Date of Birth:        October 14, 1974

Place of Birth:       Šternberk, Czech Republic                        

Marital Status:      Married, four sons

 

Education

 

10/1999 – 07/2000         Postgraduate Programme, Master of Advanced International Studies,

                                             Diplomatic Academy of Vienna and University of Vienna

01/1997 – 05/1997           Exchange Programme, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Bergen

09/1993 – 01/1999          Master Programme, Faculty of International Relations,

                                             University of Economics in Prague (VŠE),

 

Professional career

 

01/2023 – present         Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Kingdom of Norway

                                           and the Republic of Iceland

05/2015 – 12/2022       Director, Human Rights and Transition Policy Department, MFA

08/2014 – 05/2015       Deputy Director / Acting Director, Human Rights

                                           and Transition Policy Department, MFA

07/2010 – 08/2014       Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of

                                           the Czech Republic to the United Nations, New York

05/2009 – 07/2010      Adviser on EU and multilateral issues, Office of the Minister, MFA

09/2007 – 05/2009      Head of the UN Security Council Unit, Deputy Director,

                                           United Nations Department, MFA

07/2003 – 09/2007      Head of CFSP/ESDP Unit, Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic

                                           to the European Union, Brussels

04/2002 – 07/2003      Deputy European Correspondent, Common Foreign

                                           and Security Policy Department (CFSP), MFA

07/2001 – 03/2002      Desk Officer, EU and Western Europe Department, MFA

 

Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (MFA) in 2001. Prior to that internships in private sector - Procter and Gamble Europe (Headquarters for Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Hilti Svenska (Headquarters for Scandinavia) as well as in international organisations (UN, OSCE).

 

 

Membership

 

2014 – 2022                   alternate member, the Government Council for Human Rights,

                                           Czech Republic

2020 – 2023                   member of the board of governors,

                                           the European Endowment for Democracy, Brussels

2014 – 2017                    member of the board of trustees, European Shoah Legacy Institute, Prague

 

Languages

 

English, German, French