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Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Kingdom of the Netherlands

H.E. Mr. René MIKO, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the OPCW

 

René Miko

René Miko

René Miko was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in August 2023. René also represents Czechia in other multilateral organisations based in The Hague, including the International Criminal Court.

He presented his letter of credence to H M the King on 6 September 2023.

At Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, René acted as UN Deputy Director, 2011-12 and 2017-19, to become UN and Global Issues Director in 2019. He represented the Czech Republic at UNESCO in Paris 2013 - 2017 and previously served at the Czech Embassy in London with the portfolio of British foreign and security policy, 2005 – 2009. He was formerly private secretary to deputy foreign ministers in charge of a number of security policy issues.  

A lawyer by education, René chaired a number of interdepartmental working groups on various themes, including gender, and co-chaired the Czech National Commission for UNESCO 2017 - 2023. He was appointed the national R2P focal point in 2011 and re-appointed in 2017.