On the occasion of the International Day of Woman in Diplomacy, celebrated on 24 June 2026, the Embassy of Italy in Prague organised an event dedicated to highlight the significant contribution made by women in diplomatic, bilateral and multilateral circles.
The event was opened by the Deputy Head of Mission, Laura Calligaro, who introduced the proceedings and coordinated the entire day’s programme. A round table was then held in the reception halls, moderated by Adriana Dergam of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University in Prague. Participants included the Indonesian Ambassador, Rina P. Soermarno; the Special Envoy of Czech Government for the Balkans, Amb. Edita Hrda, the Deputy Director of the Czech Department for Western Europe, Jana Šedivá, and the Canadian Deputy Head of Mission, Hanna Wajda.
At the end of the debate, Michal Broža, Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Prague, outlined the process that led to the establishment of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy. This was followed by a video contribution from Alena Křížková, Head of the Department of Gender & Sociology at the Czech Academy of Sciences, who offered an academic perspective on women’s involvement in institutional contexts. The closing remarks were performed by the Spanish Ambassador, María Pérez Sánchez-Laulhé, co-organiser of the event.
