Stanislav Vidovič new Slovenian ambassador to Ireland

The decree to post him to Dublin was signed by President Borut Pahor and published in the Official Gazette, while the Foreign Ministry told the STA on Monday that the procedure to appoint a new ambassador to the US was still ongoing.

"In line with the standard procedure, it is confidential until the approval of the state to which the ambassador is posted is received."

Vidovič's replacement in the US has been speculated about for months, with media reports suggesting he would be posted to the recently reopened embassy in Dublin.

With Ireland gaining in importance due to Brexit, Slovenia reopened the embassy in July after abolishing it amid the financial crisis in 2012.

Vidovič was posted to Washington in June 2017, just before the arbitration tribunal announced its decision on the Slovenia-Croatia border.

Media reports suggested his...