Anita Stanković Pavlič, Ambassador

Anita Stanković Pavlič is a Slovenian diplomat with extensive experience in foreign policy and international relations. She has served as Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to the Kingdom of Belgium since 2026.

Prior to assuming her ambassadorial duties in Brussels, she headed the Department for North and Latin America and the Caribbean at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, where she was responsible for Slovenia's relations with the United States of America, Canada and Latin American countries. Previously, as Deputy Head of the Task Force for Slovenia's candidature for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, she contributed to the successful campaign that culminated in Slovenia's election to the Security Council in 2023 for the 2024–2025 term.

Throughout her diplomatic career, she has served at Slovenian embassies in Washington, Rome and London. From 2018 to 2022, she was Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Washington, D.C., where she was responsible for political and bilateral relations with the United States. Previously, she served as Minister Counsellor at the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Rome (2010–2014) and as Second Secretary at the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in London (2004–2008).

At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she also held the positions of Adviser to the State Secretary and Adviser to the Political Director. Her work has covered the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy, multilateral diplomacy, including the United Nations, as well as relations with neighbouring countries and the countries of South-Eastern Europe.

In 1999, she graduated in Political Science – International Relations from the Faculty of Social Sciences and in English Language and Literature from the Faculty of Arts, both at the University of Ljubljana. In 2010, she obtained a master's degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from London College, UCK.