By Muhammad Sohail
On Thursday, October 17, 2024, in the Great Hall of the Černín Palace, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Jan Lipavský, awarded the Gratias agit Award to important personalities and organizations that have contributed to spreading the good name of the Czech Republic abroad.
Based on the decision of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jan Lipavský, the Gratias agit Award for spreading the good name of the Czech Republic abroad for the year 2024 was awarded to the 10 personalities and 2 organizations listed below.
Surname and first name
Country
Focus
Beranová Jana
Netherlands
poet, translator, activist for freedom of speech and freedom of artistic expression
Fischerová Jana
Ireland
university teacher, promoter of the Czech language, culture and history in Ireland
Lehečková Helena
Finland
philologist, neurolinguist, teacher, book author and translator
Rupnik Jacques
France
political scientist and historian focused on Central and Eastern Europe
Salvia Gabriel C.
Argentina
chairman of the Argentine non-profit organization CADAL, human rights activist
Scott George Edward
Great Britain
historian and writer, caring for the legacy of Czechoslovak war veterans, the award will be presented in November 2024 in London
Seng Michael Paul
USA
professor of constitutional law and comparative law at the John Marshall Law School
Speiser Alexander, in memoriam
Israel
Holocaust survivor, entrepreneur in the field of information and communication technologies, former chairman of the Israel-Czech Chamber of Commerce
Urban Eva
Czechia
an important Czech soprano
Werner Herbert
Germany
the first German co-director of the Czech-German Future Fund, former long-time member of the Bundestag (CDU)
Slovakian ring and Skaličany
Slovakia
folklore group, founded in 2022
Tokyo University of International Studies
Japan
educational institution
