August 2023 – present Deputy Consul General The key role of the Consulate is to promote economic, cultural and people-to-people relations between Czechia and the United States. I am particularly in charge of trade promotion, scientific cooperation, and public diplomacy. The consular district covers the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, […]
September 2021 – July 2023 Deputy Director, Czech Presidency Department I was resposible for the coordination and strategic communication of the Czech EU Presidency held in the first semester of 2022.
September 2017 – August 2021 Deputy Permanent Representative I dealt with global health (World Health Organisation), human rights, disarmament, humanitarian affairs, international trade. I was also responsible for the Mission’s internal management.
September 2013 – August 2017 Director-General I was appointed as Head of CzechAid – Czech Agency for International Development. This involved leadership and strategic guidance over the bilateral development cooperation of the Czech Republic that totalled 25 million USD annually.
August 2009 – August 2013 Deputy Ambassador to the EU Political and Security Committee I was responsible for EU external relations, including the enlargement and the neighborhood policy, transatlantic cooperation and EU relations with emerging powers (China, Russia, Japan, India, Brazil).
May 2002 – August 2006 Counsellor I served as national delegate to the OECD Budget Committee, Public Affairs and Communications Committee, Science and Technology Committee, and Development Assistance Commitee (DAC).
February 2000 – August 2009 Head of Multilateral Development Cooperation Unit I focused mainly on international economic relations. I took an active part in the Czech EU Presidency in 2009. I drafted the Bill on Foreign Aid adopted by the Czech Parliament in 2010
September 1994 – June 1999 Master Degree Diploma I studies following subjects: international relations, economics and trade, business administration, commercial law. My Graduate Thesis focused on Development co-operation as part of EU External Relations in 1990s.