Colorado–Slovenia National Guard Partnership
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The Colorado–Slovenia National Guard Partnership is one of 25 European partnerships that make up the U.S. European Command State Partnership Program and one of 88 worldwide partnerships that make-up the National Guard State Partnership Program.[1]
Part of the U.S. European Command State Partnership Program | |
Origin | 1993 |
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Country president | Borut Pahor |
Prime minister | Marjan Šarec |
Minister of defense | Karl Erjavec |
Ambassador to U.S. | H.E. Stanislav Vidovič |
Ambassador to Slovenia | Vacant |
Honorary Consul to Colorado | Srečko "Lucky" Vidmar |
Adjutant General of Colorado | Maj. Gen. Michael A. Loh |
2014 Engagements | 6 |
NATO member | Yes (2004) |
EU member | Yes (2004) |
The Republic of Slovenia signed a bilateral affairs agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense and the State of Colorado on 31 March 1994 establishing the Colorado-Slovenia State Partnership Program. Colorado Governor Roy Romer signed an Executive Order proclamation supporting the military-to-military partnership program between the Colorado National Guard and the territorial Defense Forces for the Republic of Slovenia on 31 March 1994. This Executive Order Proclamation was re-signed by John W. Hickenlooper on 14 March 2012.[2]