New Czech Ambassador to Cyprus Appointed

Strategic Insights -

Jana Hybaskova, a career diplomat with extensive experience in the field, has been appointed as the new ambassador of the Czech Republic to Cyprus. Hybaskova has received agrement to take up her post in Nicosia at the beginning of 2026, and she has a long history of diplomatic service, including stints as ambassador to Slovenia and Kuwait. Her experience also includes serving as an MEP from 2004 to 2009 and heading the EU mission in Iraq and Namibia. Despite a past car accident that led to a conditional shelving of a case against her, Hybaskova has continued her diplomatic career, most recently serving as the special representative for the support of Czechs to fill posts at EU institutions and international organizations.

Key Takeaways:

  • Jana Hybaskova, a career diplomat, has been appointed as the new ambassador of the Czech Republic to Cyprus.
  • She has received agrement to take up her post in Nicosia at the beginning of 2026.
  • Hybaskova has extensive experience in diplomacy, including serving as ambassador to Slovenia and Kuwait.
  • Her diplomatic career spans over three decades, starting with her first appointment to the Foreign Ministry in 1990.
  • She has also served as an MEP from 2004 to 2009 and headed the EU mission in Iraq and Namibia.
  • In 2019, Hybaskova returned to the Foreign Ministry and was appointed as the special representative for the support of Czechs to fill posts at EU institutions and international organizations.
  • She has recently been in charge of the ministry's personnel department since 2022.

Statistics:

  • 1990: Jana Hybaskova first joined the Foreign Ministry.
  • 2004-2009: She served as an MEP.
  • 2009-2019: Exact dates not mentioned, please refer to source.
  • 2019: She returned to the Foreign Ministry.
  • 2022: She was appointed as the special representative for the support of Czechs to fill posts at EU institutions and international organizations.
  • 2022-2023: Exact dates not mentioned, please refer to source.
  • Late October 2021: The prosecutor conditionally shelved the case against Hybaskova, putting her on probation for a year and a half.
  • 2026: Jana Hybaskova is set to take up her post as the new ambassador of the Czech Republic to Cyprus.

Sources:

  • CTK - Prague, July 28
  • No additional sources mentioned.