08/17/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/17/2026 12:20
Le nouveau Représentant permanent de la Tchéquie auprès des Nations Unies, M. Hynek Kmoníček, a présenté aujourd'hui ses lettres de créance au Secrétaire général de l'ONU, M. António Guterres.
(Tel que reçu de la Mission permanente de la Tchéquie)
Date of Birth: October 22, 1962
Place of Birth: Pardubice, Czech Republic
Marital Status: Married
Languages: English, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew working knowledge
Education:
1986 Doctor of Education, South Bohemian University, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
1989 Post-graduate studies, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (English and Arabic Language Studies)
1994 - 1995 Post-graduate studies, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel (Modern History of the Middle East Studies, Hebrew and Arabic Language Studies)
Professional career:
1986 - 1991 Professional musician (classical guitar and lute)
1992 - 1994 College tutor of English, Arabic, University of Pardubice
1995 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1995 - 1997 Desk Officer for Middle East and African Countries
1997 - 1999 Director of North Africa and Middle East Department
1999 Director-General for Asia, Africa and America
1999 - 2001 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
2001 - 2006 Ambassador to the United Nations, New York
2006 - 2009 Ambassador to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka
2009 - 2010 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
2011 - 2013 Ambassador to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu
2013 - 2017 Director of the Foreign Affairs Department, Office of the President of the Czech Republic
2017-2022 Ambassador to the United States of America
2022-2025 Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
2026- National Security Advisor to the Government of the Czech Republic