Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Slovenia to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Education: 1991: B.Sc. in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1993: M.Sc. in International Diplomatic Relations, Diplomatic Academy, Vienna, Austria, 1995: M.A. in International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Membership of professional bodies: WG 26 – Slovenia EU accession negotiations: External Economic Relations, EU 133 Committee (TPC – Trade Policy Committee), Governmental Commission for the Annex G of The Agreement of Succession Issues of the Former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Intergovernmental Slovenian-Austrian Commission for the Karavanke tunnel
Key qualifications:
· 1991-1995: Counselor, Department for foreign economic relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
· 1994: traineeship in GATT/WTO, Geneva, Switzerland
· 1995-2000: Economic and commercial counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Budapest – accredited to Hungary and as non-resident to Bulgaria, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine
· 2000-2002: Head of Department for economic relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
· 2002-2006: Deputy permanent representative (responsible for economic affairs); Permanent Representation of Slovenia to the UN Office and other International organizations in Geneva, Switzerland (WTO and EU 133 Committee-Trade policy Committee included)
· 2006-2009: Head of Administration/Secretariat, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representation of Slovenia to EU, Brussels, Belgium (Slovenian EU Presidency 2008 included)
· 2009-2013: Head of Department for bilateral economic cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Slovenia
· August 2013: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
