Ambassador

Ambassador of the Czech Republic

Blanka Fajkusová Curriculum Vitae
Born in March 1970 in Ostrava, Czech Republic
Education:
1984 – 1988	Grammar School of Mikuláš Koperník, Bílovec
1988 – 1993	Prague University of Economics (International Trade, International Relations and Diplomacy)
1993 – 2000	Ph. D. in International Political Relations, Prague University of Economics
Work:
September 1993	Joins the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
September 1993 – August 1997	Department of International Economic Organisations, Desk Officer for the OECD, then Head of  Unit (Economic and Trade Cooperation), Ministry of Foreign Affairs
August 1997 – May 2002	Permanent Delegation of the Czech Republic to the OECD, Paris, Second/First Secretary
May 2002 – May 2004	Department for Multilateral Economic Cooperation, Head of the OECD Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
May 2004 – August 2004	Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU, Brussels, External Relations Unit, responsible for Transatlantic Relations and Africa
September 2004 – August 2009	Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU in Brussels, Head of the External Relations Unit
	During the Czech Presidency of the EU Council in the first half of 2009 – Chair of the Working Group for Transatlantic Relations
September 2009 – September 2011	Director of the Sub-Saharan Africa Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Since September 2011	Ambassador Designate of the Czech Republic to the Republic of South Africa
1 February 2012	accredited as Ambasssador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Republic of South Africa
21 February 2012	accredited as Ambasssador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Republic of Botswana
11 July 2012	accredited as Ambasssador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Republic of Namibia
24 October 2012	accredited as Ambasssador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Republic of Mauritius
Languages:	English, French, Russian
Interests:	reading, travelling, genealogy, music