collegiality, with both sides expressing their desire to further strengthen cooperation between the State Department’s regional Office of Foreign Missions in New York, the Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia and the Society of Foreign Consuls in New York.