"I wish Vítězslav Grepl success in this challenging destination," Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said.  

Vítězslav Grepl has worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1991. In 1998-2000 he headed the Asia-Pacific Department, after which he was Ambassador to Malaysia for four years. From 2004 to 2009 he represented Czech diplomacy as Ambassador to China.  

From 2009-2012, he was Senior Director of the Non-European Countries and Development Cooperation Section. From 2012-2017 he was the Czech Ambassador to Thailand and then from 2017 to 2022 to Vietnam.  

Vítězslav Grepl already has the approval of the receiving country, the so-called agrément.