| Rudolf Schuster (January 4, 1934, Košice) - Civil engineer, since 1999
president of the Slovak Republic. After his graduation from the Slovak
Technical University, Faculty of Construction in 1959, he worked at the
Slovak Academy of Sciences, at the investment and management department
in VSŽ, and later he served with the Košice National City Council. He was
elected Mayor for the first time in 1983. In 1986 he became Chairman of
the Eastern Slovak Regional National Council. In the years 1989 -1990 he
headed the Slovak National Council. Since 1990 he has worked in diplomatic
service as an Ambassador of the former ?SFR to Canada. After returning,
he worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic. In
1994, he was elected for a second term, and again in 1998 for his third
term as Mayor of Košice. In the first direct presidential elections in
May 1999, Mr .Schuster was elected by the citizens for the President of
the Slovak Republic and entered the office after the inauguration on June
15, 1999.
Rudolf Schuster is the author of several travelogues, radioplays, radio
shows, travel and documentary movies. Besides other honors and awards,
Mr. Schuster has been awarded the highest state prize of the Slovak Republic,
1st Class Pribina Cross, as well as highest state prizes of Greece, Brazil,
Romania, Lebanon, Argentina, Chile, Sweden, Poland, Spain, Italy, Vatican,
and Luxemburg. He has honorary doctorates from prestigious universities
in Germany, Russia, Poland, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Slovakia.
| Date of Issue |
February 5, 2003 |
| Denomination and Motif |
7K, President of the Slovak Republic - Rudolf Schuster |
| Stamp Design |
Martin Cinovsky using a photography by Pavel Kastl |
| Size of Impression |
19.0 mm x 23.0 mm |
| Stamp Engraving |
Martin Cinovsky |
| Print Technology |
Rotary-recess printing |
| Printing |
Postal Stationery Printing House, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Print Run |
Unfinished |
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