Lipavský will not appoint new energy envoy after Bartuška

Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský will not appoint a new special envoy for energy security after Václav Bartuška steps down from the role at the end of July. Bartuška is set to become the Czech ambassador to the UK this summer.

According to Lipavský’s spokesperson, Daniel Drake, the position will no longer be filled. He praised Bartuška for helping secure the country’s energy independence and reduce reliance on authoritarian regimes.

Bartuška held the role for nearly two decades and also served as commissioner for the Czech Expo 2000 team and as government envoy for the Temelín nuclear project.