User:Diplo011/Pavle Živković

Pavle Živković (January 28, 1930 - December 24, 2023) was a Serbian and Yugoslav career diplomat who served as the Ambassador of Yugoslavia to Ecuador, Angola, and Namibia.

Career
He received a graduate degree from the University of Belgrade's Law School. He speaks Serbian, English, Spanish, and Portuguese. During his studies, he worked as a journalist for Radio Belgrade.

He is the holder of the Grand Cross of Merit of the Republic of Ecuador and the Brazilian decorations of the Order of Merit for the National Integration of the Cavaliers of São Paulo and the Rondon Medal.

Diplomacy
Pavle Živković spent 37 years as a career diplomat. He has been posted on multiple missions, serving as:


 * Commercial attaché in Bucharest, Romania
 * First Secretary and Counselor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 * Consul-General in São Paolo, Brazil
 * Ambassador of SFR Yugoslavia to Ecuador (1988 - 1992)
 * Ambassador of FR Yugoslavia to Angola (1993 - 1995)
 * Ambassador of FR Yugoslavia to Namibia (1994 - 1995)

In Belgrade, he served as a special adviser for international legal issues, head of administration, and chief inspector of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (the then Federal Secretariat for Foreign Affairs).

As a member or head of the delegation, he participated in several bilateral and multilateral negotiations and consultations. He was a member of the Yugoslav delegation at the sessions of the United Nations General Assembly, IMCO,  and ICAO.

He is the author of numerous texts on international public law and international practice.

Lexicography
After retirement, he engaged in lexicographic work and translation. He is the author of the first comprehensive Portuguese-Serbian dictionary with over 90,000 words and expressions, published in 2005.