Mária Krásnohorská | |
Birth Name: | Mária Frištáková |
Birth Date: | 15 August 1949 |
Birth Place: | Tovarníky, Czechoslovakia |
Occupation: | Diplomat |
Mária Krásnohorská (née Frištáková, born 15 August 1949)[1] [2] is a Slovak diplomat, who served as the ambassador of Slovakia to France (2001–2007) and Italy (2011-2015). She also served as the permanent delegate to UNESCO .[3] In this position, she oversaw the inclusion of a traditional Slovak Shepard's flute Fujara on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.[4]
Krásnohorská was awarded a Medal for her Contributions to the Slovak diplomacy by the foreign minister Ivan Korčok in 2021.[5] She was also named Officer of the French Legion of Honour.[6]