Petr Kolář | |
Ambassador From: | Czech Republic |
Country: | Sweden |
Term Start: | 5 September 1996 |
Term End: | 1998 |
Predecessor: | Václav Frýbert |
Successor: | Tomáš Husák |
President: | Václav Havel |
Ambassador From1: | Czech Republic |
Country1: | Ireland |
Term Start1: | 13 September 1999 |
Term End1: | 2003 |
Predecessor1: | Luboš Nový |
Successor1: | Josef Havlas |
President1: | Václav Havel |
Ambassador From2: | Czech Republic |
Country2: | the United States |
Term Start2: | 2 December 2005 |
Term End2: | 30 June 2010 |
Predecessor2: | Martin Palouš |
Successor2: | Petr Gandalovič |
President2: | Václav Klaus |
Ambassador From3: | Czech Republic |
Country3: | Russia |
Term Start3: | 8 February 2011 |
Term End3: | 31 December 2012 |
Predecessor3: | Miroslav Kostelka |
Successor3: | Vladimír Remek |
President3: | Václav Klaus |
Birth Date: | 27 September 1962 |
Birth Place: | České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia |
Spouse: | Jaroslava Kolářová (div.) |
Partner: | Světlana Witowská |
Children: | 2 |
Alma Mater: | Charles University |
Profession: | Diplomat |
Signature: | Petr Kolář - podpis.png |
Petr Kolář (born 27 September 1962) is a Czech politician. He served as ambassador to Russia from 2010 through 2012.[1] He is currently a senior advisor to the law firm of Squire Patton Boggs in Prague.[2]
Kolář graduated from Charles University in Prague in 1986 with majors in information technology, library science and ethnography. His interests are international politics, sport, literature, history, fine arts.
Kolář has held numerous positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1996 to 1998, he served as Czech Ambassador to Sweden. In 1999, Kolář became Ambassador to Ireland. He left the office in 2003. From 1 September 2003 to 12 October 2005, he was Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister for Bilateral Relations. Until the end of June 2010 he was the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States.[3]