| Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia |
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| 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]
| Minister | Start of term | End of term |
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| 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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