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Dr. Eliska Zigova, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to India

 

Eliška Žigová

 

Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Marital Status:
Languages:
August 4, 196o
Gdansk, Poland
Married, two sons
English, Polish, Russian, Czech
Education:  
1980 - 1982 Slavic Studies, The University of Warsaw , Poland
1982 - 1986 Department of Philosophy and Arts, Slavic Studies, Charles
University, Prague
 
Professional career:  
1995 Central Europe Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in
Prague, Czechia
1995 - 20oo Third Secretary, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Warsaw,
Poland
2002 - 20o2 Deputy Director, Central Europe Department, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in Prague, Czechia
2002 - 2005 Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Czech Republic in
Cairo, Egypt
2005 - 2008 Head of Representative Office of the Czech Republic in
Ramallah, Palestinian Autonomous Territories
2oo8 - 2o12 Consul General of the Czech Republic in New York, United
States
2o12 - 2014 Director, Department of Nothern and Eastern Europe,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Prague, Czechia
2014 - 2018 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech
Republic to Kazachstan and Kyrgyzstan
2018 - 2022 Director, Asia and Pacific Department, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs in Prague, Czechia
from 10 June 2022 Ambassador-designate of the Czech Republic in India
September 14, 2022
Presented letter of credence to Smt. Droupadi Murmu, Honorable President of India