Personal Data:
DOB: April 29, 1965 in Levoča (Czechoslovakia)
Citizenship: Czech
Marital Status: Married, one son

Education:
1983 -1988 : Czech and English Studies, Philosophical Faculty, Charles University, Prague
1988 -1989 : Internship at the Department of Translating and Interpreting, Charles University, Prague (PhDr. Exam)
1997 : Courses of Diplomacy, Netherlands Institute of International Relations, Cligendael, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht

Work History:
August 2006 - August 2008 Consul General, Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York
2005 - 2006 : Director General, Human Resources, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague
2004 - 2005 : Director of the Personnel Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague
2003 - 2004 : Deputy Director of the Personnel Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague
2001 - 2003 : Media Manager, NATO Summit Task Force of the Czech Republic (Responsibilities: PR strategy of the NATO Summit 2002, control of the media operations, press centre for 3000 journalists)
2000 - 2001 : Senior Advisor to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Vienna (Responsibilities: South East European Files - research of the media environment, office reports and decision-making, drafting of interventions)
1997 - 2000 : Mother and Maternity Leave
1996 - 1997 : West European Deparment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague (Responsibilities: UK Desk, Ireland)
1993 - 1996 : Head of the Press Sections and Deputy Spokesperson for the President, Office of the President, Czech Republic (Responsibilities: PR strategy of the President´s political activities and its application, complex publicity of more than 40 state and working visits of the President of the Czech Republic, briefings for journalists etc.)
1989 - 1993 : Postgraduate Student and Lecturer, Department of Translating and Interpreting, Philosophical Faculty, Charles University, Prague (Specialization: Stylistics and Literary Translation)

Publications:
articles and translations in Czech and international periodicals, translations of 3 books and 2 plays