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UNCLAS PRAGUE 001881 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
FOR S/ES-O AND EUR/NCE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PINR PREL EZ
SUBJECT: Semi-annual Request for Names, Title and Contacts 
for Government Figures 
 
Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution 
 
COUNTRY: Czech Republic 
DATE: 12/23/2004 
 
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT 
LAST NAME: Gross 
FIRST/MIDDLE NAMES: Stanislav 
CONVENTIONAL USAGE: Prime Minister 
FORMAL TITLE: H.E. Prime Minister of the Czech Republic 
OFFICE TELEPHONE NOS.: (+420) 224-002-284, 224-002-224 
AFTER-HOURS OFFICIAL NOS.: (+420) 224-002-111 
CELL PHONE NOS.: not available 
COMMENTS: On weekdays, there are several English-speaking 
secretaries who work in shifts.  One of them will pick up 
 
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the phone and transfer the call.  After-hours and weekend 
calls are transferred to the PM's Residence by an English- 
speaking duty officer. 
PM Gross does not speak English. 
 
HEAD OF STATE 
LAST NAME: Klaus 
FIRST/MIDDLE NAMES: Vaclav 
CONVENTIONAL USAGE: President 
FORMAL TITLE: H.E. President of the Czech Republic 
OFFICE TELEPHONE NOS.: (+420) 22437-2283, 22437-2314 
AFTER HOURS OFFICIAL NOS.: (+420) 22418-2425 (Diplomatic 
Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 
RESIDENCE TELEPHONE NOS.: (+420) 22437-4205 (Castle Lany - 
Mr. Sedlacek, custodian-porter), (+420) 22437-4246 (Castle 
Lany/bodyguards) 
CELL PHONE NOS.: not available 
COMMENTS: On weekdays, the telephone will be picked up by an 
English-speaking secretary.  After hours, the call can be 
placed through the MFA duty officer, or directly to the 
weekend residence, where either the President's bodyguards 
(probably not all of them speaking English) or a custodian- 
porter (some English) will answer the phone. 
President Klaus speaks English. 
 
FOREIGN MINISTER 
LAST NAME: Svoboda 
FIRST/MIDDLE NAMES: Cyril 
CONVENTIONAL USAGE: Minister of Foreign Affairs 
FORMAL TITLE: H.E. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech 
Republic 
OFFICE TELEPHONE NOS.: (+420) 22418-2555; 22418-2313 
AFTER-HOURS OFFICIAL NOS.: (+420) 22418-2425 
RESIDENCE TELEPHONE NOS.: not available 
CELL PHONE NOS.: not available 
COMMENTS: On weekdays, one of the English-speaking 
secretaries will pick up the phone and transfer the call. 
 
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After hours, calls are directed to MFA duty officers, all of 
whom speak English. 
Mr. Svoboda speaks English and French. 
HILLAS