Ľubomír Rehák (born 24 February 1970) is a Slovak

diplomat A diplomat (from ; romanization, romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state (polity), state, International organization, intergovernmental, or Non-governmental organization, nongovernmental institution to conduct diplomacy with one ...

.Since 2024, he has been working in the Department of Analysis and Policy Planning at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic in

Bratislava Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...

(MZVaEZ SR).

Career

Ľubomír Rehák was graduated from the

Moscow State Institute of International Relations Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) (, also known as MGIMO University) is an higher education, institute of higher education located in Moscow, Russia. The institute is run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia), Russian ...

in 1992 and started his professional career at the MZVaEZ SR. His first 5-year diplomatic posting abroad was in

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

as the Private Secretary to the Ambassador and Political Officer for Central Asia (1993 –1998). Ľubomír Rehák is also a Honorary Fellow of the London College of Contemporary Arts.

Diplomatic activity

* 1993 – 1998

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: Private Secretary to the Ambassador and agenda of

Central Asia Central Asia is a region of Asia consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The countries as a group are also colloquially referred to as the "-stans" as all have names ending with the Persian language, Pers ...

. * 1999 – 2003

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: Deputy Ambassador. * 2004 – 2006 Slovakia,

: European correspondent, coordinator in the field of the common foreign and security policy of the European Union. * 2006 – 2008

Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

Minsk Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...

: Head of the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Minsk. In the second half of 2007, he also held the position of local presidency of the European Union in Belarus. * 2008 – 2009

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: Ambassador, Representative of the Slovak Republic to the Political and Security Committee of the European Union. * 2010 – 2011 Slovakia, Bratislava: Director General of the Political Section – Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic. * 2011 – 2012

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

Astana Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim ...

: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. * 2012 – 2015 Slovakia, Bratislava: Director General of the Political Section – Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic. * 2015 – 2020

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: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to the Court of St. James's in London. *2020 – 2024

: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovakia to Russia. *2024 – Department of Analysis and Policy Planning at the MZVaEZ SR.

Honours and awards

Foreign honours

* United Kingdom:

Freedom of the City of London The Freedom of the City of London started around 1237 as the status of a 'free man' or 'citizen', protected by the charter of the City of London and not under the jurisdiction of a feudal lord. In the Middle Ages, this developed into a freedom or ...

(24 February 2020)

Dynastic

Sacro_Militare_Ordine_Costantiniano_di_San_Giorgio

Knight Grand Cross of Merit (GOMCO) of the Franco-Neapolitan-Two Sicilian Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, 23 December 2024. Since 2021, his wife Dana Reháková has also been appointed Dame Commander of Merit. * Order_of_Saint_Anna_ribbon_bar

Order of Saint Anna The Imperial Order of Saint Anna (; also "Order of Saint Anne" or "Order of Saint Ann") was a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry. It was established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, on 14 February 1735, in hono ...

of the

House of Romanov The House of Romanov (also transliterated as Romanoff; , ) was the reigning dynasty, imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917. They achieved prominence after Anastasia Romanovna married Ivan the Terrible, the first crowned tsar of all Russi ...

, 2nd Class, 14 ( Julian) / 27 ( Gregorian) September 2024.

Ecclesiastical awards

Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia The Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia (; ), sometimes abbreviated OCCLS, is a autocephaly, self-governing body of the Eastern Orthodox Church that territorially covers the countries of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The current pr ...

* Order of Saint Equal to the Apostles Prince Rastislav of Great Moravia (III grade). *

Medal of Saints Equal-to-Apostles

Cyril and Methodius Cyril (; born Constantine, 826–869) and Methodius (; born Michael, 815–885) were brothers, Population of the Byzantine Empire, Byzantine Christian theologians and Christian missionaries, missionaries. For their work evangelizing the Slavs ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rehák, Ľubomír 1970 births Living people Ambassadors of Slovakia to the United Kingdom Ambassadors of Slovakia to Kazakhstan Ambassadors of Slovakia to Kyrgyzstan Ambassadors of Slovakia to Russia Ambassadors of Slovakia to Belgium Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni