Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Neven Jurica of Croatia

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Jurica has a degree in comparative literature and philosophy, and a master of arts in literary theory from the University of Zagreb.

Jurica was the Croatia Ambassador to the United States prior to taking office at the United Nations.

Ambassador Jurica was joined by Consul General Petar Ljubicic of New York, Consul General Marica Matkovic of Chicago and Consul General Sanja Bujas Juraga of Los Angeles.

A reception in honor of Ambassador Jurica was held in the evening in Kansas City, Kansas at the Strawberry Hill Museum.

Croatian Ambassador Neven Jurica to visitAdriatica Village at Stonebridge RanchBy TRICIA SCRUGGS McKinney Courier-Gazette Croatian Ambassador Neven Jurica has accepted an invitation to visit the site of one of McKinney's most anticipated planned communities, Adriatica Village at Stonebridge Ranch.

This is a premier example of a developer's determination to create an authentic atmosphere with many genuine elements, Ambassador Jurica said in a statement.

Ambassador Neven Jurica took up his post as Croatia's envoy to Washington last year at an important time for his country.

Ambassador Jurica is confident that Croatia can meet the schedule.

Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina are observers to the A3 NATO accession process, and Ambassador Jurica says that the A3 group is encouraging the membership of those countries as well.

In the first democratic elections in Croatia in 1990, Ambassador Jurica was elected to the Croatian Parliament, and served as chairman of the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee (1990-1992.

As a professional writer (1980-1989), Ambassador Jurica has published more than 16 books in the field of literary theory, criticism, and anthologies of essays and poetry.

Ambassador Jurica is married with two children.

Jurica was elected to the Parliament, where he served as the Chairman of the Human Rights Committee (1990-1992.

Jurica is a member of the Croatian Writers’ Association and P.

Jurica is married, with two children.