Mission Slovenia’s 2018-22 Integrated Country Strategy (ICS) represents the Chief of Mission’s goals and objectives and articulates U.S. priorities in Slovenia. The Department of State and other U.S. government agencies at Embassy Ljubljana crafted the ICS through a coordinated and collaborative strategic planning effort, based on the President’s National Security Strategy as well as the Department of State’s …
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Chargé d’Affaires Gautam Rana attended the opening of an international counterterrorism conference focused on “Violent Extremism and Radicalization Processes as Driving Factors to Terrorism Threats on Western Balkans and Security Implications to Europe”, which started in Maribor on 22 May. The conference is co-sponsored by the Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program (CTFP) and the …
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Deputy Chief of Mission Gautam Rana delivered opening remarks as University of Ljubljana Economics Faculty professor and Fulbright alumni Matevž Raškovič delivered a presentation on the history of US-China relations, the subject of his Fulbright research at Harvard University. In addition to his interesting lecture, Professor Raškovič emphasized the importance of international exchange and how …
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Deputy Chief of Mission Gautam Rana visited Biotehniški izobraževalni center to discuss with students immigration and how it has shaped the United States. Following the presentation, DCM Rana and the students engaged in discussion on a variety of topics. In the end, the students surprised him with an American flag cremsnita which they had baked …
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Deputy Chief of Mission Gautam Rana and Study Center for National Reconciliation Director Dr. Andreja Valič Zver commemorated the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of All Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes by laying a wreath at the U.S. Embassy’s plaque recognizing Slovene victims of fascism and communism.
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Professor Bogomil Ferfila from the Faculty of Administration in Ljubljana hosted Deputy Chief of Mission Gautam Rana for a lecture with 30 Slovenian and international students. DCM Rana briefly introduced himself and the embassy’s activities, and answered questions on how to become a diplomat, diplomatic life, the key parts of diplomacy, and the role of …
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EU Parliamentarian Lojze Peterle’s Office in Ljubljana invited Deputy Chief of Mission Gautam Rana to talk to three groups of high school students. DCM Rana discussed the different sections of the U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana and some of Ambassador Hartley’s responsibilities to the students of Gimnazija Jože Plečnik, Gimnazija Brežice and Šolski center Velenje. He …
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