Ivo Žďárek
Ivo Žďárek | |
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In office 2004 – August 2008 | |
President | Václav Klaus |
Preceded by | Luboš Nový |
Succeeded by | Michal Král |
In office August 2008 – 20 September 2008 | |
President | Václav Klaus |
Preceded by | Alexandr Langer |
Succeeded by | Pavol Šepeľák |
Personal details | |
Born | Trutnov, Czechoslovakia | 6 November 1960
Died | 20 September 2008 Islamabad Marriott Hotel, Pakistan | (aged 47)
Nationality | Czech |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Ivo Žďárek (6 November 1960 – 20 September 2008) was a Czech diplomat. He died in the fire in the aftermath of the Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing trying to rescue people from the burning building.[1]
Early life[]
He studied at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in Moscow, at the Charles University in Prague, at Stanford University, and the Czech Diplomatic Academy.[2] He had a wife, Jana, and two children.[3]
Diplomatic career[]
Žďárek worked at various diplomatic missions of the Czech Republic in Asia. He served as consul-general in Shanghai, People's Republic of China from 1995 to 1999.[3] From 2004 to August 2008, he was the ambassador in Vietnam. He then became the ambassador to Pakistan.
Death[]
Žďárek survived the bombing of the Islamabad Marriott Hotel but went in to help other survivors get out of the burning building. He called out with his mobile phone asking to be rescued but was unable to escape the blaze.[1] His body has arrived in his country. A ceremony paying homage to him, was held at Prague's airport.
"We are all very saddened, we always appreciated the ambassador’s work considerably,"
Czech President Václav Klaus said.
The ceremony was also attended by Žďárek's family and Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek. [4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Czech envoy died helping Pakistan hotel bomb victims: report". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ http://www.mzv.cz/wwwo/default.asp?id=60861&ido=4948&idj=2&amb=36&ParentIDO= His CV at the Czech embassy in Pakistan
- ^ a b "Trapped ambassador called for help - Newspaper - DAWN.COM".
- ^ "Body of Czech ambassador arrives in Prague". Dawn. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
External links[]
- Curriculum Vitae of Ivo Žďárek - Embassy of the Czech Republic in Pakistan website
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080923011000/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=53574&Itemid=1
- Ambassadors of the Czech Republic to Vietnam
- Ambassadors of the Czech Republic to Pakistan
- Charles University alumni
- Stanford University alumni
- Czech terrorism victims
- Terrorism deaths in Pakistan
- 1960 births
- 2008 deaths