Piotr Iwaszkiewicz
Piotr Iwaszkiewicz | |
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4th Poland Ambassador to Uzbekistan | |
In office 23 October 2015 – 31 October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Marian Przeździecki |
Succeeded by | Radosław Gruk |
Personal details | |
Born | Lublin, Polish People's Republic | 2 December 1959
Nationality | Polish |
Children | six |
Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
Profession | Historian, translator, diplomat |
Piotr Iwaszkiewicz (born 2 December 1959 in Lublin) is a Polish political historian, translator and diplomat, an ambassador to Uzbekistan (2015–2020).
Life
Piotr Iwaszkiewicz was born in 1959 in Lublin. In 1984, he earned his Master degree from classical philology at the University of Warsaw, Faculty of History. Between 1980 and 1983 he was president of the Faculty students' union. Between 1981 and 1992 he was member of the Solidarity trade union.[1]
After graduating, between 1984 and 1992 he was lecturing history of early Christianity, late Roman and Byzantine literature at the University of Warsaw. He authored two books and several translations from Greek and Latin languages.[1]
In 1992 Iwaszkiewicz joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, specializing in relations with Eastern Europe countries, security issues and human rights. In 1994 he became member of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe mission to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. From 1996 to 1998 he was head of the OSCE Press and Public Relations Office in Tbilisi,[2] and later a Human Rights and Media Officer in Ashgabat (1999–2000).[3] Following being chargé d'affaires of the Polish embassy in Tbilisi (2001) and Yerevan (2001–2003), he was deputy head of mission in Almaty (2003–2005). After that he was deputy director of the MFA Eastern Department. In 2009 he was responsible for organizing PERN Przyjazn SA office in Baku. Between May 2011 and June 2012 he was heading the MFA Department of Development Cooperation. He was in charge of organizing Polish medical mission to Misrata. Since June 2012 he was head of the MFA Central Asia and North Caucaus Unit.[2]
On 23 October 2015 Iwaszkiewicz became Poland ambassador to Uzbekistan, he presented his credentials to the President Islam Karimov on 25 June 2016.[4] He was accredited also to Tajikistan.[1] He ended his term on 31 October 2020.[5][6]
He is father to six children.[2]
Works
- Do Ziemi Świętej: najstarsze opisy pielgrzymek do Ziemi Świętej (IV–VIII w.), Kraków: WAM – Księża Jezuici, 1996, ISBN 978-83-7505-183-4.
- Władcy i wodzowie starożytności: słownik, Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne, 1998, ISBN 83-02-06971-X.
References
- ^ a b c "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 192/". www.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 9 September 2015. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
- ^ a b c "Посол". taszkent.msz.gov.pl (in Russian). 2018-05-14. Archived from the original on 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
- ^ "Turkmenistan: New OSCE Office Seeks To Develop Democracy". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 9 March 1999. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
- ^ "Вручены верительные грамоты". old.prezident.uz (in Russian). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 30 lipca 2020 r. nr 110.30.2020 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 30 lipca 2020 r. nr 110.31.2020 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
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