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Mgr. Jakub Utěšený

has been appointed Consul General of the Czech Republic in Chicago from August 2023 with  jurisdiction over the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota a Wisconsin.

 

Professional Career:

2021 – 2023                       Director of Department of Coordination of the Czech EU Presidency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Prague

2018 – 2021                      Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Oslo

2016 – 2018                      Head of Deputy Minister´s Office, Europe Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Prague

2011 – 2016                       Antici, Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU in Brussels

2010 – 2011                      Desk Officer, EU General Affairs Department, MFA

 

Education

2003 – 2008                     Master in Political Sciencies, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague

2003 – 2006                     Bachelor in International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague

 

Internships and further studies

2009 – 2010                     Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague

2008                                   European Parliament, DG IPOL, Brussels

2007                                   Sciences-Po, Institut d´Études Politiques, Paris

 

Languages

English, French