Petr Kopřiva

 

 

Date and place of birth    

13^th May 1966 in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic       

 

Marital Status                 

Married, one child

 

Education

1984–88        Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

1990–93        Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Education – postgraduate studies of French

 

Professional career

1989–94        mechanical engineering factory ŽĎAS Ltd, Czech Republic, Foreign Acquisiton

                        Department

1994–95         MFA Prague, Department of Sub-Saharan Africa, Desk Officer

1995–99        Embassy of the Czech Republic in Harare, 3^rd (since 1997 2^nd) Secretary

                         (Economic & Consular Affairs), accredited to Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and

                         Zambia

6-8/1997       Embassy of the Czech Republic in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo,

                        chargé d´affaires a. i.

1999–2000   Department of Sub-Saharan Africa, Desk Officer

7-9/2000      Embassy of the Czech Republic in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo,

                         chargé d´affaires a. i.

2000–02       MFA Prague, Department of Sub-Saharan Africa, Deputy Director

2002–03       MFA Prague, Department of Sub-Saharan Africa, Director

2003–07       Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Kenya, Burundi, Comoros, Eritrea, Rwanda,

                        Seychelles, Tanzania and Uganda, Permanent Representative to UNEP

                        and UN-Habitat, resident in Nairobi

                        2003–05 Rapporteur of the Governing Council of UNEP

                        2005–07 Chair of the Governing Council of UN-Habitat

2007–08       MFA Prague, Department of Sub-Saharan Africa, Desk Officer

2008–09       Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the European Union, Brussels

                        1-6/2009 Chair of the Working Group on Africa

2009–10        MFA Prague, Department of Sub-Saharan Africa, Desk Officer

2010–12         MFA Prague, Department of Sub-Saharan Africa, Deputy Director

2012–16        Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, resident

                        in Buenos Aires

2016–25        MFA Prague, Department of Administration and Information Processing,

                        Deputy Director

since 1/2026 Ambassador-designate of the Czech Republic to Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam,

                         Timor-Leste and ASEAN, resident in Jakarta

 

Languages   

English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese