Ľubomír Rehák

Ľubomír Rehák
Slovak Ambassador to Russia
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 2020
PresidentZuzana Čaputová
Preceded byPeter Priputen
Personal details
Born (1970-02-24) 24 February 1970 (age 54)
Topoľčany, Slovakia
SpouseDana Reháková
Alma materMoscow State Institute of International Relations
Awards
Freedom of the City of London

Ľubomír Rehák (born 24 February 1970) is a Slovak diplomat.

Career

Ľubomír Rehák was graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1992 and started his professional career at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic. His first 5-year diplomatic posting abroad was in Moscow as the Private Secretary to the Ambassador and Political Officer for Central Asia (1993 –1998).[1] Ľubomír Rehák is also a Honorary Fellow of the London College of Contemporary Arts.[2]

Diplomatic activity

  • 1993 – 1998 Russia, Moscow: Private Secretary to the Ambassador and agenda of Central Asia.[1]
  • 1999 – 2003 Portugal, Lisbon: Deputy Ambassador.
  • 2004 – 2006 Slovakia, Bratislava: European correspondent, coordinator in the field of the common foreign and security policy of the European Union.
  • 2006 – 2008 Belarus, Minsk: Head of the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Minsk. In the second half of 2007, he also held the position of local presidency of the European Union in Belarus.
  • 2008 – 2009 Belgium, Brussels: Ambassador, Representative of the Slovak Republic to the Political and Security Committee of the European Union.
  • 2010 – 2011 Slovakia, Bratislava: Director General of the Political Section – Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic.
  • 2011 – 2012 Kazakhstan, Astana: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
  • 2012 – 2015 Slovakia, Bratislava: Director General of the Political Section – Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic.
  • 2015 – 2020 United Kingdom, London: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to the Court of St. James's in London.[1]
  • 2020 – Russia, Moscow: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovakia to Russia.[1]

Honours and awards

Coat of Arms of Ľubomír Rehák
ArmigerĽubomír Rehák
Adopted2019
CrestA pair of eagle wings Gules encircling a document Or, with a chained seal Gules.
ShieldAzure, from the sides two growing Argent clothed shaking hands Or raised over the celestial bodies Or - a star on the right, and on the left a half-lying and inverted crescent. Below the torse on a closed tournament helmet a mantling Azure doubled Or.
MottoLatin: Pacis Diligens, English: Peace-loving (allusion to Slovak name Ľubomír)
Order(s)Knight Commander of Merit with Star of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
Reg. №: QR-1041/2019, Heraldic Register of the Slovak Republic

Foreign honours

Dynastic

Ecclesiastical awards

Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia

  • Order of Saint Equal to the Apostles Prince Rastislav of Great Moravia (III grade).[6]
  • Medal of Saints Equal-to-Apostles Cyril and Methodius.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic. "The Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Moscow, Ambassador". www.mzv.sk. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  2. ^ "LCCA Talks with His Excellency Mr Lubomir Rehak, Ambassador of Slovakia | LCCA". www.lcca.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  3. ^ City of London. "H.E. Lubomir Rehak, The Ambassador of Slovakia Hampstead, London" (PDF). List of Applications for the Freedom. 9.
  4. ^ "Ambassador Ľubomír Rehák becomes a Freeman of the City of London - Detail of web content - MZV MZV PORTAL". www.mzv.sk. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  5. ^ "Westminster: Faith leaders and politicians gather at chivalric investiture Mass | ICN". www.indcatholicnews.com. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  6. ^ "Литургия в память св. мц. Людмилы" (in Russian). 2023-09-30. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  7. ^ The Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Moscow. "Meeting of the Ambassador of Slovakia with delegation of the Orthodox Church of Czech Lands and Slovakia". www.mzv.sk. Retrieved 2021-05-25.