Ivo Žďárek
Ivo Žďárek (born November 6, 1960 in Trutnov , † September 20, 2008 in Islamabad , Pakistan ) was a Czech diplomat .
Life
Žďárek studied at the State Institute for International Relations in Moscow , Charles University in Prague , Stanford University and the Czech Diplomatic Academy. He was then entrusted with diplomatic missions in the Czech Republic and China . Until August 2008 he was ambassador to Vietnam . He then became ambassador to Pakistan .
Žďárek died in a terrorist attack by a suicide bomber at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, in which 53 people were killed. He was married and had two sons.
Web links
- Žďárek's CV on the website of the Czech Embassy in Pakistan (English) (memento from the Internet Archive of October 25, 2008)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Žďárek, Ivo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trutnov |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 2008 |
| Place of death | Islamabad |