Petr Kolář

Petr Kolář
Petr Kolář
Czech Republic Ambassador to Sweden
	In office; 5 September 1996 – 1998
President	Václav Havel
Preceded by	Václav Frýbert
Succeeded by	Tomáš Husák [cs]
Czech Republic Ambassador to Ireland
	In office; 13 September 1999 – 2003
President	Václav Havel
Preceded by	Luboš Nový
Succeeded by	Josef Havlas
Czech Republic Ambassador to the United States
	In office; 2 December 2005 – 30 June 2010
President	Václav Klaus
Preceded by	Martin Palouš
Succeeded by	Petr Gandalovič
Czech Republic Ambassador to Russia
	In office; 8 February 2011 – 31 December 2012
President	Václav Klaus
Preceded by	Miroslav Kostelka
Succeeded by	Vladimír Remek
Personal details
Born	27 September 1962 (age 62); České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
Spouse	Jaroslava Kolářová (div.)
Domestic partner	Světlana Witowská
Children	2, including Ondřej
Alma mater	Charles University
Profession	Diplomat
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Petr Kolář (born 27 September 1962) is a Czech politician and diplomat, who has served as the Czech ambassador to several countries, including Russia (2010-2012) and the United States (2005-2010).

Diplomatic career

Kolář has held numerous positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has served as the Czech Ambassador to Sweden (1996-1998), the Republic of Ireland (1999-2003), Russia (2010-2012),^[1] and the United States (2005-2010).^[2] From 1 September 2003 to 12 October 2005, he was Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister for Bilateral Relations.

He has been a senior advisor to the law firm Squire Patton Boggs in Prague since 2016.^[3]

Personal life

Kolář was married to Jaroslava Kolářová and has two sons,^[4] including Ondřej, who served as mayor of the Prague 6 district from 2014 to 2022 before becoming an MEP in 2021.^[5] In January 2020, Kolář's wife died,^[6] and he subsequently entered into a relationship with TV presenter Světlana Witowská.^[7]

References

^ "Ex-cosmonaut to be Czech ambassador to Russia". The Prague Post. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
^ "Czech ambassador to USA Kolar to become ambassador to Russia". Česke Noviny. 24 January 2010. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
^ "Petr Kolář". Squire Patton Boggs. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
^ Binar, David (29 December 2015). "Byl velvyslancem v Rusku. Říká, proč jsou nebezpeční užiteční idioti". Neolivní (in Czech). Retrieved 13 April 2016.
^ Shabu, Martin (30 January 2023). "Kdo je Pavlův přítel po boku Kolář? Zkušený diplomat i "sarajevský atentátník"". Lidové noviny (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
^ Höschlová, Hana (5 October 2021). "Moderátorka Witowská a diplomat Kolář: Poprvé ve společnosti jako pár!". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ Zárodňanský, Rastislav (1 July 2020). "O novém vztahu jsem svého manžela informovala, říká Světlana Witowská". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[1] "Ex-cosmonaut to be Czech ambassador to Russia". The Prague Post. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

[CTK-2] "Czech ambassador to USA Kolar to become ambassador to Russia". Česke Noviny. 24 January 2010. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2010.

[3] "Petr Kolář". Squire Patton Boggs. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

[4] Binar, David (29 December 2015). "Byl velvyslancem v Rusku. Říká, proč jsou nebezpeční užiteční idioti". Neolivní (in Czech). Retrieved 13 April 2016.

[5] Shabu, Martin (30 January 2023). "Kdo je Pavlův přítel po boku Kolář? Zkušený diplomat i "sarajevský atentátník"". Lidové noviny (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 19 December 2024.

[6] Höschlová, Hana (5 October 2021). "Moderátorka Witowská a diplomat Kolář: Poprvé ve společnosti jako pár!". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[7] Zárodňanský, Rastislav (1 July 2020). "O novém vztahu jsem svého manžela informovala, říká Světlana Witowská". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

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