Peter Burian (born 21 March 1959) is a Slovak diplomat and the Ambassador at large for human rights. Born in Hlohovec,

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, Peter Burian graduated in Oriental Studies at

St. Petersburg University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter t ...

in the

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and entered the service of the

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foreign ministry in 1983. Following the breakup of Czechoslovakia on 1 January 1993, he was appointed chargé d'affaires at the newly independent Slovakia's embassy in

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, and, shortly after, deputy chief of mission. In 1999, he became the Slovak Ambassador to NATO, based in Brussels, Belgium. He was also Slovakia's permanent representative to the UN from 22 December 2004 to November 2008 and sat on the Security Council when Slovakia was a Member (being the Security Council President for the month of February 2007). He became the Slovak Ambassador to the US in December 2008. (Slovak) He also served as the State Secretary at the Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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External links

Official website of the Embassy of Slovakia to the United States
{{DEFAULTSORT:Burian, Peter Ambassadors of Slovakia to the United States Permanent Representatives of Slovakia to NATO Slovak diplomats Permanent Representatives of Slovakia to the United Nations People from Hlohovec Living people 1959 births Saint Petersburg State University alumni