Mária Krasnohorská Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Osoby, ktoré získali titul na UK . absolventi.uniba.sk . 3 January 2023.
  2. Web site: 1986-02-25 . Evidence zájmových osob StB (EZO) . svazky.cz . cs.
  3. Web site: Teraz.sk . 2021-03-08 . Aké bolo ZASTÚPENIE ŽIEN na vysokých diplomatických postoch v SR? . 2023-01-03 . TERAZ.sk . sk.
  4. Web site: FUJARA – hudobný nástroj a jeho hudba . 2023-01-03 . unesco.sk . sk.
  5. Web site: Korčok vyznamenal päť žien slovenskej diplomacie . 2023-01-03 . domov.sme.sk . sk.
  6. Web site: Diplomate à l’honneur : Mária Krásnohorská . 2023-01-03 . rtvs.sk . fr.