Martin Palouš

H.E. Martin Palouš
Permanent Representative to the UN for the Czech Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 September 2006
Preceded by	Hynek Kmonicek[1]
Ambassador to the United States for the Czech Republic
In office 2001–2005
Preceded by	Alexandr Vondra
Succeeded by	Petr Kolar
Personal details
Born	14 October 1950 (1950-10-14) (age 61) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Spouse(s)	Mrs. Pavla Paloušová

Martin Palouš (born 14 October 1950 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is the Permanent Representative to the United Nations for the Czech Republic. He presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 11 September 2006. Palouš is married to Pavla Paloušová and they have two children.

Education

Palouš has a Doctorate of Natural Sciences degree in chemistry from Charles University in Prague. He has also studied philosophy, social sciences, and law. Currently, he just finished completing his doctoral thesis in 2010 in international law at Masaryk University in Brno.

Career

Palouš was the Czech Republic Ambassador to the United States prior to taking office at the United Nations. His other diplomatic and political appointments include the Czech Republic’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia. He was also a founding member of the Civic Forum. He was elected to the Federal Assembly in 1990 and was then a member of its Foreign Affairs Committee.

Being one of the first signers of Charter 77, he served as spokesman for the human rights group. Palouš has also had an active academic career, holding a number of teaching positions, and also lectured at Northwestern University in the United States from 1993 to 1994.

See also

United Nations portal

• List of Permanent Representatives to the UN

References

1. ^ UN Press Release Presentation of Credentials-Kmonicek retrieved 2008-10-01

• United Nation Press Release Presentation of Credentials: Palous

External links

• Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic

Persondata
Name	Palous, Martin
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Date of birth	14 October 1950
Place of birth	Prague, Czechoslovakia
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