Slovenia
secretariat
2024/02/21


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

AND

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


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