Jakub Kulhánek
Jakub Kulhánek (born 30 June 1984) is a Czech diplomat and politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic from April to December 2021 and, as of 2023, serves as the Czech ambassador to the United Nations.
Jakub Kulhánek | |
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| Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations | |
| Assumed office 15 February 2022 | |
| President | Miloš Zeman Petr Pavel |
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| Born | 30 June 1984 Mělník, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Social Democracy |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
Kulhánek graduated from Charles University in area studies and received a Master of Arts degree in international relations from Georgetown University. He went on to hold several civil service positions in the Czech government — including at the Ministry of the Interior — was employed as a consultant by CEFC China Energy, and worked as an analyst with the Association for International Issues.[1]
Kulhánek stood for the European Parliament in the 2019 European Parliament election as a candidate of Social Democracy.[2] In April 2021 he was appointed foreign minister, succeeded the following December by Jan Lipavský following the appointment of Petr Fiala as prime minister.[3] In 2022 he was appointed Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations, and presented his credentials in February of that year.[4]
References
- "Pracoval pro Číňany, radil ČSSD. Kdo je kandidát na šéfa diplomacie Kulhánek Zdroj". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- "Volby do Evropského parlamentu konané na území České republiky ve dnech 24.05. – 25.05.2019". volby.cz (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- "Zeman přijal Kulhánka, jmenuje ho příští středu". Novinky.cz (in Czech). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- "New Permanent Representative of Czech Republic Presents Credentials". un.org. United Nations. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
