First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Jiří Schneider photo in HQ (jpeg, 300dpi, photo: MFA/Jindřich Rambousek)

2010 - First Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

Ing. Jiří Schneider

Born:

1963 in Karlovy Vary

Education:

1981 – 1985    Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Geodesy and Cartography

1988 – 1991    Diploma in Religious Studies, University of Cambridge

Career:

1986 – 1989    geodesist, Lesprojekt, Frýdek-Místek

1990 – 1992    Member of the Chamber of the People of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia

1992                 Member of the Chamber of the Nations of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia

1993 – 1994    Director of Analysis and Project Management Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic  

1995 – 1998    Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Israel

1999 – 2001    Director of Analysis and Project Management Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic  

2002                 International Policy Fellowship OSI, Central European University, Budapest   

2003 - 2004    Director of Analysis and Project Management Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

2004 – 2005    Director General of Security and Multilateral Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

2005 – 2010    Senior Adviser, Program Director, Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI)

Family:

Married with 3 children. Wife is a doctor.