Marjan Cencen: Slovenia Ambassador to China

Updated: 2009-08-20 09:48

Curriculum vitae

Name:Marjan Cencen

Date and place of birth:7 May 1957, Celje, Slovenia

Education:

- 1982 BA - Defense and Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana.

- 1989 MA - Geography, Faculty of Humanities, University of Ljubljana.

- 2004 PhD - International relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana.

Other education:

1. International Organizations, SIRUS, Geneva, Switzerland, September 1994

2. Peace Keeping and Conflict Resolution, International Peace Academy, Vienna, Austria, June 1995

3. Enhancing the Security of States in a Multi-Polar World: Facing on Extremism, George C. Marshall Center - Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany, September 2000

4. Nonproliferation and Export Control, Cooperation Exchange Program, Washington D.C., USA, May 2001

5. The Role of Science and Technology in the Development of National Security, Institute for Defense Analysis, George C. Marshall Center Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, June 2001

6. International Visitors Program - Organized by US State Department, USA, March 2002

Professional career:

1983 to 1992: Secondary school teacher, Ljubljana

1992 to 1994: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Secretary at the Department for Asia, Africa, Latin America and Pacific

1994 to 1995: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Head of the Department for Multilateral Relations - UN desk

1995 to 2000: Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Counselor and Deputy Head of Mission

2000: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Head of the Department for Western Europe and North America, Head of Division for North America, UK, Ireland and Nordic Countries

2001 to 2003: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Head of the Department for North America- US Desk

2003 to 2005: Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Moscow, Russian Federation, Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Head of Mission

2005 to 2009: Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (incumbent) -also non-resident Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Mongolia and the Kingdom of Thailand

Miscellaneous:

1977 to 1978: Chief editor of the newspaper Relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana

2002 to 2003: Guest lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences -American and World Studies, University of Ljubljana

Author of several scientific articles regarding the challenges Third World countries face.

Author of six TV documentary films about India, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.

Languages: German, English, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian

Chinese: Basic

Marital status: married, spouse Mrs. Lilijana Pogorevčnik Cencen

Two daughters (Veronika, 16and Eva, 11)