Ambassador
Bořek Lizec
Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Canada
Bořek Lizec
Academic degrees: Ph.D., M.A.I.S., Dipl.-Ing.
Date & place of birh: January 10, 1974, Praha
Official Personal Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BorekLizec
Twitter: @boreklizec
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl21m-xeTlT7OBnB-QWSsFQ
Career history:
| 1999 – present | MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC (MFA) |
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September 9, 2019 – present |
Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Canada |
| July 10, 2019 – September 9, 2019 | Ambassador-Designate of the Czech Republic to Canada |
| 2014 – 2019 | Consul General in Chicago, U.S.A. |
| 2011 – 2014 | Deputy Director of the Public Diplomacy Department, MFA |
| 2010 – 2011 | Economic Expert, Bilateral Economic Relations Department, MFA |
| 2009 – 2010 | Advisor to the Secretary General-Deputy Minister, MFA |
| 2008 – 2009 | Spokesman & General Assembly Coordinator, Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York (during the Czech EU presidency and its preparations) |
| 2005 – 2008 | Deputy Consul General in Chicago, U.S.A. |
| 2005 | Head of the Consulate General under construction, U.S.A. |
| 2005 | EU Political and Security Committee Coordinator, Department for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU, MFA |
| 2002 – 2003 | Antiterrorist Coordinator of the MFA |
| 1999 – 2000 | Humanitarian Assistance and Development Cooperation Expert, Department for External Economic Relations and International Organizations, MFA |
| 1998 – 1999 | Business Director, LIMAG (EXPORT-IMPORT) S.R.O. (International Trade) |
Education & academic experience:
| 2001 – 2005 |
UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS IN PRAGUE, Faculty of International Relations, Czech Republic Ph.D in European Studies, Thesis: Transatlantic Team versus Transatlantic Partnership - European and Transatlantic Institutional Architectures Through the Lenses of Two Alternative Visions |
| 2003 – 2004 |
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, Department of Political Science, U.S.A. Teaching Assistantship & participation in the Ph.D. Program (in the framework of Dual Degree Program - joint program of the University of Cincinnati and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna) |
| 2000 – 2002 | DIPLOMATIC ACADEMY OF VIENNA, Austria |
| 2001 – 2002 | Master of Advanced International Studies, M.A.I.S., Thesis: Current Developments in the European Security and Defense Policy Project with Special Emphasis on 11 September and the Transatlantic Perspective |
| 2000 – 2001 |
Special Course in International Studies, Postgraduate Certificate in International Studies |
| 1992 – 1998 |
UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS IN PRAGUE, Faculty of International Relations, Czech Republic Master and Bachelor program in International Trade (major) and Commercial Languages - German, English and Spanish (minor), Thesis: Export Promotion in the Federal Republic of Germany |
Family:
Bořek Lizec is married to Kateřina Lizcová Kulhánková and together they have a son Jakub.
Selected articles & interviews:
Interview for Radio Prague not only about diplomacy during the pandemic and Czech roots in Alberta
Interview for the Czech Public Radio – Radio Prague about Czech-Canadian history during World War II
Article for Diplomat & International Canada: "The Czech Republic - Our Future Is in Innovation"
Interview for Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - "Bonding of a Heritage"
Article about my visit in Pisek, North Dakota - Grand Forks Herald
For Interviews and articles in Czech please see the Czech version of the website.
Portrait photos of the ambassador can be downloaded from the "HD photos" folder below.
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