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Rastislav Káčer
Káčer in 2011
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 September 2022
Prime MinisterEduard Heger
Preceded byIvan Korčok
Personal details
Born (1965-06-09) 9 June 1965 (age 59)
Nová Baňa, Czechoslovakia
(now Slovakia)
Children2
EducationSlovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Comenius University

Rastislav Káčer (born 9 July 1965 in Nová Baňa)[1] is a Slovak diplomat, former ambassador of Slovakia to USA, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Since September 2022, Káčer serves as the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia.

Early years

Káčer studied primary and secondary schools in Žarnovica a Nitra. After graduating high school, he was unable to study Medicine due to his opposition to the Communist regime. After working in a factory for a year, he managed to enroll at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava to study Chemistry. After graduating in 1989, he worked for two years as a Researcher in an Agricultural research institute in Nitra.[2] Following the Velvet Revolution, Káčer studied International relations at the Comenius University, graduating in 1995.

Career in diplomacy

Káčer has been employed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1992. Between 1994 and 1998, he served as the first Secretary of Slovak delegation to NATO. Between 2001 and 2003 he served as the State Secretary at the Defense ministry responsible from admission negatiotions with NATO.[3]

Between 2003 and 2008 Káčer served as the Slovakia's ambassador in the United States. After the end of his tenure, he co-founded the influential Slovak think tank GLOBSEC.[3] Between 2013 and 2018 he served as the ambassador to Hungary. His decision to join over 30 countries that displayed the rainbow flag on their embassy buildings in Budapest to support the pride parade was criticized by anti-LGBT activists in Slovakia.[4]

Between 2018 and 2020 Káčer served as the ambassador in Czech Republic.[5]

Foreign minister

Following the departure of the Freedom and Solidarity party from the government coalition, Káčer was asked by the Defense Minister Jaroslav Naď with the blessing of Prime Minister Eduard Heger to replace the Freedom and Solidarity nominee Ivan Korčok as the Foreign minister.[6] Káčer accepted to facilitate continuation of pro-Western and pro-European foreign policy of his predecessor, including crucially the support for Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian War.[7]

Political views

Káčer is strongly supportive of Slovakia's pro-Western orientation and denounced the pro-Russian views of the former Prime Minister Robert Fico.[8] He is a staunch critic of Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán and Russian president Vladimir Putin.[4] He strongly supports arms transfers to Ukraine, including the transfer of Slovakia's S-300 missile system to aid Ukraine's defenders. He also strongly supports Western sanctions against Russia to remain in place for as long as Russia keeps occupying Ukraine's territory including Crimea. [9]

Káčer considers himself a liberal conservative.[10]

References

  1. ^ Rastislav Káčer: Náš vzťah je karmický (in Czech), ISSN 2336-7296
  2. ^ Vojtényová, Denisa (23 July 2003), R. Káčer: Fascinujúce je ovplyvňovať chod štátu (in Slovak)
  3. ^ a b Rastislav Káčer's profile at the Globsec website
  4. ^ a b Takáč, Adam. "Lajčák zahriakol Káčera za dúhovú vlajku". www.postoj.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  5. ^ Cibulka, Ľubor; Domin, Marek (2018-09-03). "Formovanie ústavného postavenia prezidenta Slovenskej republiky (Približovanie alebo vzďaľovanie sa modelu z prvej československej republiky)". AUC Iuridica. 2018 (3): 49–70. doi:10.14712/23366478.2018.18. ISSN 2336-6478. S2CID 187383306.
  6. ^ Kern, Miro (2022-09-06). "Kandidátmi na ministrov sú veľvyslanec Káčer, sudca Bradáč aj Daniel Bútora". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  7. ^ Teraz.sk (2022-09-13). "R. Káčer: Post šéfa diplomacie nesie mnoho rizík". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  8. ^ "Káčer chcel byť ešte šťastný muž v domácnosti. Bude šéf diplomacie". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  9. ^ Káčer, Rastislav (2022-04-09). "Rastislav Káčer: Videli sme deň vzopnutia". .týždeň - iný pohľad na spoločnosť (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  10. ^ Kern, Miro (2020-07-30). "Weiss po siedmich rokoch skončí ako veľvyslanec v Prahe, nahradí ho Káčer". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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