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Monday 20 Feb 2012

Mr Samuel Žbogar was appointed by the EU High Representative/EC Vice-President Catherine Ashton as the Head of the EU Office in Kosovo on 21 December 2011 and by the decision of the Council of the EU of 25 January 2012 as the European Union Special Representative in Kosovo. Mr. Samuel Žbogar is a former Slovenian Minister for Foreign Affairs and diplomat with 24 years experience in key strategic postings, including China, the UN in New York, and Washington DC.

In the capacity of state secretary at the ministry of foreign affairs and EU political director, he led the preparation of Slovenia's OSCE presidency, headed Slovenia's negotiating team for NATO accession, and was a member of Slovenia's EU negotiating team. Samuel Žbogar was born in 1962 in Slovenia. He graduated from the University of Lubljana in Political Science-International Relations. He speaks English, Italian, Croatian/Serbian, and French. He is married with three children.

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