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Czech Republic:
A Key Partner and Ally to the USA
The Czech Republic shares an extraordinarily strong bond with the United States of America.
The USA has been a key ally to the Czech Republic not only in the realm of politics, but also when
it comes to security and strategy, economics, human rights, and also science and development. On
the 1st of September this year, Miroslav Stašek began his work at the Czech Embassy in Washington
as Czech Republic’s new ambassador. We now present to you our exclusive interview with him.
Your excellency, you served first as
our ambassador in Egypt and later in
India, afterwards you held the post
of Secretary of State at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. Now you are preparing
for the important role of being
the Czech ambassador in the United
States. What are your thoughts and
resolutions regarding this role?
I am preparing to enter the position as
Czech ambassador in Washington with
a strong sense of humility. This signals
the start of a new challenge in my 25 year
diplomatic career. In regards to the current
geopolitical situation, it is also one of
Czech Republic’s most crucial diplomatic
missions. Developing relations with the US
as well as cooperation in the Euro-atlantic
sphere are two main foreign policy goals
of the current government.
In my time spent as the ambassador,
I will aim to continue the work of my
predecessors in striving to deepen bilateral
relations with the US in all the priority
cooperative fields.
Historically, Czech Republic has always
had a deep connection with the United
States. The USA has been a key ally to
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the Czech Republic not only in the realm of
politics, but also when it comes to security
and strategy, economics, human rights, or,
for example, science and development.
A powerful bond between Czech Republic
and the USA has been a long term constant
in Czech Republic’s foreign policy.
A powerful bond between
“Czech
Republic and the USA
has been a long term
constant in Czech Republic’s
foreign policy.
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In light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,
the global significance of the US grew
even further. Taking into account the
context of these events and the related
increased interest of the US in the
central European region, this has opened
new avenues for mutual cooperation.
In this regard, it is in Czech Republic’s
best interest to focus primarily on the
development of security and human rights,
which deepens potential for economic
cooperation, especially when it comes to
trade, innovation, science and energetics,
and continuing to increase the intensity of
interpersonal contact.
After serving in Egypt and India, your next
foreign mission is in the US. Can these
workplaces of yours even be compared?
Comparing the various destinations
a diplomat works at is always difficult. This
is especially true in my case, as all three
of these countries are very different. All
in all, I can say that, from a professional
perspective, my work in Egypt and India
served as great preparation for what
awaits me in the US.
Egypt is, and always has been,
a superpower in the regions of Northern
Africa and the perimeter of the Middle
East. My work in Egypt was incredibly
interesting and diverse, ranging from
economic diplomacy to the support of our
egyptologists, which have been building
and maintaining a great reputation for us
in the country.
India presented me with a completely
different experience. India’s global
economic impact is growing by the day,
and in light of this, the country’s political
influence follows suit. Currently, India