HE Mr Jan Winkler
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic

Born 1957, married, three children

Education

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Law (1981)
Study visits: University of Sussex (1991), London School of Economics (1992), Basel Universitat (1991,1992), University of Pittsburgh (1993)

Career

2003 - 2005 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic in Charge of the Security Policy

2002 - 2003 Principal Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting/IBM Business Consulting

1999 - 2002 Senior Manager, Andersen Consulting / Accenture:
1997 - 1999 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
1995 - 1997 Director of the Analyses and Planning Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

1990-1995 Registrar & Secretary of Charles University
1981-1990 Company lawyer for Czechoslovak State Railways

Activities

Professional organizations

1991 - 1995 Association of University Administrators, UK

1992 - 1997 European Higher Education Society (EAIR), NL

1993 - 1997 OECD, IMHE Programme, Paris

Other organizations

from 1991 Masaryk Democratic Movement

from 1991 Civic Institute

from 1999 Duke of Edinburgh Award
1994 - 1999 Chairman of the National Gallery Board