Mario Nobilo | |
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Croatian Representative to NATO | |
Assumed office 5 September 2017 | |
Ambassador to Belgium | |
In office September 2012 –5 September 2017 | |
Ambassador to Slovenia | |
In office 2004–2008 | |
Permanent Representative to the United Nations of Croatia | |
In office 14 September 1992 [1] –18 February 1997 | |
Preceded by | Zvonimir Šeparović [1] |
Succeeded by | Ivan Šimonović [1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Mario Nobilo 15 June 1952 [2] Lumbarda,Croatia,Yugoslavia |
Mario Nobilo (born 15 June 1952) [2] is a Croatian politician and diplomat who is currently the Croatian Representative to NATO since 5 September 2017. [2] [3] [4]
He served as the representative to the United Nations from 1992 to 1997. [1] [5]
From 2004 to 2008,Nobilo had served as the Ambassador to Slovenia. [2] He had been the Ambassador to Belgium from 2012 to 2017. [2] On 25 August 2017,Nobilo was appointed the Croatian Representative to NATO. [6] He was sworn into office on 5 September. [2]
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