Born: January 13, 1961
Married, 3 daughters
| 1976-80 | Grammar School, Prague |
| 1980-81 | State Library, Prague - librarian |
| 1981-87 | Philosophical Faculty, Palacký University Olomouc, Modern Philology (English, Spanish) |
| 1987-89 | translator and interpreter |
| 1990-91 | Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia, Latin American Department |
| 1991-92 | Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia, Head of the Latin American Department |
| 1991-92 | Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia, Director General, Division Asia, Africa and Latin America |
| 1993 | Ambassador with Special Mission to promote Czech candidacy to non-permanent membership in the Security Council of the UN |
| 1993-94 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Director General, Division Asia, Africa and Latin America |
| 1994-98 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Chile |
| 1998-2000 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Director General, Division Europe |
| 2000 | Advisor to the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chief Negotiator of the Accession of the Czech Republic to the EU |
| 2000-2004 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Spain and Andorra |
| 2004-2005 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Director General – Europe |
| 2005-2009 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Political Director |
| Since August 2009 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to NATO |
Languages: English, Spanish, German, Russian
