Andrew John Walter Page (born 17 September 1965) is a British diplomat.
He was educated at Windlesham House School, Lancing College and Jesus College, Cambridge. He was Deputy Head of the Russia, South Caucasus and Central Asia Directorship (2004–2008) before being appointed as British Ambassador to Slovenia in 2009. He left Slovenia in December 2013. [1]
Since Slovenia declared independence in 1991, its Governments have underscored their commitment in improving cooperation with neighbouring countries and to actively contribute to international efforts aimed at bringing stability to Southeast Europe. Resource limitations have nevertheless been a problem hindering the efficiency of the Slovenian diplomacy. In the 1990s, foreign relations, especially with Italy, Austria and Croatia, triggered internal political controversies. In the last eight years, however, a wide consensus has been reached among the vast majority of Slovenian political parties to jointly work in the improvement of the country's diplomatic infrastructure and to avoid politicizing the foreign relations by turning them into an issue of internal political debates.
Danilo Türk is a Slovenian diplomat, professor of international law, human rights expert, and political figure who served as President of Slovenia from 2007 to 2012. Türk was the first Slovene ambassador to the United Nations, from 1992 to 2000, and was the UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs from 2000 to 2005.
Thomas Bolling Robertson was a career foreign service officer, ambassador, and member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia 2004–2007. President George W. Bush nominated Robertson as U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia on February 6, 2004. The U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination on August 6, 2004, and he was sworn in by Secretary Powell as ambassador on September 16, 2004. After his return from Slovenia, he was the Dean of the Leadership and Management School of the Foreign Service Institute of the Department of State from 2007 until his retirement in 2010.
Joseph Adamo Mussomeli was an employee of the United States Department of State and is the former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia and the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Slovenia–United States relations are bilateral relations between Slovenia and the United States. The U.S. has maintained an official presence in Slovenia since the early 1970s, when the United States Information Agency (USIS) opened a library and American press and cultural center in Ljubljana. From its opening through 1992, the American Center worked to develop closer grassroots relations between the United States and the people of the then-Socialist Republic of Slovenia, a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. On December 23, 1990, the Slovene people voted in a plebiscite to separate from greater Yugoslavia. On June 25, 1991, the new Republic of Slovenia officially declared its independence from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. A 10-day war commenced, during which Slovenian territorial troops fought off incursions by the Yugoslav People's Army. The United States formally recognized the new republic on April 7, 1992. To develop U.S. diplomatic relations with the new state, the United States opened a new Embassy in Ljubljana in August 1992. From the departure of Yousif Ghafari in January 2009 till November 2010, the U.S. Ambassador position was vacant. From November 2010 to 2015 it was held by Joseph A. Mussomeli.
Selo Mansion is a mansion at Zalog Street west of the intersection with Kajuh Street in the former village of Selo in the Moste District of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is a Late Baroque mansion, currently owned by the company GIVO Real. It houses the embassies of Albania and Kosovo, a private clinic, and an ethno club.
Yousif Boutrous Ghafari, American businessman of Lebanese birth, owner of architectural firm Ghafari Associates LLC, former United States Ambassador to Slovenia. During the Senate confirmation hearings, then-Senator Barack Obama called Ghafari "an immigrant who has truly lived the American dream."
Germany–Slovenia relations are the foreign relations between Germany and Slovenia. Germany–Slovenia state relations are good and harmonious. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 January 1992. Germany has an embassy in Ljubljana. Slovenia has an embassy in Berlin and a general consulate in Munich. Both countries are full members of NATO and the European Union. There are more than 50,000 Slovenes living in Germany and more than 50,000 Germans living in Slovenia. During the first years of Slovenian independence, Germany was a strong advocate for the self-determination of Slovenes, and instituted a comprehensive consulting and support program for the promotion of democratization and market reform process in Slovenia. It also supported Slovenian accession to the EU and NATO.
Canadian-Slovenian relations are foreign relations between the Canada and Slovenia. Canada recognized Slovenian independence in January 1992, and established diplomatic relations a year later. Canada is represented through its embassy in Budapest, Hungary, and through a consulate in Ljubljana. Slovenia has an embassy in Ottawa and a general consulate in Toronto. Both countries are full members of NATO. There are more than 35,000 Slovenes who live in Canada.
Samuel Žbogar is a Slovenian diplomat and politician who is the EU Special Representative in Macedonia. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia from 2008 to 2012.
Mexico–Slovenia relations refers to foreign relations between Mexico and Slovenia. Both nations are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the United Nations.
E. Allan Wendt is an American diplomat. He was the first United States Ambassador to Slovenia from 1993 to 1995.
Jože Brilej was a diplomat, politician, ambassador, colonel, Partisan, war hero, revolutionary, lawyer, judge, and close associate of Josip Broz Tito.
India–Slovenia relations refers to the international relations that exist between India and Slovenia.
Slovenia–Spain relations are the bilateral and diplomatic relations between these two countries. Slovenia has an embassy in Madrid and three consulates in Barcelona, San Sebastian and Seville. Spain has an embassy in Ljubljana. The Spanish representation in Slovenia is exercised through the Embassy, which has the support of two Aggregators: Defense and Interior; two departments: Tourism and Economy and Commerce, all of them with residence in surrounding countries, although the Economic and Commercial Office has an Antenna in Ljubljana. There is a Cervantes Classroom under the Instituto Cervantes of Vienna. The relations of these two countries are mainly defined by the membership of both the NATO and the European Union.
Georgia–Slovenia relations are the diplomatic relations between the Republic of Georgia and the Republic of Slovenia, two European nations with a communist past that established their bilateral ties in 1993. Their relations have been highly represented with a close diplomatic partnership, with Slovenia being one of the staunch supporters of Georgia's territorial integrity and pro-Western path.
Božo Cerar is a Slovenian former diplomat.
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