Prime Minister Beata Szydlo Role Politician Name Witold Waszczykowski | Political party Law and Justice Party Law and Justice | |
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Full Name Witold Jan Waszczykowski Alma mater University of LodzUniversity of Oregon Education Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (1992–1993) Similar People Krzysztof Szczerski, Zbigniew Ziobro, Piotr Glinski, Beata Kempa, Jaroslaw Gowin | ||
FM Witold Waszczykowski at the press conference after #PLV4PRES in Warsaw
Witold Jan Waszczykowski ([ˈvitɔlt vaʂt͡ʂɨˈkɔfskʲi]; born 5 May 1957) is a Polish politician, and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs, serving since 2015. Waszczykowski has been a Member of the Sejm since 2011.
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- FM Witold Waszczykowski at the press conference after PLV4PRES in Warsaw
- Witold waszczykowski poland on election of non permanent members of security council
- Life and career
- Positions held
- References
Witold waszczykowski poland on election of non permanent members of security council
Life and career
Waszczykowski was born in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland on 5 May 1957. He is a graduate of the University of Łódź, earning a Master's degree in history, and the University of Oregon, where he received a Master's degree in international studies. Waszczykowski completed advanced studies at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. He also holds a PhD in history from the University of Łódź.
He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992. From 1999 to 2002, Waszczykowski was the Ambassador of Poland to Iran. On 4 November 2005, he became Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Waszczykowski served as the chief negotiator with the United States on missile defense. He served until 11 August 2008.
From 27 August 2008 to 6 July 2010, Waszczykowski was the Deputy Head of the National Security Bureau. In the 2011 parliamentary elections, he successfully ran for the Sejm. He was reelected in 2015.
Since 16 November 2015, Waszczykowski has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet of Beata Szydło.
On 10 January 2017, he accidentally referred to the country of Saint Kitts and Nevis as "San Escobar" (the mistake reportedly stems from the islands' Spanish name, San Cristóbal y Nieves). This was immediately picked up by newspapers throughout the world, such as The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Washington Post., The New York Times, and Britské listy.