Head of Mission
Information about the incumbent Czech ambassador to Iran.
H.E. Josef Rychtar
Curriculum Vitae
Date of Birth: October 10, 1959
Place of Birth: Čeladná, Czech Republic
Languages: English, Spanish, partly German, Russian, French
Education
10/1978 – 6/1983 Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science,
Department of Applied Geophysics
5/1985 Awarded the title Doctor of Natural Sciences with
specialization of Applied Geophysics,
Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology and Geotectonics
10/1993 – 6/1994 Diplomatic Academy in Vienna
Professional career
7/1983 – 4/1992 Geophysical researcher in the Geophysical Institute in Brno,
Czech Republic
5/1992 – 6/1993 Geophysical researcher in Groundwater Project Department,
Ministry of Electricity and Water in Kuwait
8/1993 Joined the diplomatic service
8/1993 – 9/1993 Desk officer, Diplomatic Protocol Department
7/1994 – 9/1996 Acting Director, Diplomatic Protocol Department
10/1996 – 11/2001 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech
Republic to Kuwait
1/2002 – 12/2006 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech
Republic to Colombia and Ecuador
1/2007 – 2/2008 Director, Middle East and Africa Department
2/2008 – 8/2009 Director, Middle East and North Africa Department
10/2009 – 6/2014 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech
Republic to the Philippines, Palau, Federative States of Micronesia,
the Marshall Islands and Nauru
9/2014 – 10/2018 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech
Republic to Chile and Bolivia
11/2018 – 2/2020 Foreign Policy Planning Department
03/2020 – now Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech
Republic to the Islamic Republic of Iran
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