Petr Kolář
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| name = Petr Kolář
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| image = Petr Kolar.jpg
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| ambassador_from = Czech Republic
| country = Sweden
| term_start = 5 September 1996
| term_end = 1998
| predecessor = Václav Frýbert
| successor = {{ill|Tomáš Husák|cs}}
| president = Václav Havel
| ambassador_from1 = Czech Republic
| country1 = Ireland
| term_start1 = 13 September 1999
| term_end1 = 2003
| predecessor1 = Luboš Nový
| successor1 = Josef Havlas
| president1 = Václav Havel
| ambassador_from2 = Czech Republic
| country2 = the United States
| term_start2 = 2 December 2005
| term_end2 = 30 June 2010
| predecessor2 = Martin Palouš
| successor2 = Petr Gandalovič
| president2 = Václav Klaus
| ambassador_from3 = Czech Republic
| country3 = Russia
| term_start3 = 8 February 2011
| term_end3 = 31 December 2012
| predecessor3 = Miroslav Kostelka
| successor3 = Vladimír Remek
| president3 = Václav Klaus
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|9|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
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| spouse = Jaroslava Kolářová (div.)
| partner = Světlana Witowská
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| children = 2, including Ondřej
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| alma_mater = Charles University
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Petr Kolář (born 27 September 1962) is a Czech politician and diplomat, who has served as the Czech ambassador to several countries, including Russia (2010-2012) and the United States (2005-2010).
Diplomatic career
Kolář has held numerous positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has served as the Czech Ambassador to Sweden (1996-1998), the Republic of Ireland (1999-2003), Russia (2010-2012),{{Cite news|title=Ex-cosmonaut to be Czech ambassador to Russia|newspaper=The Prague Post|url=http://www.praguepost.com/czech-news/34151-ex-cosmonaut-to-be-czech-ambassador-to-russia|date=30 December 2013|access-date=2 December 2014}} and the United States (2005-2010).{{Cite web|title=Czech ambassador to USA Kolar to become ambassador to Russia|url=http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/czech-ambassador-to-usa-kolar-to-become-ambassador-to-russia/425248|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605032329/http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/czech-ambassador-to-usa-kolar-to-become-ambassador-to-russia/425248|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 5, 2011|website=Česke Noviny|date=24 January 2010|access-date=26 February 2010}} From 1 September 2003 to 12 October 2005, he was Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister for Bilateral Relations.
He has been a senior advisor to the law firm Squire Patton Boggs in Prague since 2016.{{Cite web|title=Petr Kolář|url=http://www.squirepattonboggs.com/professionals/k/kolar-petr|publisher=Squire Patton Boggs|access-date=2 March 2016}}
Personal life
Kolář was married to Jaroslava Kolářová and has two sons,{{Cite web|first=David|last=Binar|title=Byl velvyslancem v Rusku. Říká, proč jsou nebezpeční užiteční idioti|url=https://neovlivni.cz/byl-velvyslancem-v-rusku-rika-proc-jsou-nebezpecni-uzitecni-idioti/|website=Neolivní|date=29 December 2015|access-date=13 April 2016|language=cs}} including Ondřej, who served as mayor of the Prague 6 district from 2014 to 2022 before becoming an MEP in 2021.{{Cite news|first=Martin|last=Shabu|title=Kdo je Pavlův přítel po boku Kolář? Zkušený diplomat i "sarajevský atentátník"|url=https://www.lidovky.cz/domov/petr-pavel-kolar-diplomat-usa-pritel-po-boku-svetlana-witowska-sarajevsky-atentat.A230129_200211_ln_domov_rkj|newspaper=Lidové noviny|publisher=Mafra|date=30 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2024|language=cs}} In January 2020, Kolář's wife died,{{Cite web|first=Hana|last=Höschlová|title=Moderátorka Witowská a diplomat Kolář: Poprvé ve společnosti jako pár!|url=https://www.blesk.cz/clanek/celebrity-ceske-celebrity/691919/moderatorka-witowska-a-diplomat-kolar-poprve-ve-spolecnosti-jako-par.html|website=Blesk|publisher=Czech News Center|date=5 October 2021|access-date=30 January 2023|language=cs}} and he subsequently entered into a relationship with TV presenter Světlana Witowská.{{Cite news|first=Rastislav|last=Zárodňanský|title=O novém vztahu jsem svého manžela informovala, říká Světlana Witowská|url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/revue/spolecnost/svetlana-witowska-manzel-petr-witowski-rozchod-partner-poradce-petr-kolar.A200701_150353_lidicky_zar|website=Mladá fronta Dnes|publisher=Mafra|date=1 July 2020|access-date=20 April 2021|language=cs}}
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Category:Politicians from České Budějovice
Category:Ambassadors of the Czech Republic to Russia
Category:Ambassadors of the Czech Republic to Sweden
Category:Ambassadors of the Czech Republic to Ireland
Category:Ambassadors of the Czech Republic to the United States