CV of Mr. Iztok Grmek

1.　  Date of birth: May 9, 1966;　　  Nationality:  Slovenian

2.　  Civil status:　 spouse Maja Dobnikar, two children

3.　  Education:　　

·  1991: B.Sc. in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia,

·  1993: M.A. in International Diplomatic Relations, Diplomatic Academy, Vienna, Austria,

·  1995: M.Sc. in International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

4.　　   Language skills: Slovenian (native speaking language), English, German, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, French

5.　　  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

6.　  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 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 Slovenia to the UN Office and other

　　　　　　　　　　　 International organizations at Geneva, Switzerland

　　　　　　　　　　　 (WTO and EU 133 Committee-Trade policy Committee included), 

·　  2006-2009: Head of 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 of Slovenia,

·　  2013-2017: Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to

　　　　　　　　 Bosnia and Herzegovina

·　  2017- July 2019: Ambassador, Head of Department, Department for bilateral

　　　　　　　　 economic cooperation; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of　

　　　　　　　　 Slovenia,

·　  August2019- : Ambassador, Director General, Directorate for Economic and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

Ljubljana, November 30, 2020.