born on 24 May 1962 in Sokolovmarried, has daughters Eliška and Veronika and a son, Michael
Education:
1988 – UN disarmament study programme1981-1986 – State Institute for International Relations in Moscow1980-1981 – Faculty of Philosophy, Charles University
Employment and public activity:
2009-present - The Minister for the European Affairs2005-2009 – Ambassador and Head of the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic toNATO.2003-2005 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2001-2002 – First Deputy Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic1998-2001 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to theRepublic of Lithuania (2000-2001 Ambassador of the NATO Contact Embassy in Lithuania)1996-1998 – Director of the Department of Defence Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairsof the Czech Republic
1995-1996 – Director of the UN Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the CzechRepublic1994-1995 – Delegate and Representative pro tem of the Czech Republic to the UN SecurityCouncil1990-1995 – First Secretary of the Permanent Representation of the CSFR to the UN in NewYork1987-1990 – Official of the UN Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the CzechRepublic
Holder of:
The Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, 3rd class (2002)The Cross of Honour of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic, 1st class (2002)The Bedge of Honour of the Gold Lime - Tree of the Ministry of Defence of the CzechRepublic (2008)
