Mária Krasnohorská

Mária Krásnohorská
Born
Mária Frištáková

(1949-08-15) August 15, 1949 (age 75)
Tovarníky, Czechoslovakia
OccupationDiplomat

Mária Krásnohorská (née Frištáková, born 15 August 1949)[1][2] is a Slovak diplomat, who served as the ambassador of Slovakia to France (2001–2007) and Italy (2011-2015). She also served as the permanent delegate to UNESCO .[3] In this position, she oversaw the inclusion of a traditional Slovak Shepard's flute Fujara on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.[4]

Krásnohorská was awarded a Medal for her Contributions to the Slovak diplomacy by the foreign minister Ivan Korčok in 2021.[5] She was also named Officer of the French Legion of Honour.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Osoby, ktoré získali titul na UK". absolventi.uniba.sk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Evidence zájmových osob StB (EZO)" (in Czech). svazky.cz. 1986-02-25.
  3. ^ Teraz.sk (2021-03-08). "Aké bolo ZASTÚPENIE ŽIEN na vysokých diplomatických postoch v SR?". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  4. ^ "FUJARA – hudobný nástroj a jeho hudba". unesco.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  5. ^ "Korčok vyznamenal päť žien slovenskej diplomacie". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  6. ^ "Diplomate à l'honneur : Mária Krásnohorská". rtvs.sk (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-03.