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From December 1993 to 1996, Kolář worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he was director of the Department for Czechs Living Abroad and Nongovernmental Relations, and director of the Eastern & Southern Europe Territorial Department for the foreign policy adviser to the foreign minister.
From 1996-1998, Kolář served as Czech ambassador to Sweden and from 1998-1999 as adviser for European integration and the Balkans to Václav Havel, president of the Czech Republic. From 1999-2003, Kolář was Czech ambassador to Ireland and from September 2003 to October 2005 he was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Bilateral Relations
Name: Kolář, Petr
Current Position: Previous Ambassador
Petr Kolář has served as the ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States since December 2, 2005. Kolar attended Charles University in Prague, majoring in information technology and library science, and ethnography. He graduated in 1986. He performed post-graduate studies in 1991 at the Woodrow Wilson International Center in Washington, DC, and in 1992 at the University of London, Institute of Historical Research.
Kolář worked from 1986-1987 as a specialist at the Institute for Ethnography and Folklore Studies at the Czechoslovak Academy of Science. From 1987-1988, he held several short-term positions, predominantly as a laborer (porter and cleaner at the Institute for Ethnography and Folklore Studies, loading mail in the Prague Central Station Post Office, and as a scrap yard watchman.
From 1988-1989, he served in the military. From 1989-1990, he worked as a specialist at the Research Center for Peace and Disarmament Issues of the Czechoslovak Academy of Science. From 1990-1992, he was a researcher at the Institute for Contemporary History of the Czechoslovak Academy of Science.
From 1992-1993, Kolář was chief researcher at the Institute for Strategic Studies of the Ministry of Defense in Prague. From January-July 1993, he was a researcher at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway, and from July-December a researcher at the Institute for International Relations in Prague.
From December 1993 to 1996, Kolář worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he was director of the Department for Czechs Living Abroad and Nongovernmental Relations, and director of the Eastern & Southern Europe Territorial Department for the foreign policy adviser to the foreign minister.
From 1996-1998, Kolář served as Czech ambassador to Sweden and from 1998-1999 as adviser for European integration and the Balkans to Václav Havel, president of the Czech Republic. From 1999-2003, Kolář was Czech ambassador to Ireland and from September 2003 to October 2005 he was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Bilateral Relations