1993 – 1999

University of Economics in Prague

Bachelor‘s degree in International Relations, Master’s degree in International Politics, Diplomacy, and Philosophy

Master’s thesis on the ethnic and historical context of the breakup of Yugoslavia

2026 - present

Ambassador, Embassy of the Czech Republic to North Macedonia

2024 – 2026

Director, Policy Planning Department

2022 – 2024

Head of Unit, Policy Planning Department 

2018 – 2022

Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Czech Republic to Hungary

2016 – 2018

Counsellor to Deputy Minister for European affairs

2014 – 2016

Head of EU’s External Relations Unit and National Delegate to the Committee for the Western Balkans (COWEB), Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU

2012 – 2014

National Delegate to the Committee for the Western Balkans (COWEB) and the Committee for Transatlantic Relations (COTRA), Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU

2010 – 2011

Head of the Balkans Unit, South and South East Europe Department

2005 – 2010

Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Czech Republic to Bosnia and Herzegovina

2003 – 2005

Desk Officer for Serbia, Montenegro, and Kosovo, South and South East Europe Department

2001 – 2002

Desk Officer for Crisis Management, Security Department

2001

Joined the diplomatic service of the Czech Republic

2001 – 2001

Long-term Election Supervisor, Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Kosovo, Serbia

2000 – 2001

Crisis Management Officer, Ministry of Defence

1999 – 2000

Officer for International Cooperation, Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic, and SANANIM (organisation for the prevention and treatment of drug addiction)

Marital Status:

Married, two children

Languages:

English, French, Serbian/Croatian

Hobbies:

Hiking, swimming, cinema, and literature