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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.

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