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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\u0161per Dov\u017ean (responsible for EU Affairs) and Stanislav Ra\u0161\u010dan (responsible for development and other affairs). While the one of the minister is a typical political position, State Secretaries are usually chosen among career diplomats within the ministry.Internal service[edit]The ministry consists of the Minister’s Cabinet, Secretariat and five political directorates. Head of Cabinet is Mihael Zupan\u010di\u010d. Secretariat is headed by the Secretary-General Ambassador Jo\u017eef Drofenik.Directorates and departments within them are:Directorate for Common Foreign and Security Policy (Director-General and Political Director Jernej M\u00fcller);Department for Security PolicyDepartment for Strategic Studies and AnalysesDepartment for North and Latin America and the CaribbeanDepartment for Africa and the Middle EastDepartment for Asia and OceaniaDepartment for Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, Central Asia and the ArcticDepartment for Enlargement and South-Eastern EuropeDepartment for the Bled Strategic ForumDirectorate for European Union Affairs (Director-General Ambassador Barbara Su\u0161nik);Department for European AffairsDepartment for European CountriesDepartment for General and Institutional AffairsDepartment for Neighbouring CountriesDirectorate for Multilateral Affairs and Development Cooperation (Acting Director-General Igor Juki\u010d);Department for International OrganisationsHuman Rights DepartmentDepartment for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian AssistanceDirectorate for Economic and Public Diplomacy (Acting Director-General Slobodan \u0160e\u0161um); andDepartment for Bilateral Economic Cooperation IDepartment for Bilateral Economic Cooperation IIDepartment for Public Diplomacy and International Cooperation in CultureDirectorate for International Law and Protection of Interests (Director-General Marko Rakovec).International Law DepartmentDiplomatic ProtocolConsular DepartmentDepartment for Borders and Succession IssuesCabinet of the Minister consists of:Strategic communication ServiceService for Cooperation with the Government and the National AssemblyInternal Audit ServiceDiplomatic SupervisorDiplomatic academySecretariat consists of:Information Technology ServicePersonnel ServiceAccounting and Finance ServiceDocumentation and Classified Information ServiceLegal Affairs And Public Procurement ServiceProperty Management ServiceLogistics and Security ServiceExternal service[edit]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.  Licej complex (in the back) houses part of the offices of the Ministry. In front is the Austrian Embassy in Ljubljana.Ministers[edit]MinisterStart of termEnd of termDimitrij RupelMay 1990January 1993Lojze PeterleJanuary 25, 1993October 31, 1994Zoran Thaler26 January 199516 May 1996Davorin Kra\u010dunJuly 19, 1996January 1997Zoran ThalerFebruary 27, 1997September 25, 1997Boris FrlecJanuary 1998January 21, 2000Dimitrij RupelFebruary 2, 2000May 2000Lojze PeterleJune 7, 2000November 30, 2000Dimitrij RupelDecember 2000July 2004Ivo VajglJuly 6, 2004December 3, 2004Dimitrij RupelDecember 3, 2004October 2008Samuel \u017dbogarNovember 2008February 2012Karl ErjavecFebruary 2012September 2018Miro CerarSeptember 2018March 2020An\u017ee LogarMarch 2020June 2022Tanja FajonJune 2022See also[edit]References[edit]Coordinates: 46\u00b03\u20325.99\u2033N 14\u00b029\u203253.05\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff46.0516639\u00b0N 14.4980694\u00b0E\ufeff \/ 46.0516639; 14.4980694  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-slovenia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Slovenia)"}}]}]