Career

Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces (1 December 2000 - January 2001);

State Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia (January - 1 March 2001);

Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces (from 1 March 2001 to 2006);

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Slovenia to the Republic of Hungary and the Republic of Bulgaria with its seat in Budapest (2006–2008)

Adviser to the President of the Republic Slovenia (Danilo Türk) on defence matters (5 December 2008 - 2012). He is also a veteran of the Slovenian War. Slovenia

Gold Medal of General Maister with Swords

Gold Medal of General Maister

Gold Medal of the Slovenian Armed Forces

Golden Order for Services in the Military or Security Field of the Republic of Slovenia

France

Chevalier de la Légion d"Honneur

Hungary

Knight of Hungarian Culture (2003)

United States of America

Legion of Merit (2004).