Petr Kolář

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Petr Kolář
Czech Republic Ambassador to Russia
In office
June 2010  December 2012
President Václav Klaus
Preceded by Miroslav Kostelka
Succeeded by Vladimír Remek
Czech Republic Ambassador to the United States
In office
29 November 2005  30 June 2010
President Václav Klaus
Preceded by Martin Palouš
Succeeded by Petr Gandalovič
Personal details
Born (1962-09-27) 27 September 1962
České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
Alma mater Charles University

Petr Kolář (born 27 September 1962) is a Czech politician. He served as ambassador to Russia from 2010 through 2012.[1] He is currently a senior advisor to the law firm of Squire Patton Boggs in Prague.[2]

Early life

Kolář graduated from Charles University in Prague in 1986 with majors in information technology, library science and ethnography. His interests are international politics, sport, literature, history, fine arts. Kolář is married and has two children.

Diplomatic career

Kolář has held numerous positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1996 to 1998, he served as Czech Ambassador to Sweden. In 1999, Kolář became Ambassador to Ireland. He left the office in 2003. From 1 September 2003 to 12 October 2005, he was Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister for Bilateral Relations. Until the end of June 2010 he was the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States.[3]

References

  1. "Ex-cosmonaut to be Czech ambassador to Russia". The Prague Post. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. "Petr Kolář". Squire Patton Boggs. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. "Czech ambassador to USA Kolar to become ambassador to Russia". ČTK. 2010-01-24. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
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