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Czech Diplomats to Take on New Roles in UK, Croatia

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Vaclav Bartuska, the current special envoy for energy security at the Czech Foreign Ministry, will become the new Czech ambassador to the UK, while Petr Gandalovic, a former minister and current section director, will head the embassy in Croatia next year. Both have received the agreement, or approval, to work in their respective host countries. This development comes as a result of diplomatic appointments announced by the ministry in a press release.

Key Takeaways:

  • Vaclav Bartuska, a seasoned diplomat, will replace Maria Chatardova as the Czech ambassador to the UK, a role he will take on in the summer.
  • Bartuska has extensive experience, including serving as the general commissioner of the Czech participation in the World Expo 2000 and as the special commissioner for energy security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  • Petr Gandalovic, a former regional development and agriculture minister, will succeed Milan Hovorka as the head of the embassy in Croatia next year.
  • Gandalovic brings significant diplomatic experience, having served as the senior director of the economic and information section and as the ambassador to the United States from 2011 to 2016.
  • Both Bartuska and Gandalovic have received the agreement to work in their respective host countries.
  • This announcement marks a significant change in the Czech diplomatic corps, with Bartuska and Gandalovic assuming key roles in two important EU countries.

Statistics:

  • Bartuska has served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2006, with over 15 years of experience in diplomatic roles.
  • Gandalovic joined the Foreign Ministry in 1994 and has over 25 years of experience in various diplomatic positions.
  • The Czech ambassador to the UK has been held by Maria Chatardova since October 2021.
  • The ambassador to Croatia, from which Gandalovic will take over, has been held by Milan Hovorka since November 2021.

Sources:

  • Prague, June 23 (CTK) - Vaclav Bartuska, the Foreign Ministry's special envoy for energy security, will become the new Czech ambassador to the UK in the summer, while ex-minister and current section director Petr Gandalovic will head the embassy in Croatia as of next year, diplomacy announced in a press release today.
  • "Bartuska was the general commissioner of the Czech participation in the World Expo 2000 in Hannover, Germany, until 2001. From 2006 to the present, he has served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the special commissioner for energy security and from 2010 to 2014, he was also the government commissioner for the expansion of the Temelin nuclear power plant, south Bohemia."
  • "Gandalovic joined the Foreign Ministry in 1994, then he served as an adviser to the minister and was the senior director of the economic and information section at the office from 1995 to 1997. Between 1997 and 2002, he headed the Czech Consulate General in New York. From 2002 to 2006, Gandalovic occupied the post of the mayor of Usti nad Labem, north Bohemia, then he was the Minister of Regional Development and then the Agriculture Minister in the government of Mirek Topolanek (Civic Democrats, ODS)."

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