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Wlachovskýwas born on 3 February 1970 in Bratislava. He studied philosophy and sociology at the Comenius University,graduating in 1994. [1] Following his graduation until 1998,he worked with the think tank Slovak Foreign Policy Association. [2]
Wlachovskýjoined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Between 2001 and 2003 he was a foreign policy advisor to the Prime Minister MikulášDzurinda. From 2003 to 2007 he worked at the Slovak embassy in the US and from 2009 to 2011 at the Slovak embassy to the international institutions in Vienna. From 2011 to 2015 he was the Slovak ambassador to the UK and from 2018 to 2022 to Denmark. [2]
On 12 May 2023,the president Zuzana Čaputová announced Wlachovskýwill serve in the caretaker cabinet of Ľudovít Ódor as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Officially,he became the minister on 15 May. [3] [4]
In 2012,Wlachovskýreceived an award from the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee for promoting sports and athletic values. [5]
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