Personal Data:
Name and Surname: Marie Imbrova
Title Degree: Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D.
Date and Place of Birth: January 23, 1960, Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic
Nationality: Czech
Citizenship: Czech Republic
Marital Status: Married, 3 adult children
Highest Achieved Education:
Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Graduation from Orient and African studies in 1984 and
award of university title degree of Ph.D. in the given specialization in 1984
Professional experiences:
January 2009 - until now:
Foundation and management of the Tengenenge Friends Club in the Czech Republic,
private projects and trips to Africa, lecturing, consulting, publishing and collecting activities
May 2013 - August 2018:
Director of the Cultural Facilities of the Town of Roudnice nad Labem,
lecturing, consulting and publishing activities beyond the scope of this working activity
January 2009 - December 2013:
Independent entrepreneur in the field of lecturing, consulting activities and organization of cultural actions
May 2008 - December 2008:
Chargé d'Affaires, accredited by leadership of the Embassy of the Czech Republic, Harare, Zimbabwe
August 2005 - May 2008:
Deputy Ambassador, 1st Secretary, Embassy of the Czech Republic, Harare, Zimbabwe
July 2004 - August 2005:
Government Counsellor, Department Middle East and Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Prague
February 2002 - July 2004:
Government Counsellor, Department Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Prague
February 2000 - February 2002:
Chargé d'Affaires, accredited by leadership of the Embassy of the Czech Republic, Nairobi, Kenya and
Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the UN organizations in Nairobi - UNEP and HABITAT
January 1999 - February 2000:
Deputy Ambassador, 2nd Secretary, Embassy of the Czech Republic, Nairobi, Kenya and
Deputy Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the UN organizations in Nairobi - UNEP and HABITAT
April 1997 - January 1999:
Counsellor of Ministry, Department Middle East and Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Prague
September 1991 - March 1997:
Curator with the specialization: Modern History and Ethnography, District Museum, Louny
April 1986 - September 1991:
Head of the Economic Administration, State Castle Libochovice, District Litomerice and
Unfinished post-graduate external studies, Czech History Department, Charles University, Prague
Other working experiences and activities:
Charity work, realization of small projects, publication activity, team work experiences
Knowledge of foreign languages:
Active: English
Partial: Russian, French
Passive: German
Basic: Swahili
Interests:
History and ethnography of Africa, classical travel literature, modern African fine arts, publication activity