Ambassador
H. E. Tomas Vyprachticky
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea and Niger.
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: March 30, 1978, Prague, Czechoslovakia
MARITIAL STATUS: Divorced, no children
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 09/2025 – present | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea and Niger |
| 08/2023 – 08/2025 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic; Middle East and North Africa Department; Head of North Africa Unit |
| 07/2019 – 08/2023 | Embassy of the Czech Republic in Baghdad; Deputy Head of Mission/Consul |
| 07/2017 – 06/2019 | Embassy of the Czech Republic in Abuja; Deputy Head of Mission/Consul |
| 08/2014 – 07/2017 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic; EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Department; Head of Coordination Unit |
| 01/2010 – 08/2014 | Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the European Union; National Delegate in several EU Council Working Groups (EU Enlargement, Maghreb and Mashreq, Middle East and Gulf, Eastern Europe and Central Asia) |
| 02/2007 – 12/2009 |
Office of the Government of the Czech Republic; EU Affairs Section Czech 2009 EU Presidency Team |
| 11/2005 – 01/2007 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic; EU Affairs Section – EU Policies Coordination Department |
| 05/2004 – 10/2005 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic; Communication Strategy Department |
EDUCATION
| 10/2004 – 9/2005 | Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic; Individual Diplomatic Training Course |
| 9/1996 – 9/2005 | Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences – Political Science and International Relations |
LANGUAGES:
Czech, English, French
HOBBIES
History, fiction, calisthenics, endurance running, travel
