Petr Kaván - Ambassador-Designate Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Republic of Iraq

Mgr. Petr KAVÁN is a career diplomat of the Czech Republic. He has served with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic since the mid-1990s. During his diplomatic career, he has held a number of positions both at the Ministry's headquarters and abroad. He has repeatedly served in the Department of the Americas and the Department of Southern and Southeastern Europe of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has represented the Czech Republic at diplomatic missions in North America, the Caribbean and the Eastern Mediterranean.

From 2020 to 2024, he served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Republic of Cuba, with concurrent non-resident accreditation to the Republic of Haiti, the Dominican Republic and the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

Since September 2026, he has served as Ambassador-Designate Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Republic of Iraq. He presented copies of his Letters of Credence to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq on 6 October 2026.

He is a graduate of Charles University in Prague and the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. He speaks English and Spanish.