Jaroslav Kantůrek
Consul General of the Czech Republic in Chicago
(with jurisdiction over the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin)
Education:
1976-1980 Prague School of Economics, M.A. in Economics and Foreign Trade
Professional Career:
2015-2019 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Special Envoy for Expatriate Affairs
2014-2015 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Public Diplomacy Dept.
2010-2014 Consul General of the Czech Republic in Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR
2006-2009 General Director of Czech Centres
2002-2006 Councellor of Embassy and Director of Czech Centre in Stockholm, Sweden
1997-2002 Councellor of Embassy and Director of Czech Centre in The Hague, The Netherlands
1997 Czech Centres Head Office, Prague
1993-1996 Director of Čedok Branch Office in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
1990-1993 Director of Čedok Branch Office in Zurich, Switzerland
1981-1989 Čedok (National Tourist Agency), Prague
Achievements:
2015-2019
Member of Consulting Board of the Permanent Committee of Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic for Czechs living abroad
Member of Consulting Board for Czech Radio Foreign Broadcast
Member of Commission for Compatriot Affairs and Educational Programs
2008-2009
Member of Advisory Board for Culture and Tourism to the Mayor of Prague
Member of Prague Quadrennial Council and Advisory Board for Design and the Creative Industry to CzechTrade
Languages:
English, German, Dutch, Russian
French (working knowledge)
Personal:
Married with one daughter
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