Semi-annual Request for Names, Title and Contacts

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 SIPDIS 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. SIPDIS After hours, calls are directed to MFA duty officers, all of whom speak English. Mr. Svoboda speaks English and French. HILLAS