What is Diplomatic Service?

Diplomatic Service is an allowance organization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic with separate legal personality, established by the Decision of the Minister number 5 from 1-1-1993. The control and management of the state belongings belong among its main work, to which Diplomatic Service has belonging of the management and which serves mainly to the representative bodies of the foreign states. The belongings, which are rented to these bodies, serve to the representation of the individual states, to the significant foreign visits and to other activities linked to the activity of the diplomatic corps. From these reasons the care of these belongings is above standard and demands large financial resources. The Diplomatic Service is in this sense specific and exceptional organization.

The main scope of employment of the Diplomatic Service is the control and lease of realty, which is in the possession of the Czech Republic and with which the Diplomatic Service manages, to the representative bodies. The Diplomatic Service concludes contracts about the conditions of the usage of this property which subsequently serves as the catcher, residence, apartments and non-residential premises of the foreign representative bodies. At the same time, the Diplomatic Service ensures the reconstruction and modernization of the existing buildings. The lease of movable assets and supply of some other needs according to the requirements of the representative bodies belong to other work of the Diplomatic Service. The Diplomatic Service plays no less part in fulfilling the reciprocity between foreign states and the Czech Republic in harmony with The Vienna Arrangement. The Diplomatic Service functions here as the mediator and facilitates in the reciprocal two-side administration of the land and buildings, which are subsequently used to ensure the activities of the individual diplomatic missions.