Background

Burian, Peter was born on March 21, 1959.

Education

Born in Hlohovec, Slovakia, Peter Burian graduated in Oriental Studies at Saint St. Petersburg University in the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and entered the service of the Czechoslovak foreign ministry in 1983.

Career

Following the breakup of Czechoslovakia on 1 January 1993, he was appointed chargé d"affaires at the newly independent Slovakia"s embassy in Washington, District of Columbia and, shortly after, deputy chief of mission. In 1999, he became the Slovak Ambassador to North Atlantic Treaty Organization, based in Brussels, Belgium. He was also Slovakia"s permanent representative to the United Nations from 22 December 2004 to November 2008 and sat on the Security Council when Slovakia was a Member (being the Security Council President for the month of February 2007).

He became the Slovak Ambassador to the United States in December 2008.

He also served as the State Secretary at the Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Achievements

• Peter Burian has been listed as a noteworthy ambassador by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Nina Burianova.

Spouse:

Nina Burianova.