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Petr Kolář

Diplomat · Politician · Close Associate

Petr Kolář is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Petr Kolar · Petr Kolář · Петр Коларж · פטר קולאר · بيتر كولار				[sources]
Other name	Коларж, Петр				[sources]
Birth date	1962-09-27				[sources]
Place of birth	České Budějovice				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Czechia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Petr				[sources]
Last name	Kolář				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7178537				[sources]
Position	Czech Ambassador to the United States (2005-2010) · ambassador of the Czech Republic to Ireland (1999-2003) · ambassador of the Czech Republic to Russia (2011-2012) · ambassador of the Czech Republic to Sweden (1996-1998) · deputy minister (2003-2005)				[sources]
Education	Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Czech diplomat

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ondřej Kolář Politician	child · father	-	-
Světlana Witowská Close Associate	unmarried partner	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
ambassador of the Czech Republic to Russia	2011-02-08	2012-12-31
Czech Ambassador to the United States

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,110

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,038

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