Marie Chatardová
Ambassador Marie Chatardová | |
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| Born | 6 March 1963 Znojmo, Czechoslovakia |
| Spouse(s) | Benoît E. Chatard, PhD |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Doctor of Law (JUDr.) |
| Alma mater | Masaryk University |
| Occupation | Czech Ambassador |
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Marie Chatardová (born 6 March 1963) is a Czech career diplomat who is the 73rd President of the ECOSOC elected in July 2017.[1]
According to Forbes, in 2017, Marie Chatardova is the 4th most influential woman in the Czech Republic[2].
Early life and education
Marie Chatardová was born in Znojmo, Czechoslovakia. Her family comes from the South Moravia Region, around the village of Mramotice. She moved to Brno at the age of 10 and studied at the Gymnázium Křenová. In 1985, she became Doctor of Law from the Faculty of Law at the Masaryk University (Brno). In 1992, she joined the Chamber of Commercial Lawyers.
Family
Chatardová is married to Benoît E. Chatard. She has three children: Lucie (1986), Benoît (1993), Marien (2002).
Professional career
From 1985 to 1990, Marie Chatardová was employed at the Trademarks Office in Prague. After the Velvet Revolution, she became a lawyer, specialized in Business Law.
In 1994, she entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and worked at the Department of Analysis and Planning for one year. She was then sent to the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the European Union in Brussels where she was in charge of the Justice and Home Affairs Agenda before the Enlargement of the European Union. In 1999, she came back to Prague and served as Head of Unit within the Department of the Coordination of relations with the European Union. In 2000, she was appointed as the Director of the Department of Strategic Communication of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.
From 2002 to 2007, Marie Chatardová was the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Kingdom of Sweden[3].
At the end of this mission, she came back to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic to the position of Director of the Department of Protocol (2007-2010).
From 2010 to 2016, Marie Chatardová was appointed as Ambassador of the Czech Republic to France[4], to the Principality of Monaco and Permanent Delegate of the Czech Republic to the International Organisation of La Francophonie.
In 2013, she also became the Permanent Delegate of the Czech Republic to UNESCO (2013-2016). She was then elected as Chair of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations (2013-2015)
Since 2016, she is the Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations. In July 2017, she was elected as the 73rd President of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC).[5]
External teaching
- Institute of Western-European studies, Faculty of Social Sciences of the Charles University
- Anglo-American University, School of International Relations and Diplomacy - Prague
- Institute of Public Administration - Prague
- Diplomatic Academy - Prague
Honours
Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (France; 2016)[6]
Officer of the Order of Saint-Charles (Monaco; 2016)[7]
References
- ^ "Česká diplomatka Chatardová získala prestižní vysoký post v OSN". iDNES.cz. 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ^ "Forbes". Forbes CZ (in Czech). Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "Czech Heads of Mission to Sweden".
- ^ "MARIE CHATARDOVÁ : UNE FEMME EN DIPLOMATIE". Radio Prague.
- ^ "Meet Marie Chatardová, The New President Of UN Economic And Social Council". UN.
- ^ "L'AMBASSADRICE TCHÈQUE À PARIS, MARIE CHATARDOVÁ, DÉCORÉE DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR". Radio Prague.
- ^ "Ordonnance Souveraine n° 5.933 du 11 juillet 2016 portant nomination dans l'Ordre de Saint-Charles". Journal de Monaco.