Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Slovenia)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Slovenia)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of Slovenia
Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve
Agency overview
Formed 1831
Jurisdiction Government of Slovenia
Headquarters Mladika Building, Ljubljana
Agency executives Samuel Žbogar, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Dragoljuba Benčina, State Secretary
Website
http://www.mzz.gov.si/en

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Government of Slovenia is the chief foreign affairs ministry in Slovenia, located in the capital Ljubljana. This ministry operates 57 diplomatic offices across the world including embassies, consulates, and permanent missions. The Ministry handles Slovenia's relations within the United Nations, European Union, NATO, and the OSCE.

The current Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Žbogar, has served since 21 Nov 2008. He has served in the Ministry since the late-1980's; his previous appointments include Chargé d'Affairs a.i. and First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia to PR China in Beijing, Deputy Representative of the Republic of Slovenia to the United Nations Security Council, and Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to the United States.[1]

Ministers

Minister Start of term End of term
Dimitrij Rupel May 1990 January 1993
Lojze Peterle January 25, 1993 October 31, 1994
Zoran Thaler 26 January 1995 16 May 1996
Davorin Kračun July 19, 1996 January 1997
Zoran Thaler February 27, 1997 September 25, 1997
Boris Frlec January 1998 January 21, 2000
Dimitrij Rupel February 2, 2000 May 2000
Lojze Peterle June 7, 2000 November 30, 2000
Dimitrij Rupel December 2000 July 2004
Ivo Vajgl July 6, 2004 November 3, 2004
Dimitrij Rupel December 3, 2004 October 2008
Samuel Žbogar November 2008 Present

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