CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Details

Name: Martin BEZÁK

Date of Birth: 14 September 1972
Place of Birth: Trenčín, Slovakia
Nationality: Slovak

Education

1995 – 1997 Academia Istropolitana, Bratislava – School of Public Administration
1990 – 1995 Comenius University, Bratislava – Geography and Cartography, specialization in Regional and Political Geography
1986 – 1990 Secondary Grammar School, Bratislava

Other Qualifications

2020 – Black Sea Academy for National Security, Varna – Member of the Board of Trustees
1996 – 1998 OSCE Supervisor and Observer of several elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro
1997 Ministry of Flemish Community, Brussels – internship
1996 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava – internship
1995 – 1996 European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht – seminars on “Conduct of Meetings and Negotiations” and “European Affairs”

Work Experience

2022 – Ambassador Designate of the Slovak Republic to the Republic of Cyprus
2017 – 2022 Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Consular Department – Director
2013 – 2017 Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the FYROM
2010 – 2013 Office of the President of the Slovak Republic, Department of Foreign Policy – Deputy Director
2006 – 2010 Embassy of the Slovak Republic to the Hellenic Republic, concurrently accredited to the Republic of Albania – First Secretary, Deputy Head of Mission
2005 – 2006 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Department of South-Eastern and Eastern Europe – Deputy Director and Head of the Balkans Unit
2003 – 2005 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Office of the Minister – Coordinator
1999 – 2003 Embassy of the Slovak Republic to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, concurrently accredited to the FYROM and the Republic of Albania – Third Secretary
1997 – 1999 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Department of South-Eastern and Eastern Europe – Desk Officer

Awards

2018 Medal of the European Movement in the FYROM
2017 Medal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the FYROM

Language Skills

English, Russian, Serbian, Macedonian