Miroslav Wlachovský (born 3 February 1970) is a Slovak diplomat. He served as the

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs () is the head of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic and handles foreign policy of the Slovak Republic. Ministers of Foreign Affairs The ministry was founded in 1990 a ...

of Slovakia from May to October 2023. Previously he served as Slovak ambassador to the

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from 2011 to 2015 and to Denmark from 2018 to 2022.Miroslav Wlachovský. In:

Biography

Wlachovský was born on 3 February 1970 in

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. He studied philosophy and sociology at the

Comenius University Comenius University Bratislava () is the largest university in Slovakia, with most of its faculties located in Bratislava. It was founded in 1919, shortly after the creation of Czechoslovakia. It is named after Jan Amos Comenius, a 17th-century ...

, graduating in 1994.Miroslav Wlachovský. In: Following his graduation until 1998, he worked with the think tank Slovak Foreign Policy Association.

Diplomatic Career

Wlachovský joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Between 2001 and 2003 he was a foreign policy advisor to the Prime Minister

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. From 2003 to 2007 he worked at the Slovak embassy in the US and from 2009 to 2011 at the Slovak embassy to the international institutions in Vienna. From 2011 to 2015 he was the Slovak ambassador to the UK and from 2018 to 2022 to Denmark.

Minister of Foreign Affairs

On 12 May 2023, the president

Zuzana Čaputová Zuzana Čaputová (; Strapáková; born 21 June 1973) is a Slovak politician, lawyer and environmental activist who served as the fifth president of Slovakia from 2019 to 2024. Čaputová is the first woman to hold the presidency, as well as the ...

announced Wlachovský will serve in the caretaker cabinet of

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as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Officially, he became the minister on 15 May.

Personal life

In 2012, Wlachovský received an award from the

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for promoting sports and athletic values.

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1970 births Living people Diplomats from Bratislava Ambassadors of Slovakia to the United Kingdom Ambassadors of Slovakia to Denmark Foreign ministers of Slovakia Comenius University alumni {{Slovakia-politician-stub