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Date of birth 2 October 1952

Place of birth Prague

Education

• 1970 – 1975 Law Faculty of the Charles University in Prague
• 1979 – 1981 Postgradual Course of Commercial and administrative Law
• 1981 Juris Doctor Degree, Charles University

Professional experience

• 1975 – 1985 Legal Counsel, Škoda Praha Enterprise
• 1985 – 1990 Head of Legal Department, Škoda Praha
• 06/90 – 06/91 Consul, Embassy of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic,Washington, D.C.
• 07/91 – 12/92 Political Counsellor, Embassy of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, Washington, D.C.
• 01/93 – 06/93 Acting Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations¨
• 06/93 – 06/94 Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Czech Republic, Washington, D.C.
• 06/94 – 03/97 Director, Personnel Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague
• 04/97 – 09/01 Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations
• 10/01 – 08/02 Director, Department of American States, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague
• 08/02 – 09/04 Director General, Section of Bilateral Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague
• 10/04 – 09/09 Ambassador, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bratislava, Slovak Republic
• 09/09 – 01/10 Director General, Consular Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague
• 01/10 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

Family: wife Marcela, Private Dentist
two adult sons