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Matjaz Pavle Sinkovec

Matjaz Pavle Sinkovec of Zgornje Pirniče, Ljubljana Slovenia was born on May 22, 1951 at Nebotičnik, Gajeva 3 in Ljubljana to Ivan Sinkovec and Vilma Auguste (Likar) Sinkovec. He has a brother Janez Sinkovec. Matjaz Sinkovec married Magdalena Sinkovec on November 12, 1991 in Ljubljana, and has children Bostjan Sinkovec and Ales Sinkovec.

Pavle Likar

Zgornje Pirniče, Ljubljana 1215, Slovenia

May 22, 1951

Nebotičnik, Gajeva 3 in Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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1951

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May 22, 1951

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Nebotičnik, Gajeva 3 in Ljubljana, Ljubljana Slovenia

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Ethnicity & Family History

Mother Wilhelmine (Vilma) Zippert Likar born in Bad Hall, Austria, her mother Pavla Likar born in Rakovnik, Slovenia, and her father Wilhelm Zippert born in Selb, Bavaria. Father Ivan Šinkovec born in Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia, his mother Ana Gorše in Velika Kostrevnica, Slovenia, and father Ivan Šinkovec in Hom nad Šentjanžem, Slovenia. Matjaž's grandparents met as a result of World War 1 and his parents as a result of World War 2 (in liberated Trst/Trieste.
Early Life & Education

University of Ljubljana, University of Valencia, University of Lisbon, Lone Mountain College/University of San Francisco
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Professional Career

Ambassador, Politician, Translator, Author
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02/12/2019

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02/12/2019

Ambassador Matjaž Šinkovec

Born May 22, 1951 in Ljubljana, educated in Ljubljana and San Francisco, B.A. (Languages and Literature) 1974, M.A. (English/Creative Writing) 1976, also studied in Valencia and Lisbon.
Employment:
1974 journalist, Daily Delo, 1975-78 freelance translator, 1978-84 Slovenian Foreign Office, 1984-90 international secretary, Confederation of Slovenian Trade Unions, 1990-92 Member of Parliament and Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee, Slovenian Parliament, 1992-97 Ambassador to the United Kingdom, 1996-97 Ambassador to Ireland, 1997-99 State Undersecretary (NATO, WEU), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1999-2004 Ambassador, Head of Mission of Slovenia to NATO and the Western European Union, 2004-2006 Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Slovenia on the North Atlantic Council, 2006-2007 Director, Slovene Intelligence and Security Agency, 2007-2008, State Secretary in Prime Minister's Office, charged with Slovenia's Presidency of the European Union, 2008-2011, Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Slovenia's candidature for the UNSC, 2011-2017, Ambassador to the Political and Security Committee of the Euroean Union, 2013-2017, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium (with nonresident acccreditations to Luxembourg 2014-2017, the African Union, 2014-, Cape Verde 2014-, Ethiopia 2015-), 2017-, Ambassador, National Coordinator for relations with African countries and international and regional organizations in Africa.
Political Career:

1968-70 active dissident, 1988 founder Member & Vice President, Social Democratic Party (SDS). 1989 first proponent for the formation of the opposition coalition DEMOS. 1990-92 SDS Parliamentary Group Leader, Member of the Council of the government coalition DEMOS, Member, Parliamentary Committee on Information. 1991-92 negotiator at the Carrington Conference on former Yugoslavia. 1991-92 first leader of the Slovenian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Other interests:
wrote, translated and edited a number of books, stories, articles, dealing with foreign relations, political campaigning, fiction, poetry etc.
Hobbies:
D.I.Y., sailing, swimming, travel.
Married (Magdalena) with two sons (Boštjan 35, Aleš 33).

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