1. A Slovenian Statesman with Global Reach
2. Diplomatic Career
3. - Deputy Representative to the United Nations Security Council
4. - President Janez Drnovšek's Foreign Policy Advisor (2003-2004)
5. Director-General of Multilateral Affairs (2009-2011)
6. Ambassador to NATO (2011-2015)
7. Scholarly Research and Honors
8. Personal Life

A Slovenian Statesman with Global Reach

Early Life and Education

Born in Slovenia, the diplomat's path began with an academic pursuit at Harvard University, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics.

Diplomatic Career

United Nations and Slovenian Foreign Policy (1998-2004)

- Joined the Slovenian Permanent Mission to the United Nations (1998-1999)

- Deputy Representative to the United Nations Security Council

- State Secretary and Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Robert Golob (2001-2002)

- President Janez Drnovšek's Foreign Policy Advisor (2003-2004)

Ambassador to Russia and Eurasia (2005-2008)
- Appointed Slovenian Ambassador to the Russian Federation

- Concurrent Ambassador to Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan

Director-General of Multilateral Affairs (2009-2011)

- Directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Political Relations and Global Issues

Ambassador to NATO (2011-2015)

- Slovenian Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Brussels

#Representative to OSCE and Other International Organizations (Present)

- Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and other international organizations in Vienna

Scholarly Research and Honors

- Earned a Doctorate in Social Sciences from the University of Ljubljana

- Published "Russia and Slavism: Between Greatness and Mutuality" (2021)

- Recipient of the Cyril and Methodius Prize from the Patriarch of Moscow

Personal Life

- Cousin to footballer Igor Benedejčič

Politics