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.
List of awardees from NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days
2023 | Gen. Daryl L. Bohac, former Adjutant General for the State of Nebraska Gen. Daniel Zmeko, Chief of the General Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces |
2022 | Gen. Ingo Gerhartz, The Inspector of the German Air Force Jaroslav Naď, Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic |
2021 | Gen. Richard W. Scobee, Commander of Air Force Reserve Command, U.S. Air Force |
2020 | Christian Schmidt, Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure of the Federal Republic of Germany Miroslav Lajčák, Former Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic |
2019 | Andrej Kiska, Former President of the Slovak Republic |
2018 | Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Former United States Army Europe Commander (USAREUR) Ivan Korčok, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic |
2017 | Gen. (Ret.) Philip Breedlove, Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Pavol Demeš, Former Slovak Minister of International Relations |
2016 | Daniel Fried, U.S. diplomat |
2015 | Tomasz Siemoniak, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Former Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Poland František Šebej, Slovak Politician and Academic |
2014 | Bronisław Komorowski, Former President of the Republic of Poland Martin Bútora, Honorary President of Institute for Public Affairs, Former Slovak Ambassador to the USA |
2013 | gen. David Petraeus, Former Commander of the ISAF and CIA Director Eduard Kukan, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia |
2012 | gen. Klaus Naumann, Former Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Jozef Stank (in memoriam), Former Minister of Defence of Slovakia |
An overview of all awardees and further details on the Czech and Slovak Transatlantic Prize can be found on wikipedia.