Slobodan ŠEŠUM
Nationality: Slovenian
Date of birth: 28.04.1980
Gender : Male
Education:
2009 – 2016 Ph.D. in International (Economic) Relations
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2016 Diplomatic Exam II
2007 Diplomatic Exam I
2006 Course on Public Debt Management
4. Sept. - 13. Oct. UNITAR - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research
2004 – 2007 M.Sc. in International Economics
Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA Accredited Faculty
2004 – 2007 M.Sc. in International Economics
Faculty of Economics, University of Rijeka, Croatia
1999 – 2004 B.A. in Political Sciences – International Relations
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Working experiences:
June 2023 – present Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
Director-General, Directorate for Economic and Public Diplomacy, Minister Plenipotentiary
June 2022 – June 2023Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
Directorate for Economic and Public Diplomacy, Minister Plenipotentiary
2022 – June 2022 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
Director-General, Directorate for Economic and Public Diplomacy, Minister Plenipotentiary
2021 – 2022 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
Acting Director-General, Directorate for Economic and Public Diplomacy, Minister Plenipotentiary
2017 – 2021 Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Rome
Economic Counsellor, responsible for Italy, Libya, San Marino, Malta and Tunisia, Counsellor 1
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Deputy Permanent Representative to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP)
2015 – 2017 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
Head of Department for Bilateral Economic Cooperation,
Directorate for Economic and Public Diplomacy, Minister Counsellor
2014 – 2015 KBM Bank Serbia, Nova KBM Group
Executive Board Assistant, Corporate Banking and Responsible for Business Diplomacy (relations with the institutions such as Central Bank, Ministry of Finance, Central Securities Depository and Clearing House)
2013 – 2014 KBM Bank Serbia, Nova KBM Group
Executive Director of Sales Assistant, Corporate Banking and Responsible for Business Diplomacy (relations with the institutions such as Central Bank, Ministry of Finance, Central Securities Depository and Clearing House)
2010 – 2013 Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Belgrade
Economic Counsellor, I. Secretary
2008 – 2010 Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Skopje
Economic Counsellor, responsible for Republic of North Macedonia and Albania, II. Secretary
2006 – 2008 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
Department for Economic Diplomacy, III. Secretary
2004 – 2006 Centre for International Cooperation and Development, Ljubljana
Focus mainly on the research of economic, commercial and business diplomacy; on international economic/financial relations, and on the Slovenian economic/commercial diplomacy. Focus on the research of the EMU (Economic and Monetary Union) and international financial relations between USA and China.
Languages:
Spoken Written
1. Slovenian Mother Tongue
2. Italian Excellent Excellent
3. English Excellent Excellent
4. Serbian Excellent Excellent
5. Macedonian Excellent Good
6. German Basic Good
7. Russian Basic Basic