Martin Palouš
* 14. 10. 1950, Praha, Česká republika (Czech Republic)
Politician, Pedagogue, Diplomat, philosopher
nationality: Czech
sex: male
NK AUT: jo20010087043
Martin Palouš
Martin Palouš is the Permanent Representative and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the United Nations since July 1, 2006.
Born in Prague on October 14, 1950, Mr. Palouš received a RNDr. degree (Doctor of Natural Sciences in chemistry from Charles University, Prague, in 1973), and went on to study philosophy and social sciences (graduating in 1977). He has also studied law (1996-1999, 2002-2006), and after the successful defense of his doctoral thesis (Freedom of Expression at the Beginning of the 21st Century) he received a Ph.D. degree in public international law from Masaryk University in Brno in 2008. In 2001, he received a higher doctorate degree in political science (The title of his “Habilitationschrift” was Sixteen Exercises in Political Thought) and became an Associate Professor (docent) at Charles University in Prague.
Mr. Palouš was one of the first signatories of Charter 77 and served as spokesman for this dissident human rights group in 1986. A founding member of the Civic Forum (created in November 1989), he was elected to the Federal Assembly in 1990 and became a member of its Foreign Affairs Committee. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia in July 1990 and was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from October 1990 to October 1992. Between October 1998 and September 2001 he held the position of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. Between September 2002 and November 2005 he was posted in Washington as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the United States.
Mr. Palouš has held a number of teaching positions at Charles University, since 1990. He became a member of the Faculty of Social Sciences (the Institute of Foreign Relations) in 1994 and served for some time as the Faculty's Vice Dean. In 1993, he joined the Centre for Theoretical Studies (research centre run jointly by Charles University and the Czech Academy of Sciences). He has lectured extensively in the United States. From 1993 to 1994 he was a Visiting Professor at Northwestern University, from 1995 to 1996 an Associate Professor at Central European University in Budapest, in 2000 a Visiting Professor at Washington University in Seattle, Washington, and in 2008 a scholar in residence at University of Michigan. Until 1998, he was also active in various non-governmental organizations (Chairman of the Czech Helsinki Committee, Co-Chairman of the Helsinki Citizens Assembly).
Mr. Palouš is the author of numerous publications including the Czech Republic chapter “Totalitarianism and Authoritarianism” in the European Commission's publication, Democratization in Central and Eastern Europe. He penned “Between Idealism and Realism: Reflections on the Political Landscape of Post-communism”, featured in the Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict (1999, 2nd ed. 2008). Writings also include, “The Revolutions of 1989 and their Aftermath” in Between Past and Future (2000), “What Kind of God Does Human Rights Require?” in Does Human Rights Need God (2005), and “Common Sense and the Rule of Law” in Philosophy, Literature and Politics (2005). He also translates the works of Hannah Arendt and Eric Voegelin.
Mr. Palouš is married to Pavla Paloušová, nee Němcová. They have two children: Michal (1986) and Johana (1989).
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