Participated In
Southeastern European Leaders Panel
Date: September 24, 2003
Location: Low Memorial Library
Description:
President Lee C. Bollinger moderates the discussion, which focused on the
leaders' visions for a new Southeastern Europe.
Among the topics that are discussed are actions to further Balkan integration
into European and trans-Atlantic political, economic and security structures,
as well as Greek EU presidency plans for prioritizing the integration of Southeastern Europe. Leaders also debate how the war in Iraq
appeared to derail these plans, and next steps for the region.
Co-sponsored by the Harriman Institute and the School for International and
Public Affairs
President Lee C. Bollinger moderates the discussion, which focused on the
leaders' visions for a new Southeastern Europe.
Among the topics that are discussed are actions to further Balkan integration
into European and trans-Atlantic political, economic and security structures,
as well as Greek EU presidency plans for prioritizing the integration of Southeastern Europe. Leaders also debate how the war in Iraq
appeared to derail these plans, and next steps for the region.
Co-sponsored by the Harriman Institute and the School for International and
Public Affairs
Dimitrij RupelForeign Minister of the Republic of Slovenia
Dimitrij Rupel, Foreign Minister of Slovenia
Date and Place of Birth
April 7, 1946, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Education
1970: B.A. (Comparative Literature, Sociology), University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
1976: Ph.D. (Sociology), Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachussetts, U.S.A.
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Serbo-Croatian
Marital Status
Married to Marjetica-Ana Rudolf-Rupel
Career
- 2004- Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 2000-2004 Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1997-2000 Ambassador to the U.S.A.
- 1994-1997 Mayor of Ljubljana
- 1992-1995 Member of State Assembly (Parliament) of Slovenia
- 1990-1993 Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1989-1990 President of Slovenian Democratic Alliance (SDZ)
- 1989 Visiting Professor at Cleveland State University, Ohio, U.S.A.
- 1984-1987 Responsible editor of Nova revija
- 1985 Visiting Professor at New School for Social Research, New York, NY, U.S.A.
- 1980- Professor at Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1977-1978 Visiting Professor at Queen's University, Kingston, Canada