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Petr Kolář
Czech Republic Ambassador to Sweden
In office 5 September 1996 – 1998
President	Václav Havel
Preceded by	Václav Frýbert
Succeeded by	Tomáš Husák [cs]
Czech Republic Ambassador to Ireland
In office 13 September 1999 – 2003
President	Václav Havel
Preceded by	Luboš Nový
Succeeded by	Josef Havlas
Czech Republic Ambassador to the United States
In office 2 December 2005 – 30 June 2010
President	Václav Klaus
Preceded by	Martin Palouš
Succeeded by	Petr Gandalovič
Czech Republic Ambassador to Russia
In office 8 February 2011 – 31 December 2012
President	Václav Klaus
Preceded by	Miroslav Kostelka
Succeeded by	Vladimír Remek
Personal details
Born	(1962-09-27) 27 September 1962 (age 62) České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
Spouse	Jaroslava Kolářová (div.)
Domestic partner	Světlana Witowská
Children	2, including Ondřej
Alma mater	Charles University
Profession	Diplomat
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Petr Kolář (born 27 September 1962) is a Czech politician and diplomat, who has served as the Czech ambassador to several countries, including Russia (2010-2012) and the United States (2005-2010).

Kolář has held numerous positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has served as the Czech Ambassador to Sweden (1996-1998), the Republic of Ireland (1999-2003), Russia (2010-2012),^[1] and the United States (2005-2010).^[2] From 1 September 2003 to 12 October 2005, he was Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister for Bilateral Relations.

He has been a senior advisor to the law firm Squire Patton Boggs in Prague since 2016.^[3]

Kolář was married to Jaroslava Kolářová and has two sons,^[4] including Ondřej, who served as mayor of the Prague 6 district from 2014 to 2022 before becoming an MEP in 2021.^[5] In January 2020, Kolář's wife died,^[6] and he subsequently entered into a relationship with TV presenter Světlana Witowská.^[7]