The topics range from anti-discrimination, education, youth participation, good governance and gender equality, to sport, culture, work with civil society and the World Forum for Democracy.

From 2001 to 2005, she worked in the bilateral department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as deputy director for Neighbouring Countries, Deputy Head of Mission and Adviser at the Serbia and Montenegro's Embassy in Oslo and Adviser at the Directorate for Europe.

During her mandate as the Minister of Sport, Serbia obtained a new Law on Sports, the National Youth Strategy was adopted, 120 offices for youth were opened locally, and Samardžić-Marković personally was particularly proud of the Young Talent Fund that awarded scholarships to thousands of Serbia's most talented pupils and students.

[4] Between 2015 and 2016, Samardžić-Marković served on the European Union’s High Level Group on Sport Diplomacy, which had been established by European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth Tibor Navracsics and was chaired by IOC member and former President of the Hungarian Republic Pál Schmitt.

[16] Married to Serbian author Veselin Marković, with two children (son Damjan, daughter Ema), she is fluent in English and Norwegian, speaks French and has a working knowledge of Russian.