Bartosz Cichocki
Bartosz Cichocki | |
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![]() Bartosz Cichocki | |
Poland Ambassador to Ukraine | |
Assumed office 8 March 2019 | |
Appointed by | Andrzej Duda |
President | Petro Poroshenko Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
Preceded by | Jan Piekło |
Personal details | |
Born | Warsaw | August 12, 1976
Nationality | Polish |
Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
Profession | Political scientist, historian |
Bartosz Jan Cichocki (born 12 August 1976, Warsaw)[1] is a Polish political scientist and historian, since 2019 serving as an ambassador to Ukraine.
Life
Cichocki graduated from history at the University of Warsaw. He worked for the KARTA Center, Centre for Eastern Studies as an analyst on Russian regional policy, Polish Institute of International Affairs as a coordination of Russia-Eurasia programme, National Security Bureau as a specialist on Russian foreign and security policies, and head of international relations unit. Between 2015 and 2016 he was at the Polish embassy in Moscow. In 2017, he was an advisor to the head of the Foreign Intelligence Agency. On 25 May 2017, Cichocki joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, becoming Undersecretary of State for security, Eastern and European policy.[2] Since 1 February 2018 the prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki made him Head of the Polish Group for Legal and Historical Dialogue with Israel.[3]
On 8 March 2019, he was nominated Polish ambassador to Ukraine,[4] 8 days later presenting his letter of credence to the President Petro Poroshenko.[5] In February 2022, he was the only EU ambassador who did not leave Kyiv during the siege.[6]
Honours
- 2022 – Order of Merit, 2nd class, Ukraine[7]
References
- ^ "Bartosz Cichocki otrzymał nominację na ambasadora RP na Ukrainie". Portal polsko-ukraiński (in Polish). 2019-03-13. Archived from the original on 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "Podsekretarz stanu ds. bezpieczeństwa, polityki wschodniej oraz polityki amerykańskiej – Bartosz Cichocki". www.msz.gov.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ Baran, Violetta (2018-02-01). "Bartosz Cichocki na czele zespołu ds. dialogu z Izraelem". wiadomosci.wp.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "Bartosz Cichocki nowym ambasadorem RP na Ukrainie – Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych – Portal gov.pl". Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych (in Polish). 2019-03-08. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "Президент України прийняв вірчі грамоти у послів низки іноземних держав – Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України". president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 2019-05-19. Archived from the original on 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ Walker, Shaun (2022-03-03). "'We can influence morale': Polish ambassador last to remain in Kyiv". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №383/2022". president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2022-11-09.