Date of Birth:         April 15, 1967

Place of Birth:        Boskovice, Czech Republic                                  

Marital Status:       Married

Languages:             English, French, Portuguese, Arabic  

Education:

8/1986 – 7/1990              Military Academy, Bratislava, Master degree Sociology and Psychology

1/1999 – 4/1999               Geneva Centre for Security Policy, European Policy Course                           

Professional career:      

07/2023 –                                Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Republic of South Africa (presented his credentials on  3 October 2023)        

9/2020 – 7/2023              Ambassador, Special Envoy for the Sahel, MFA

9/2016 – 8/2020             Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Head of EU Delegation, Angola

1/2012 – 8/2016              Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Head of EU Delegation, Sudan  

9/2010 – 12/2011            Advisor, Policy Planning Department, MFA                          

10/2006 – 8/2010           Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Syrian Arab Republic               

10/2004 – 9/2006           Director, Department for EU Institutions and Coordination               

5/2004 – 9/2004             Deputy Director, South-Eastern Europe Department  

12/1999 – 4/2004            Counsellor, Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU 

5/1998 – 11/1999             Security Policy Department, MFA 

5/1998                               joined the diplomatic service  

 

10/1997 – 4/1998             UN HQ Geneva

8/1994 – 9/1997               UN HQ Baghdad

3/1994 – 8/1994               UN HQ Geneva

5/1992 – 2/1994                UN HQ Vienna