Background
Vitek, Jan was born on March 17, 1928 in Chlum, Budejovice, Czechoslovakia. Son of Jan Vitek and Katerina Traplova.
Vitek, Jan was born on March 17, 1928 in Chlum, Budejovice, Czechoslovakia. Son of Jan Vitek and Katerina Traplova.
Diploma in English, High Institute Languages, Prague, 1950.
Journalist, Obrana Lidu, Prague, 1952-1959; diplomat, International Peace Commission, Panmunjon, Republic of Korea, 1959-1961; journalist, Ceskoslovensky vojak, Prague, 1961-1966; editor-in-chief, International Labour Office, Geneva, 1966-1990; founder, 1st editor socio-economics newsmag., International Labor Organization Information, 1966-1991; foreign correspondent, Palais des Nations, Geneva, since 1991.
Member Czechoslovak Communist Party, 1952-1968. Sergeant Czechoslovak military, 1950-1952.
Married Blanka Nemcova, May 18, 1952 (divorced August 1965). Married Ruzena Flekova, September 4, 1965. 1 child, January.