Ing. Blanka Fajkusová, Ph.D.

 

EDUCATION:

 

1993 – 2000                Ph. D. in International Political Relations, Prague University of Economics

1988 – 1993                Prague University of Economics (International Trade, International Relations and Diplomacy)

1984 – 1988                Grammar School of Mikuláš Koperník, Bílovec

 

 

WORK:

 

Since 1993 – Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

• Since 2023 –  Director General for Information and Communication Technology
• 2018 – 2022 – Junior Deputy Minister, Economic and Operational Section
• Since 2016 – Director of Department of Administration and Information Processing
• 2015 – 2016 – Deputy  Director of Department of Administration and Information Processing
• 2011 – 2015 – Ambassador  Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Republic of South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Mauritius, Angola. Swaziland, Lesotho, accredited also to Madagascar
• 2009 – 2011 – Director of the Sub-Saharan Africa Department
• 2004 – 2009 – Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU in Brussels, Head of the External Relations Unit. During the Czech Presidency of the EU Council in the first half of 2009 – Chair of the Working Group for Transatlantic Relations.
• 2002 – 2004 – Department for Multilateral Economic Cooperation, Head of the OECD Unit
• 1997 – 2002 – Permanent  Delegation of the Czech Republic to the OECD, Paris, Second/First Secretary
• 1993 – 1997 - Department of International Economic Organisations, Desk Officer, then Head of Unit (Economic and Trade Cooperation)

 

                                                                     

Languages:     English, French, Russian