Ambassador Vladimir Božović, Phd, Assistant Professor

Consul General of the Republic of Serbia in New York
President of the Society of Foreign Consuls in New York
Chairman of the Global Consular Leadership Council of United World Leaders

Vladimir Božović is a Serbian diplomat, lawyer and Assistant Professor with decades of experience in public administration, diplomacy, international cooperation, security, anti-corruption and the protection of human rights.

Born on December 3, 1970, in Nikšić, he completed his secondary education there with a concentration in literature. He graduated from the Higher School of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Zemun and subsequently earned a law degree.

He earned the academic degree of Master of Legal Sciences (Magister) with a thesis entitled “Corruption and Anti-Corruption Awareness with Special Reference to the Police.” On March 12, 2019, he successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, “Police Integrity and Corruption in the Police in Serbia,” at the Faculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade, earning his PhD.

He was elected to the academic rank of Assistant Professor at the School of Engineering Management, University “Union – Nikola Tesla,” in Belgrade. His research and professional work encompass police integrity, corruption, internal oversight, security, criminal law and the protection of human rights.

Between 1991 and 1993, he served as President of the Student Union of the Higher School of Internal Affairs, President of the Student Union of Higher Schools in Belgrade, and a member of the Executive Board of the Student Union of Belgrade.

From 1995 to 1997, he undertook legal traineeships in Belgrade, Milwaukee and Chicago. In 1997, he established Božović Law Office. He also worked as a lawyer and Head of the Department of Justice and Human Rights at the Coordination Center of the Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija. He served as legal counsel to the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral, handling numerous cases concerning fundamental human and civil rights.

From 2004 to 2007, he served as Assistant Minister of Internal Affairs and Inspector General of the Public Security Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. In 2005, he was Serbia and Montenegro’s National Coordinator for Police and Human Rights at the Council of Europe.

From April to November 2012, and again from June 2017 to December 2019, he served as an adviser in the Cabinet of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. From November 2012 to May 2014, he was State Secretary at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, responsible for internal oversight and international cooperation. From May 2015 to June 2017, he served as Adviser to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia for regional cooperation and relations with religious communities.

From November 2019 to July 2023, he served as Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Montenegro. Since November 2023, he has served as Consul General of the Republic of Serbia in New York.

On June 16, 2026, he was elected President of the Society of Foreign Consuls in New York, becoming the first representative of Serbia to lead the association in its more than a century of history. In this capacity, he is committed to strengthening the consular community’s cooperation with American institutions, the business and financial sectors, academic institutions, religious communities and other partners.

On September 14, 2026, he was elected Chairman of the Global Consular Leadership Council of United World Leaders, a New York-based organization.

He has completed specialized courses and professional training in Serbia, the United States and Hungary, as well as the ICITAP program in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Kokkalis program on the science and art of negotiation, held in Greece. As Assistant Minister of Internal Affairs and Inspector General, he participated in three international conferences addressing anti-corruption efforts in the European Union.

His scientific and professional publications include:

•⁠ ⁠“Temporary Criminal Procedure Code of Kosovo,” Pravni život, 2003, Vol. 52, No. 9, pp. 509–524;
•⁠ ⁠“Corruption in the Serbian Police — Current State,” Pravo — teorija i praksa, 2012, Vol. 29, Nos. 1–3, pp. 27–43;
•⁠ ⁠“Personal Evidence in Criminalistics and Criminal Procedural Law,” conference proceedings, Sarajevo–Banja Luka: International Association of Criminalists, 2013;
•⁠ ⁠“Humanitarian Organizations in the Function of Terrorism,” proceedings of the international conference “Terrorism as a Global Threat,” Faculty of Law for Commerce and Judiciary, University Business Academy in Novi Sad, 2012.

In March 2017, he received an award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences for the paper “A Comparative Study of Public Opinion about Police Corruption in Croatia and Serbia.”

He has delivered presentations at numerous international and domestic scientific and professional conferences and seminars. Selected international engagements include:

•⁠ ⁠The international conference “Civil Defense and Preparing Civil Society for Disaster Risk Prevention,” held in Baku and Gabala from March 11 to 14, 2013, organized by the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the International Civil Defence Organisation, with 150 participants from 54 countries;
•⁠ ⁠Council for Inclusive Governance roundtables in Istanbul, Skopje and Belgrade, addressing possible solutions for northern Kosovo and relations between Belgrade and Priština;
•⁠ ⁠“Defense World 2013 — International Defense and Security,” held in Athens on April 2–3, 2013, at the invitation of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce;
•⁠ ⁠The Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Budapest Process, “Silk Routes Partnership for Migration,” held in Istanbul from April 18 to 20, 2013, where he advocated greater understanding, solidarity and humanity in responding to migration;
•⁠ ⁠Leadership of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs delegation to the 42nd INTERPOL European Regional Conference in Budapest, held from May 13 to 16, 2013. At his initiative, Serbia was nominated for membership of the provisional committee of INTERPOL’s European Sub-Directorate and, alongside France and Germany, for participation in the selection team for the appointment of its acting head;
•⁠ ⁠An international meeting on strategic guidance for United Nations police in peacekeeping operations, held from October 14 to 17, 2013, organized by the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations and Durham University’s Institute for Global Security.

In 2014, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee and Chairman of the Protocol Committee for the Third Meeting of Heads of Government of China and Central and Eastern European Countries.

His professional work brings together diplomacy, international police and institutional cooperation, the rule of law, anti-corruption, human rights and relations with religious communities.