Ambassador
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H. E. Mr. David Červenka
Date of Birth: October 14, 1974
Place of Birth: Šternberk, Czechia
Marital Status: Married, four sons
Education
10/1999 – 07/2000 Postgraduate Programme, Master of Advanced International Studies,
Diplomatic Academy of Vienna and University of Vienna
01/1997 – 05/1997 Exchange Programme, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Bergen
09/1993 – 01/1999 Master Programme, Faculty of International Relations,
University of Economics in Prague (VŠE),
Professional career
01/2023 – present Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Kingdom of Norway
and the Republic of Iceland
05/2015 – 12/2022 Director, Human Rights and Transition Policy Department, MFA
08/2014 – 05/2015 Deputy Director / Acting Director, Human Rights
and Transition Policy Department, MFA
07/2010 – 08/2014 Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of
the Czech Republic to the United Nations, New York
05/2009 – 07/2010 Adviser on EU and multilateral issues, Office of the Minister, MFA
09/2007 – 05/2009 Head of the UN Security Council Unit, Deputy Director,
United Nations Department, MFA
07/2003 – 09/2007 Head of CFSP/ESDP Unit, Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic
to the European Union, Brussels
04/2002 – 07/2003 Deputy European Correspondent, Common Foreign
and Security Policy Department (CFSP), MFA
07/2001 – 03/2002 Desk Officer, EU and Western Europe Department, MFA
Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (MFA) in 2001. Prior to that internships in private sector - Procter and Gamble Europe (Headquarters for Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Hilti Svenska (Headquarters for Scandinavia) as well as in international organisations (UN, OSCE).
Membership
2014 – 2022 alternate member, the Government Council for Human Rights,
Czechia
2020 – 2023 member of the board of governors,
the European Endowment for Democracy, Brussels
2014 – 2017 member of the board of trustees, European Shoah Legacy Institute, Prague
Languages
English, German, French