Ľubomír Rehák
Ľubomír Rehák, Ph.D., MPTP (born February 24, 1970) is a Slovak diplomat.
Ľubomír Rehák | |
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| Slovak Ambassador to Russia | |
| Assumed office December 2020 | |
| President | Zuzana Čaputová |
| Preceded by | Peter Priputen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 24, 1970 Topoľčany, Slovakia |
| Spouse(s) | Dana Reháková |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| Awards |  Tree of Peace Memorial Plaque Freedom of the City of London |
Career
Ľubomír Rehák was graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1992 and started his professional career at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic. His first 5-year diplomatic posting abroad was in Moscow as the Private Secretary to the Ambassador and Political Officer for Central Asia (1993 –1998).[1] Ľubomír Rehák is also a Honorary Fellow of the London College of Contemporary Arts.[2] Ľubomír Rehák is the author of the idea of the Medal of Merit for Slovak diplomacy and at the same time a co-author of the design of the award.[3]
Diplomatic activity
- 1993 – 1998 Russia, Moscow: Private Secretary to the Ambassador and agenda of Central Asia.[1]
- 1999 – 2003 Portugal, Lisbon: Deputy Ambassador.
- 2004 – 2006 Slovakia, Bratislava: European correspondent, coordinator in the field of the common foreign and security policy of the European Union.
- 2006 – 2008 Belarus, Minsk: 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 Belgium, Brussels: 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, Nur-Sultan: 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 United Kingdom, London: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to the Court of St. James´s in London.[1]
- 2020 – Russia, Moscow: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovakia to Russia.[1]
Personal life
Ambassador Rehák is married, his spouse Dana also works with the Foreign Ministry. They have 2 daughters called Magdaléna and Alžbeta. He speaks English, Russian and Portuguese and can communicate also in French, Spanish, Belarusian and Polish.
Honours and awards
| Coat of Arms of Ľubomír Rehák | |
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| Armiger | Ľubomír Rehák |
| Adopted | 2019 |
| Crest | A pair of eagle wings Gules encircling a document Or, with a chained seal Gules. |
| Blazon | Azure, from the sides two growing Argent clothed shaking hands Or raised over the celestial bodies Or - a star on the right, and on the left a half-lying and inverted crescent. Below the torse on a closed tournament helmet a mantling Azure doubled Or. |
| Motto | Latin: Pacis Diligens, English: Peace-loving (allusion to Slovak name Ľubomír) |
| Order(s) | Knight Commander of Merit with Star of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George |
| Reg. №: QR-1041/2019, Heraldic Register of the Slovak Republic | |
Foreign honours
United Kingdom: Freedom of the City of London (24 February 2020)[4][5]
Dynastic
- Knight Commander of Merit with Star of the Franco-Neapolitan-Two Sicilian Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George.[6]
Nongovernmental organizations
Slovakia: Tree of Peace Memorial Plaque (St Michael’s Abbey in Farnborough).[7]
References
- Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic. "The Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Moscow, Ambassador". www.mzv.sk. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- "LCCA Talks with His Excellency Mr Lubomir Rehak, Ambassador of Slovakia | LCCA". www.lcca.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- Sobola, Marek (2021-01-21). "Medaila za zásluhy o slovenskú diplomaciu / Medal of Merit for Slovak Diplomacy". Mgr. Ing. MAREK SOBOLA, PhD. (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- City of London. "H.E. Lubomir Rehak, The Ambassador of Slovakia Hampstead, London" (PDF). List of Applications for the Freedom. 9.
- "Ambassador Ľubomír Rehák becomes a Freeman of the City of London - Detail of web content - MZV MZV PORTAL". www.mzv.sk. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- News, Independent Catholic. "Westminster: Faith leaders and politicians gather at chivalric investiture Mass | ICN". www.indcatholicnews.com. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- Servare et Manere. "Awards". Tree of peace / Strom pokoja. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
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