Jure Žmauc        

Consul General of the Republic of Slovenia

On August 22, 2009, The Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs relieved Consul General Dr. Zvone Žigon from his official duties in Cleveland, OH.  Dr. Žigon completed his four-year diplomatic term in the city which claims the largest population of Slovenians outside of Slovenia.  The Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia in Cleveland remains the sole diplomatic office in the State of Ohio.

The Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed Mr. Jure Žmauc as the succeeding Consul General of the Republic of Slovenia in Cleveland, with consular jurisdiction over the states of Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.  This is Consul General Žmauc's second post as a Consul General; he previously held the position in Klagenfurt, Austria. 

Consul General Žmauc has a degree in Construction from the Maribor School of Construction and Architecture, and a Law degree from the University of Ljubljana, School of Law.  His legal career has included positions in the Maribor Prosecutor's Office and the Federal Court of Austria.  

In 1994, Mr. Žmauc served as Director of the Center for International Cooperation at the University of Maribor.  From 1994 to 1995, and again in 1997, Mr. Žmauc was Assistant Instructor in Civil Law and International Business Law at the University of Maribor, School of Law. In 1997, he worked as Counselor at the Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office for Slovenes Abroad.  In 1998, he began his diplomatic career as a Consul at the Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia in Klagenfurt, Austria.  In 2001, Mr. Žmauc became Consul General there, and completed his four-year term in 2005, serving a total of seven years in Klagenfurt. Prior to his current post, Mr. Žmauc spent four years as Secretary at the Republic of Slovenia, Office for Slovenes Abroad, serving as the Director of the Sector for Cooperation with Slovenes Abroad.  In addition to his native Slovenian, Consul General Žmauc speaks English, German, Croatian and Serbian.   His wife, Janja, and their two children join him in Cleveland. Otherwise, the Žmauc family resides permanently in Maribor Slovenia.