Who We Are

Board

Honorary Chairs

Robert Plaga, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic

Nicholas Merrick, Ambassador, The Embassy of the United States of America

Chair

Thea Favaloro
New York University in Prague

Vice-Chair

Libor Grubhoffer
Biology Centre CAS

Treasurer

Luke Meinzen
The Embassy of the United States of America

Deputy Treasurer

Petr Suchý
Masaryk University

Czech Members

Dana Bilíková
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic

Jindřich Fryč
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic

Kateřina Králová
Charles University

U.S. Members 

Robert Michael Baugh
Charles University

Dale Kreisher
The Embassy of the United States of America

Robert R. Strang
CEELI Institute


News

2026: 35 Years in the Czech Republic, 80 Years Worldwide

The year 2026 will be written in gold in the history of Czech-American relations. We are commemorating 35 years since the agreement to establish the Fulbright Commission was signed in the former Czechoslovakia, marking at the same time a magnificent 80 years since the inception

Midyear Conference: January 28-31

We will be hosting our traditional three-day Midyear Conference in Telč for our U.S. grantees on January 28 -31. During this time, our office will be closed and email responses may be limited. We’re very much looking forward to coming together with our grantees to

Celebrations of 250th Anniversary of U.S. Independence

On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence, we at J. William Fulbright Commission Czech Republic dedicate the year 2026 to the theme of Independence. The celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is a historic