Date of Birth: November 13, 1978

 Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

 Marital Status: Married, two children 

 Languages: English, French; limited knowledge of Arabic, German, Russian and Estonian

Education:
9/2011	Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts – PhD degree in History of Asian and African countries
9/2003	Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts – Masters degree in History

Professional career:
1/2022 – 7/2025	Foreign Policy Advisor to the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
8/2016 – 7/2021	Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the Czech Republic to the United States
9/2014 – 8/2016	Analyst, Foreign Affairs Department of the Office of the President of the Czech Republic
2/2014 – 9/2014	Desk Officer, Middle East and North Africa Department
11/2009 – 2/2014	Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the Czech Republic to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
4/2008 – 11/2009	Head of Unit, Sub-Saharan Africa Department
9/2007	Joined the diplomatic service

 

Zdeněk Beránek published two books and several articles on international relations and contemporary history. He occasionally teaches at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University. He likes traveling, hiking, and running (he is a Prague Marathon finisher).