Mária Krasnohorská

Mária Krásnohorská (née Frištáková, born 15 August 1949)^[1][2] is a Slovak diplomat, who served as the ambassador of Slovakia to France (2001–2007) and Italy (2011-2015). She also served as the permanent delegate to UNESCO .^[3] In this position, she oversaw the inclusion of a traditional Slovak Shepard's flute Fujara on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.^[4]

Krásnohorská was awarded a Medal for her Contributions to the Slovak diplomacy by the foreign minister Ivan Korčok in 2021.^[5] She was also named Officer of the French Legion of Honour.^[6]