Date of Birth: May 9, 1956 in Prague, Czech Republic
Marital Status: married, wife Renata Greplová, high school teacher of French and Czech languages,
two sons - Vítězslav (1987) and David (1990)
Languages: English, Russian, Finnish, Swedish and German
Education:
Economic High School of Foreign Trade, Prague, baccalaureate 1976
Prague Language School - State language proficiency exam 1977
Faculty of Philosophy of Charles University, Prague - graduation 1984 (Russian and Finnish languages, literature and history)
PhDr. (linguistics) - Charles' University, Prague, 1986
Insitute of International Studies, University of Leads, UK, 1992
Diplomatic Academ, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Repulblic, 1999
Work Experience
1984 - 1991
Albatros Publishing House - editor for Skandinavian and Russian children's literature
1990 - 1991 Head of Department of Literature,
Ministry of Culture
1991 - 1992
Desk-officer in Press Department,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (domestic media)
1992 - 1993
Desk-officer in European Territorial Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia)
1993 - 1994
Second Secretary, Embassy of the Czech Replublic,
Helsinki, Finland
1994 - 1998
First Secretary, Deputy Chief of Mission Helsinki, Finland
1998 - 2000
Director of Asia-Pacific Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2000 - 2004
Ambassador to Malayisia
2004 - 2009
Ambassador to the People's Republic of China
2009 - 2012
Director General, Political Section of Non-European Countries and Development Coooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Since 19.09. 2012
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand
Personal Interests:
family activities, literature, classical and modern music, visual art, film art, architecture, collecting of rare prints, translating books and films, traveling, cooking
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