Alexandr Vondra

(PhD in geography, Charles University, Prague) Mr. Vondra was elected a senator for the Litomerice and Slany regions in 2006. He is currently a vice chairman of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). On July 13, 2010, Senator Vondra was appointed the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic. From January 2007 until May 2010, Alexandr Vondra served as the Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs of the Czech Republic. Between September 2006 nad January 2007 worked as the Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic. Between 2004 and 2006, he worked as the Managing Director in Dutko Worldwide, Professor of Euro-American relations at the New York University in Prague, and the President of the Czech Euro-Atlantic Council. He has co-founded PASS (Program of Atlantic Security Studies), a think-tank type of institution in Prague. He served as Foreign Policy Advisor to President Havel (1990-92), the Czech First Deputy Foreign Minister (1992-97), the Czech Ambassador to the U.S. (1997-2001) and Czech Government Commissioner for 2002 Prague NATO Summit. In 1989, he was the spokesman for Charter 77 and co-founder of the Civic Forum in Czechoslovakia.