Jakub Kulhánek to become Czech ambassador to the US

Jakub Kulhánek, Czechia’s ambassador to the United Nations and a former foreign minister, is set to become the country’s next ambassador to the United States. US authorities have approved the nomination, Foreign Minister Petr Macinka (Motorists)  told Czech Television. Kulhánek will replace current ambassador Miloslav Stašek in Washington. Macinka described him as an experienced diplomat moving from New York to the US capital. Kulhánek served as foreign minister in 2021 in the government of Andrej Babiš. He has also held senior positions at the Interior Ministry and represented Czechia at the UN.