Ambassador

Dr. Eliska Zigova, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka

 

Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Marital Status: Languages:	August 4, 196o Gdansk, Poland Married, two sons English, Polish, Russian, Czech
Education:
1980 - 1982	Slavic Studies, The University of Warsaw , Poland
1982 - 1986	Department of Philosophy and Arts, Slavic Studies, Charles University, Prague
Professional career:
1995	Central Europe Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Prague, Czechia
1995 - 20oo	Third Secretary, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Warsaw, Poland
2002 - 20o2	Deputy Director, Central Europe Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Prague, Czechia
2002 - 2005	Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Cairo, Egypt
2005 - 2008	Head of Representative Office of the Czech Republic in Ramallah, Palestinian Autonomous Territories
2oo8 - 2o12	Consul General of the Czech Republic in New York, United States
2o12 - 2014	Director, Department of Nothern and Eastern Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Prague, Czechia
2014 - 2018	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Kazachstan and Kyrgyzstan
2018 - 2022	Director, Asia and Pacific Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Prague, Czechia
from 10 June 2022	Ambassador-designate of the Czech Republic in India
September 14, 2022	Presented letter of credence to Smt. Droupadi Murmu, Honorable President of India
February 2, 2023	Presented letter of credence in Sri Lanka
May 5, 2023	Presented letter of credence in Maldives
July 14, 2023	Presented letter of credence in Bhutan
October 5, 2023	Presented letter of credence in Nepal
January 31, 2024	Presented letter of credence in Bangladesh