Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09LJUBLJANA288
2009-09-17 09:42:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Ljubljana
Cable title:
SLOVENIA'S DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT MINIMAL
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UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000288
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
S/GPI
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV BEXP BTIO EAID
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA'S DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT MINIMAL
REF: STATE 86401
Summary
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UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000288
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
S/GPI
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV BEXP BTIO EAID
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA'S DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT MINIMAL
REF: STATE 86401
Summary
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1. (U) Approximately 500,000 Slovenians currently live
abroad. Countries with large Slovenian populations are
Austria, Italy, The United States, Argentina and Australia.
Cleveland, Ohio is home to the largest Slovenian-American
population in the United States. Slovenian communities in
Austria and Italy are generally indigenous and live near the
Slovenian border. Slovenes living in the United States,
Argentina and Australia emigrated to those countries for
economic or political reasons.
Slovenian-American relationship with Slovenia
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2. (U) There is little political involvement in Slovenia by
Slovenian-Americans. Some Slovenes abroad retain the right to
vote in Slovenian elections but they do not have a
significant impact on Slovenian politics. Interest in
Slovenia by Slovenes abroad has increased since Slovenia's
independence but this interest and increased exchange is
generally limited to, particularly with regard to
Slovenian-Americans, cultural interest and exchange.
Academic exchange
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3. (SBU) Bostjan Zeks, Minister for Slovenes Abroad, told CDA
on September 8 that Slovenia is interested in attracting
high-level academics/scientists of Slovenian origin living
abroad to return to Slovenia as guest speakers/professors.
Zeks commented that there is some resistance to this from the
academic community in Slovenia, particularly for job security
reasons.
Economic exchange
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4. (U) Economic ties between the Slovenian Diaspora and
Slovenia are minimal. In 2008, an Ohio based public-private
business initiative EMTEC entered negotiations with JAPTI, a
Slovenian government office created to promote FDI in
Slovenia, to develop a partnership to help Slovenian and
American businesses develop relationships. No agreement has
been reached but the process continues to progress
incrementally.
FREDEN
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
S/GPI
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV BEXP BTIO EAID
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA'S DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT MINIMAL
REF: STATE 86401
Summary
--------------
1. (U) Approximately 500,000 Slovenians currently live
abroad. Countries with large Slovenian populations are
Austria, Italy, The United States, Argentina and Australia.
Cleveland, Ohio is home to the largest Slovenian-American
population in the United States. Slovenian communities in
Austria and Italy are generally indigenous and live near the
Slovenian border. Slovenes living in the United States,
Argentina and Australia emigrated to those countries for
economic or political reasons.
Slovenian-American relationship with Slovenia
--------------
2. (U) There is little political involvement in Slovenia by
Slovenian-Americans. Some Slovenes abroad retain the right to
vote in Slovenian elections but they do not have a
significant impact on Slovenian politics. Interest in
Slovenia by Slovenes abroad has increased since Slovenia's
independence but this interest and increased exchange is
generally limited to, particularly with regard to
Slovenian-Americans, cultural interest and exchange.
Academic exchange
--------------
3. (SBU) Bostjan Zeks, Minister for Slovenes Abroad, told CDA
on September 8 that Slovenia is interested in attracting
high-level academics/scientists of Slovenian origin living
abroad to return to Slovenia as guest speakers/professors.
Zeks commented that there is some resistance to this from the
academic community in Slovenia, particularly for job security
reasons.
Economic exchange
--------------
4. (U) Economic ties between the Slovenian Diaspora and
Slovenia are minimal. In 2008, an Ohio based public-private
business initiative EMTEC entered negotiations with JAPTI, a
Slovenian government office created to promote FDI in
Slovenia, to develop a partnership to help Slovenian and
American businesses develop relationships. No agreement has
been reached but the process continues to progress
incrementally.
FREDEN