# Czech and Slovak Transatlantic Award

The Czech and Slovak Transatlantic Award (CSTA) is an award given to individuals who have substantially contributed to freedom and democracy in Central Europe, to strengthening of transatlantic relations and integration of Central Europe to Euro-Atlantic Institutions. It is awarded by the Jagello 2000 Association for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation from the Czech Republic and implemented jointly by Jagello 2000 and the Slovak Atlantic Commission since 2012. The Awards are presented two times a year: in spring in Slovakia at the GLOBSEC Bratislava Global Security Forum and in autumn at the NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The recipients are Czech, Slovak and international diplomatic and military personalities.

## Honorary Committee

The CSTA awardees are chosen by the Honorary Committee, created for this purpose from distinguished personalities from the diplomatic, political and military areas of Czechia and Slovakia. Members of the Honorary Committee are:
* Mikuláš Dzurinda, President of Wilfriend Martens Centre for European Studies, Former Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia
* Ján Figeľ, Former Special Envoy for the Promotion of the Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the European Union, Former Member of the European Commission
* Štefan Füle, Diplomat, Chairman of the Administrative Board of the Czech China Chamber of Cooperation in Prague, Former European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy
* Rastislav Káčer, Former Chairman of Globsec, Former Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic and Ambassador of the Slovak Republic in Prague
* Jan Kohout, Ambassador of the Czech Republic in Roma, Former Deputy Minister of Justice and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
* Ivan Korčok, Former Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic
* Gen. Pavel Macko, Former First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic
* Zbyněk Pavlačík, CEO & Co-Founder of Jagello 2000
* Jiří Schneider, Former Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Central Europe, Former First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
* Gen. (Ret.) Jiří Šedivý, Former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic
* Maroš Šefčovič, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, European Commissioner for the Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight

## List of Awardees

| Year | Place | Awardee |
| 2012 | Bratislava | Ron Asmus (in memoriam), Prominent US diplomat and political analyst |
| 2012 | Bratislava | Alexandr Vondra, Former Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic |
| 2012 | Ostrava | Gen. (Ret.) Klaus Naumann, Former Chairman of the NATO Military Committee |
| 2012 | Ostrava | Jozef Stank (in memoriam), Former Minister of Defence of Slovakia |
| 2013 | Bratislava | Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, Former Prime Minister and Minister for European Integration of Poland |
| 2013 | Bratislava | Oldřich Černý (in memoriam), Former Director General of the Czech Foreign Intelligence Service |
| 2013 | Ostrava | Gen. (Ret.) David Petraeus, Former Commander of the ISAF and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency |
| 2013 | Ostrava | Eduard Kukan, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia |
| 2014 | Bratislava | Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Former NATO Secretary General and Former Prime Minister of Denmark |
| 2014 | Bratislava | Karel Kovanda, Former Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the North Atlantic Council and Western European Union |
| 2014 | Ostrava | Bronisław Komorowski, President of the Republic of Poland |
| 2014 | Ostrava | Martin Bútora, Honorary President of Institute for Public Affairs, Former Slovak Ambassador to the USA |
| 2015 | Bratislava | Carl Bildt, Former Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden |
| 2015 | Bratislava | Prof. Otto Pick, Founder and Former Director of the Institute of International Relations Prague |
| 2015 | Ostrava | Tomasz Siemoniak, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Former Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Poland |
| 2015 | Ostrava | František Šebej, Slovak Politician and Academic |
| 2016 | Bratislava | Madeleine Albright, Former U.S. Secretary of State |
| 2016 | Bratislava | Michael Žantovský, Czech diplomat, politician and author |
| 2016 | Ostrava | Daniel Fried, U.S. diplomat |
| 2017 | Bratislava | Michael Chertoff, Former United States Secretary of Homeland Security |
| 2017 | Bratislava | Luboš Dobrovský, Czech journalist, former Czechoslovak Minister of Defence |
| 2017 | Ostrava | Gen. (Ret.) Philip M. Breedlove, Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) |
| 2017 | Ostrava | Pavol Demeš, Former Slovak Minister of International Relations |
| 2018 | Bratislava | Damon M. Wilson, Executive Vice President at the Atlantic Council |
| 2018 | Bratislava | Gen. Petr Pavel, Former Chairman of NATO Military Committee |
| 2018 | Ostrava | Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Former United States Army Europe Commander (USAREUR) |
| 2018 | Ostrava | Ivan Korčok, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic |
| 2019 | Bratislava | Timothy Garton Ash, British historian, author and professor at Oxford University |
| 2019 | Bratislava | Jiří Šedivý, Former Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic and former Ambassador of the Czech Republic to NATO |
| 2019 | Ostrava | Andrej Kiska, Former President of the Slovak Republic |
| 2020 | Bratislava | Karel Schwarzenberg, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic |
| 2020 | Ostrava | Christian Schmidt, Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure of the Federal Republic of Germany |
| 2020 | Ostrava | Miroslav Lajčák, Former Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic |
| 2021 | Bratislava | gen. (ret). John Allen, Commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces |
| 2021 | Bratislava | Václav Havel (in memoriam), last president of Czechoslovakia and first president of the Czech republic |
| 2021 | Ostrava | gen. Richard W. Scobee, Commander of Air Force Reserve Command, U.S. Air Force |
| 2022 | Bratislava | Ukrainian nation |
| 2022 | Bratislava | gen. Karel Řehka, Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces |
| 2022 | Ostrava | gen. Ingo Gerhartz, The Inspector of the German Air Force |
| 2022 | Ostrava | Jaroslav Naď, Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic |
| 2023 | Bratislava | Kersti Kaljulaid, former President of Estonia |
| 2023 | Bratislava | Jaroslav Šedivý (in memoriam), former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic |
| 2023 | Ostrava | gen. Daryl L. Bohac, former Adjutant General for the State of Nebraska |
| 2023 | Ostrava | gen. Daniel Zmeko, Chief of the General Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces |

## Artist's design

Original creation of the renowned Slovak glass-designer Patrik Illo, the Czech and Slovak Transatlantic Award symbolizes the transatlantic link by opposite side edges through transparent glass.