Curriculum Vitae

Date of Birth:          June 12, 1957

Place of Birth:         Ledec nad Sazavou, Czech Republic                              

Marital Status:        Married, two sons

Languages:               English, French, Italian, Spanish

Education:

1976 –1980             University of Economics in Prague, Faculty of Commerce    

Internships              Diplomatische Academie, Wien

                                   Academia de la diplomacia, Madrid                       

Professional career:

1981 – 1991     Officer, Metalimex, Ltd, Czech and Slovak Federal Republic

1989 – 1991     Commercial Delegate, Lima, Ministry of Foreign Trade

1991 – 1993     Executive officer, Metalimex International, Ltd., Czech Republic

4/1993             joined the diplomatic service, 3^rd Territorial Dept., MFA                                             

1993 – 1999     First Secretary/Counsellor, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ankara

1999 – 2000   MFA of the Czech Republic, Dept. of Western Europe

2000 – 2002  MFA of the Czech Republic, Dept. of the European Union and Western Europe

2002 – 2007   Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Czech Republic to the Holy See

2007 – 2011    Deputy Director/Director, European Politics Dept.

2011 –  2015    Minister Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Brussels

2015 – 2020    Director, European Union General Affairs Dept.

2021 -               Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Cyprus