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.

Honorary Committee The CSTA awardees are chosen by the Honorary Committee, created for this purpose from distinguished personalities from the diplomatic, political and military areas of Czechia and Slovakia. Members of the Honorary Committee are: Mikuláš Dzurinda, President of Wilfriend Martens Centre for European Studies, Former Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia Ján Figeľ, Former Special Envoy for the Promotion of the Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the European Union, Former Member of the European Commission Štefan Füle, Diplomat, Chairman of the Administrative Board of the Czech China Chamber of Cooperation in Prague, Former European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Rastislav Káčer, Former Chairman of Globsec, Former Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic and Ambassador of the Slovak Republic in Prague Jan Kohout, Ambassador of the Czech Republic in Roma, Former Deputy Minister of Justice and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Ivan Korčok, Former Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Gen. Pavel Macko, Former First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic Zbyněk Pavlačík, CEO & Co-Founder of Jagello 2000 Jiří Schneider, Former Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Central Europe, Former First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Gen. (Ret.) Jiří Šedivý, Former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic Maroš Šefčovič, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, European Commissioner for the Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight

List of Awardees Year Place Awardee 2012 Bratislava Ron Asmus (in memoriam), Prominent US diplomat and political analyst Alexandr Vondra, Former Minister of Defence of the Czech RepublicOstrava Gen. (Ret.) Klaus Naumann, Former Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Jozef Stank (in memoriam), Former Minister of Defence of Slovakia 2013 Bratislava Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, Former Prime Minister and Minister for European Integration of Poland Oldřich Černý (in memoriam), Former Director General of the Czech Foreign Intelligence Service Ostrava Gen. (Ret.) David Petraeus, Former Commander of the ISAF and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Eduard Kukan, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia2014Bratislava Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Former NATO Secretary General and Former Prime Minister of Denmark Karel Kovanda, Former Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the North Atlantic Council and Western European UnionOstrava Bronisław Komorowski, President of the Republic of PolandMartin Bútora, Honorary President of Institute for Public Affairs, Former Slovak Ambassador to the USA 2015 Bratislava Carl Bildt, Former Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Prof. Otto Pick, Founder and Former Director of the Institute of International Relations Prague OstravaTomasz Siemoniak, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Former Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Poland František Šebej, Slovak Politician and Academic 2016 Bratislava Madeleine Albright, Former U.S. Secretary of State Michael Žantovský, Czech diplomat, politician and author OstravaDaniel Fried, U.S. diplomat 2017 Bratislava Michael Chertoff, Former United States Secretary of Homeland Security Luboš Dobrovský, Czech journalist, former Czechoslovak Minister of Defence Ostrava Gen. (Ret.) Philip M. Breedlove, Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Pavol Demeš, Former Slovak Minister of International Relations2018Bratislava Damon M. Wilson, Executive Vice President at the Atlantic Council Gen. Petr Pavel, Former Chairman of NATO Military Committee Ostrava Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Former United States Army Europe Commander (USAREUR) Ivan Korčok, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic2019BratislavaTimothy Garton Ash, British historian, author and professor at Oxford UniversityJiří Šedivý, Former Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic and former Ambassador of the Czech Republic to NATOOstravaAndrej Kiska, Former President of the Slovak Republic2020Bratislava Karel Schwarzenberg, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech RepublicOstravaChristian 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 Republic2021Bratislavagen. (ret). John Allen, Commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. ForcesVáclav Havel (in memoriam), last president of Czechoslovakia and first president of the Czech republicOstravagen. Richard W. Scobee, Commander of Air Force Reserve Command, U.S. Air Force2022BratislavaUkrainian nationgen. Karel Řehka, Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed ForcesOstravagen. Ingo Gerhartz, The Inspector of the German Air ForceJaroslav Naď, Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic2023BratislavaKersti Kaljulaid, former President of EstoniaJaroslav Šedivý (in memoriam), former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech RepublicOstravagen. Daryl L. Bohac, former Adjutant General for the State of Nebraskagen. Daniel Zmeko, Chief of the General Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces2024PragueUrsula von der Leyen, President of the European CommissionMette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of DenmarkOstravaEvent canceled due to flooding in the Moravian-Silesian Region2025Prague Andrius Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defense and Space, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania Tomáš Pojar, National Security Advisor of the Czech Republic

Artist's design Original creation of the renowned Slovak glass-designer Patrik Illo, the Czech and Slovak Transatlantic Award symbolizes the transatlantic link by opposite side edges through transparent glass.

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