Speaker

Head of Mission, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the Czech Republic Date of birth: : 9 July 1965 EDUCATION 1991 – 1995 Institute of International Relations – Faculty of Law at the Comenius University in Bratislava 1984 - 1989 Slovak Technical University – organic chemistry 1979 - 1983 Eugen Guderna Gymnasium in Nitra FURTHER EDUCATION 2000 German Marshall Centre GaPa, Germany 1993 Institute for International Relations, Leeds, United Kingdom 1987 Research Centre T.N.O, Delft, Netherlands - Other stays and internships abroad in the field of international relations and diplomacy PROFESSIONAL CAREER From 20.10.2020 Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the Czech Republic 2018 - 2020 RK Strategies, owner, consulting company 2008 - 2020 President/honourary president of GLOBSEC 2013 - 2018 Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to Hungary 2007 – 2011 Vicepresident of the Atlantic Treaty Association, Brussels 2008 Prezident and Chairman of the board of the Slovak Atlantic Council 2008 - 2012 Chairman of the Consultancy FIPRA Slovakia 2003 – 2008 Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the United States of America 2001 - 2003 State Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic 1992 – 2008 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic 1999 – 2001 Director General of the Division of International Organisations and Security Policy 1998 Director of the Department of Analysis and Planning 1994 - 1998 Liaison Diplomat at NATO HQ in Brussels 1992 - 1994 Department of Analysis and Planning 1989 - 1991 Researcher – Institute for Animal Produce in Nitra 1983 - 1984 Worker – AUTOBRZDY in Vráble