Josip Brkić was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina in April 2015. He also chairs the Commission for NATO-integration process of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Until his appointment to the Council of Ministers he worked at the Herzegovina University in Mostar. Mr. Brkić was Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Kingdom of Spain and Morocco from 2004 to 2008. Previously he held several senior positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2008, Ministry of European Integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2000 – April 2003 and Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Western Herzegovina County in 2000. His professional involvement includes several years in business sector, from 2009 to 2015 holding a management positions. Since 2015 Mr. Brkić is the international secretary of HDZ BiH – the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a member of the Main Board of HNS –Croatian National Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mr. Brkić was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 1974 where he finished elementary and high school. He holds a law degree from the Faculty of Law at the University of Mostar and Master’s Degree in European Study from the University of Sarajevo and University of Bologna. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Public International Law at the Faculty of Law – University of Mostar. Mr. Brkić is married and has three sons. He speaks fluently English and Spanish. 2015 Mr. Brkić was awarded with the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic by the King of Spain