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Juraj Chmiel

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Juraj Chmiel
Minister for European Affairs
In office
30 November 2009 – 13 July 2010
Prime MinisterJan Fischer
Preceded byŠtefan Füle
Succeeded byMikuláš Bek
Personal details
Born (1960-08-16) 16 August 1960 (age 64)
Budapest, Hungary
Alma materCharles University
Professiondiplomat

Juraj Chmiel (born 16 August 1960) is a diplomat who served as the nation's Minister for European Affairs.[1]

Chmiel entered the diplomatic corps in 1992 and held several positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, specialising in Africa at that time. He served as the country's Ambassador to Nigeria from 1996 to 2003 and Australia from 2008 to 2009. From September 2014 until June 2019, Chmiel served as Czech Republic Ambassador to Hungary. In June 2019, he took post of Ambassador to Slovenia until 2023.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Czech upper house backs tougher requirements to EU petitions". Newsbank. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2011 – via BBC. Czech EU Affairs Minister Juraj Chmiel said in the Senate today...
  2. ^ "Ambassador Juraj Chmiel | Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ljubljana". Minister of European Affairs of the Czech Republic. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021.
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