Samuel Žbogar

Phone: +386 1 478 22 31

Fax: +386 1 478 21 70

E-mail: samuel.zbogar(at)gov.si

Curriculum Vitae

Born: 5 March 1962, Slovenia
Education: BA in Political Sciences - International Relations
Languages: English, Italian, Croatian/Serbian, French
Marrital Status: married, three children
Hobby: long-distance running

Work Experience:

1986: Entered the Institute for International Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation in Ljubljana as a Secretary of the Foreign Students' Club;

1987: Adviser, Department for Neighboring Countries of the Republican Committee for International Cooperation, Ljubljana;

1990: Third Secretary, Department for Neighboring Countries in the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Belgrade;

1991:  Counsellor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and Secretary to the Slovenian Delegation at the International Conference on Former Yugoslavia;

1991: Secretary at the Slovenian Representative Office to the Monitoring Mission of the European Community in Zagreb;

1992: Counsellor to the Minister and Secretary in the Office of the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

1993: Chargé d'Affairs a.i. and First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia to PR China in Beijing;

1995: Counsellor to the Government/State-Under-Secretary and Director of Department for Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific, Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

1997-2001: Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Slovenia to the United Nations in New York;

1998-1999: Deputy Representative of the Republic of Slovenia to the United Nations Security Council, New York.

2001-2004: State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2004-2008: Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to the United States

Oct-Nov 2008: Director, Institute for Strategic Studies

21 Nov 2008: sworn in as Minister of Foreign Affairs