A question and answer period will be held following the Ambassador's speech. This lecture is free and open to the public. Ambassador Kracun will discuss the successful secession of Slovenia from Yugoslavia in 1991, as well as Slovenia's current role in global politics. He will speak about Slovenia's experience with privatization, international trade, pension reform, and income distribution after the break up of Yugoslavia. In addition, he will lecture on how Slovenia has managed to avoid the critical political and economic crises experienced by their neighbors, Bosnia and Serbia.
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Educated at the University of Maribor and the University of Zagreb, Ambassador Kracun has also served as a professor of economics at the School of Business and Economics at the University of Maribor and as Vice Dean of the School of Business and Economics at the University of Maribor. Ambassador Kracun has over 300 publications to his credit, including scientific and professional papers, university textbooks, and research reports. He has been the host of a TV educational series and was one of the founders of the Institute for Economic Diagnosis and Prognosis at the University of Maribor. The Ambassador's visit is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and St. Mary's College of Maryland, as a part of International Education Week. This week is a period in which students are encouraged to recognize the value of understanding the various cultures, languages, and governments of other nations.