Jaroslav Bašta

Jaroslav Bašta (born 15 May 1948) is a Czech politician and diplomat. He is a signatory of Charter 77.[1] Between 1998 and 2000 he served in the cabinet of Miloš Zeman as Minister without Portfolio.[1] Bašta became the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Russia in September 2000.[2] He served for five years in Russia, later becoming Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Ukraine, where he worked for three years until stepping down due to health reasons in 2010.[3]

Jaroslav Bašta
Minister without Portfolio
In office
22 July 1998  23 March 2000
Prime MinisterMiloš Zeman
Preceded byVladimír Mlynář
Succeeded byKarel Březina
Czech Republic Ambassador to Russia
In office
September 2000  2005
PresidentVáclav Havel
Václav Klaus
Preceded byLuboš Dobrovský
Succeeded byMiroslav Kostelka
Czech Republic Ambassador to Ukraine
In office
2007–2010
PresidentVáclav Klaus
Personal details
Born (1948-05-15) 15 May 1948
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Political partyČSSD (1994–present)

See also

  • List of Ambassadors of the Czech Republic to Russia

References

  1. "Jaroslav Bašta". vlada.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. "Velvyslanec Bašta míří na ministerstvo zahraničí". idnes.cz (in Czech). 15 August 2005. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. Pecinová, Hana (17 January 2010). "Po aféře s vízy končí velvyslanec Bašta. Důvod? Zdraví". aktualne.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 December 2014.


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