Piotr Opaliński (diplomat)
Piotr Opaliński | |
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| Poland Ambassador to Bangladesh | |
| In office 1991–1997 | |
| Succeeded by | Jerzy Sadowski |
| Poland Ambassador to Pakistan | |
| In office August 2015 – 15 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Andrzej Ananicz |
| Succeeded by | Maciej Pisarski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Warsaw, Poland |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Tashkent State University |
| Profession | Diplomat |
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Piotr Andrzej Opaliński (born 1958, in Warsaw)[1] is a Polish diplomat, serving as an ambassador to Pakistan (2015–2021).
Life
[edit]Piotr Opaliński holds an M.A. in Oriental philology from the Tashkent State University (1985).[1] He has been studying at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (1987), Warsaw, National School of Public Administration, Warsaw, and Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael, The Hague.[2]
Following his scientific work for the University of Warsaw, in 1985, Opaliński joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1] He has been working there at the Asia, Africa and the Middle East departments. Between 1991 and 1997 he was serving as chargé d'affaires a.i. to Bangladesh. He was working also at the embassies in Luanda, Dar es Salaam (2007), deputy ambassador in Islamabad and Kabul (1999–2005) and deputy head of mission New Delhi (2008–2014).[3] In August 2015, he was appointed ambassador to Pakistan,[4] and presented his credentials on 3 November 2015.[5] He ended his term on 15 August 2021.[6]
Beside Polish, he speaks English, Russian, Hindi, and Urdu. He is an amateur photographer and tennis player.[2]
Awards
[edit]- Gold Cross of Merit (2013)[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Wizimirska, Barbara, ed. (1996). "Rocznik Polskiej Polityki Zagranicznej". Yearbook of Polish Foreign Policy. Warszawa: Polski Instytut Spraw międzynarodowych: 282. ISSN 1230-4794.
- ^ a b "Ambassador". islamabad.msz.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych (nr 185)". www.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 8 July 2015. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "Nominacje dla ambasadorów RP w Szwajcarii, Kazachstanie i Pakistanie". msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 5 August 2015. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "Envoys-Designate Present Credentials to the President". president.gov.pk. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 8 czerwca 2021 r. nr 110.14.2021 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej" (PDF). monitorpolski.gov.pl (in Polish). 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 8 listopada 2013 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń". prawo.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 8 November 2013. Retrieved 2019-07-25.