Director of the Intergovernmental Defense Cooperation Agency (AMOS)

Aleš Vytečka

 

Education:

• Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
• University of Texas, Austin, USA
• American University, Washington DC, USA
• Diplomatic Academy Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile

Work experience:

• 2021-present
  Director of Intergovernmental Defense Cooperation Agency (AMOS), Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic, Prague
• 2017-2021
  Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Czech Republic in the Kingdom of Thailand, Bangkok
• 2016-2017
  Head of Arms Export Control Unit, Common Foreign and Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Prague
• 2014-2016
  Assistant to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Security and Multilateral Issues (responsible for arms export control and coordination of strategic projects), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Prague
• 2014
  Dual Use Goods Expert, UN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Prague
• 2011-2014
  Head of Economical Section, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
• 2009-2011
  Head of Arms Export Control Working Group, Common Foreign and Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Prague
  2008-2009
• Arms Export Control Working Group, Common Foreign and Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Prague

Other work experience in arms export control agenda:

• 2009-2011 and 2016-2017
  National expert at the EU working group COARM
• 2008-present
  Participation in EU and UN outreach activities on arms export control as well as promotion of the ATT as a national expert (e.g. Western Balkan Countries, Eastern Partnership Countries, Central Asia and South East Asia Countries, Eastern Africa Countries)
• 2016-2017
  Participation at US EXBS programs since the Czech Republic is a senior mentor at this program (Ukraine, Serbia)

 

March 27, 2025