The
Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
(
Slovene
:
Ministrstvo za zunanje in evropske zadeve
;
MZEZ
) of the Republic of
Slovenia
is an executive department of the Government of Slovenia responsible for relations with other countries and international organisations, monitoring of the international political and economic situation, and strengthening of Slovenia's relations with other countries and international organisations.
The ministry headquarters is located at 25
Pre?eren Street
in the capital city of
Ljubljana
. Prior to 24 January 2023, the ministry was named the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (
Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve
).
The current
Minister of Foreign Affairs
,
Tanja Fajon
, has served since 1 June 2022.
The current name of the Ministry has been used since 24 January 2023, prior to which it was called the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(abbreviated
MZZ
).
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Organisation
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Executive
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The Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry is Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is a member of the Cabinet and answers to the
Prime Minister
and the
National Assembly
. Current Minister of Foreign Affairs is
Tanja Fajon
of
Social Democrats
.
Minister is assisted by two State Secretaries, one of which is usually responsible for EU Affairs. Current State Secretaries are
Ga?per Dov?an
(responsible for EU Affairs) and
Stanislav Ra??an
(responsible for development and other affairs). While the minister is a typical political position, State Secretaries are usually chosen among career diplomats within the ministry.
Internal service
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The ministry consists of the Minister's Cabinet, Secretariat, and five political directorates. Head of Cabinet is
Mihael Zupan?i?
. Secretariat is headed by the Secretary-General Ambassador
Jo?ef Drofenik
.
Directorates and departments within them are:
- Directorate for Common Foreign and Security Policy (
Director-General and Political Director
Jernej Muller
);
- Department for Security Policy
- Department for Strategic Studies and Analyses
- Department for North and Latin America and the Caribbean
- Department for Africa and the Middle East
- Department for Asia and Oceania
- Department for Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, Central Asia and the Arctic
- Department for Enlargement and South-Eastern Europe
- Department for the Bled Strategic Forum
- Directorate for European Union Affairs (
Director-General Ambassador
Barbara Su?nik
);
- Department for European Affairs
- Department for European Countries
- Department for General and Institutional Affairs
- Department for Neighbouring Countries
- Directorate for Multilateral Affairs and Development Cooperation (
Acting Director-General
Igor Juki?
);
- Department for International Organisations
- Human Rights Department
- Department for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance
- Directorate for Economic and Public Diplomacy (
Acting Director-General
Slobodan ?e?um
); and
- Department for Bilateral Economic Cooperation I
- Department for Bilateral Economic Cooperation II
- Department for Public Diplomacy and International Cooperation in Culture
- Directorate for International Law and Protection of Interests (
Director-General
Marko Rakovec
).
- International Law Department
- Diplomatic Protocol
- Consular Department
- Department for Borders and Succession Issues
Cabinet of the Minister consists of:
- Strategic Communication Service
- Service for Cooperation with the Government and the National Assembly
- Internal Audit Service
- Diplomatic Supervisor
- Diplomatic academy
Secretariat consists of:
- Information Technology Service
- Personnel Service
- Accounting and Finance Service
- Documentation and Classified Information Service
- Legal Affairs And Public Procurement Service
- Property Management Service
- Logistics and Security Service
External service
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Slovenia operates several diplomatic representations and consular posts. There are 42 embassies (one of them non-residential), 7 permanent missions to international organizations, 5 Consulates General, 1 representative office, and 3 consulates. Slovenia also has several honorary consuls.
Ministers
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Minister
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Start of term
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End of term
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Dimitrij Rupel
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May 1990
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January 1993
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Lojze Peterle
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January 25, 1993
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October 31, 1994
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Zoran Thaler
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26 January 1995
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16 May 1996
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Davorin Kra?un
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July 19, 1996
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January 1997
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Zoran Thaler
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February 27, 1997
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September 25, 1997
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Boris Frlec
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January 1998
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January 21, 2000
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Dimitrij Rupel
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February 2, 2000
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May 2000
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Lojze Peterle
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June 7, 2000
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November 30, 2000
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Dimitrij Rupel
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December 2000
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July 2004
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Ivo Vajgl
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July 6, 2004
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December 3, 2004
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Dimitrij Rupel
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December 3, 2004
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October 2008
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Samuel ?bogar
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November 2008
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February 2012
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Karl Erjavec
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February 2012
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September 2018
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Miro Cerar
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September 2018
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March 2020
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An?e Logar
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March 2020
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June 2022
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Tanja Fajon
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June 2022
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