Adrian MARA

Name/Surname: Adrian MARA

Address: Embassy of the Republic of Albania in Australia

13 Culgoa Circuit O’Malley, Canberra, ACT 2606

E-mail: adrian.mara@mfa.gov.al

Nationality: Albanian

Born: Tirana, 01 March 1964

Profession: Economist/Diplomat

Professional Experience: Diplomacy/Business

Currently December 2021 and go on – Chargé d’Affaires a.i.-Embassy of Albania in Canberra/Australia

July 2019 to September 2021 – Political Dialogue Unit – European Union Directorate, MEFA of Albania

September 2014 to June 2019 – Counsellor, Mission of Albania to the European Union-Brussels/Belgium;

February 2008 to August 2014 – Head of Neighbourhood Unit – Regional Directorate-MFA of Albania

August 2004 to January 2008 – First Secretary, Embassy of Albania to the Republic of Bulgaria;

November 2003 to July 2004 Directorate of Economic Cooperation/MFA of Albania;

August 2000 to October 2003 Second Secretary, Mission of Albania to UN Office Geneva and to World Trade Organization

April – July 2000 – Economic Affairs branch-Liaison Office of the MFA of Albania to Prishtina/Kosovo

December 1998 – March 2000 Specialist-Directorate of Economic Cooperation-MFA of Albania

May 1992 – November 1998 Head of Import and Transactions Department, “Industrialimpex”- Foreign Trade Company, Tirana/Albania

December1989 – May 1992  Desk officer-Export Department: Cement & Wood items “Industrialimpex” – Foreign Trade Company, Tirana/Albania

November 1988 – November 1989 Specialist-Ministry of Foreign Trade of the Republic of Albania

Education &Training

1983-1987 – BA in Business Administration – Economic Faculty/University of Tirana, Albania

1987-1988 – MBA in Foreign Trade and Investment: “Bilateral and Multilateral Trade Relations and International Trade Law” Economic Faculty – University of Tirana.

September-November 1992, Scholarship: “Nascita, crescita e sviluppo delle piccole e medie imprese; e aspetti della concorrenza”, Institute Tecnico Superior, Pordenone-Italy.

January – May 1999, intensive Training in Finance & Investment: Unit – “Capital Movement and Financial integration”, DG II – Economy and Finance, European Commission/European Union, Brussels/Belgium

June-July 2012– “Summer school”-International relations/MFA Montenegro

Languages

Albanian, mother tongue

English, Italian