About …

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Date and Place of Birth: April 7, 1946, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Education: 1970: B.A. (Comparative Literature, Sociology), University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; 1976: Ph.D. (Sociology), Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachussetts, U.S.A.

Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Serbo-Croatian

Marital Status: Married to Marjetica-Ana Rudolf-Rupel

Career:

  • 2004- Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • 2000-2004 Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • 1997-2000 Ambassador to the U.S.A.
  • 1994-1997 Mayor of Ljubljana
  • 1992-1995 Member of State Assembly (Parliament) of Slovenia
  • 1990-1993 Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • 1989-1990 President of Slovenian Democratic Alliance (SDZ)
  • 1989 Visiting Professor at Cleveland State University, Ohio, U.S.A.
  • 1984-1987 Responsible editor of Nova revija
  • 1985 Visiting Professor at New School for Social Research, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • 1980- Professor at Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 1977-1978 Visiting Professor at Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada