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Jaroslav Bašta

Jaroslav Bašta
Minister without Portfolio
In office
22 July 1998 – 23 March 2000
Prime Minister Miloš Zeman
Preceded by Vladimír Mlynář
Succeeded by Karel Březina
Czech Republic Ambassador to Russia
In office
September 2000 – 2005
President Václav Havel
Václav Klaus
Preceded by Luboš Dobrovský
Succeeded by Miroslav Kostelka
Czech Republic Ambassador to Ukraine
In office
2007–2010
President Václav Klaus
Personal details
Born (1948-05-15) 15 May 1948 (age 68)
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Political party ČSSD (1994–present)

Jaroslav Bašta (born 15 May 1948) is a Czech politician and diplomat. He is a signatory of Charter 77. Between 1998 and 2000 he served in the cabinet of Miloš Zeman as Minister without Portfolio. Bašta became the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Russia in September 2000. He served for five years in Russia, later becoming Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Ukraine, where he worked for three years until stepping down due to health reasons in 2010.



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