Ile Masalkovski graduated at the Faculty of Law “Iustinianus I” in Skopje, Department of Political Science. In the academic year 2006/2007, he enrolled at postgraduate studies in Public Administration, Inter-Disciplinary Studies for Public Administration in Bitola. In that same academic year he was engaged first as a demonstrator and then as a teaching assistant for the subjects: Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy Analysis and Public Policy Analysis at FAMIS - Bitola. In 2009 he was employed as Head of Protocol and Organizational Affairs in the Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Macedonia. He was appointed as Deputy Secretary General in 2010. He has experience of several years working in NGOs and international youth policy. He participated in many training courses, seminars in the country and abroad, as well as at the first “School for Policy” organized by the Council of Europe (2003-2004). He was Executive Director of the Civil Society for Democracy, Peace and Tolerance “Aurora” - Bitola and a Deputy Coordinator of the ECMI - Skopje. He is fluent in English and has a good command of French.

The State Counselor for Foreign Policy, Darko Kostadinovski, is a veteran in the sector for foreign policy in the Cabinet of the President. First he held the post of assistant to the Foreign Policy Advisor in the Cabinet of President Boris Trajkovski in February 2001. From assistant position to the foreign policy advisor in the Cabinet of President Branko Crvenkovski in 2006, in his career, he was promoted and became Head of the Department for EU and NATO issues. Kostadinovski, has a Master degree in legal studies from the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, in the area of international law. He is a PhD candidate in the same area, on the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. In his CV also noted is the support to the development of the institutions in the Republic of Macedonia, as manager of the USAID project for preparation of the legislation in the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia in 1998, and as an observer of a project for monitoring and analysis of electronic media in the Broadcasting Council. He attended many international seminars and conferences that promote and develop Macedonian foreign policy. He is the author of the book International Arbitration, published in 2008.

Luljeta Qufliju has eighteen years of extensive experience working in various state institutions and NGOs. Her career began in the editorial board for culture in the Macedonian radio, its second program, within the MRTV, but at the same time she participated in many social and humanitarian activities. Upon completion of her studies at the Faculty of Pedagogy in Skopje, Qufliju also worked in the editorial board for culture of the daily newspaper Flaka. Luljeta Qufliju learnt the art of diplomacy working with international diplomats - representatives of many world organizations for many years. This experience goes back to 2001, when she joined the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje. During the many years of working experience with international organizations, Qufliju was engaged in the preparation of cultural and humanitarian events, and was actively involved in planning meetings and visits of important international and national delegations.