Bartosz Cichocki Explained

Bartosz Cichocki
Term Start:8 March 2019
Term End:31 October 2023
Predecessor:Jan Piekło
Successor:Jarosław Guzy
Birth Date:12 August 1976
Birth Place:Warsaw
Nationality:Polish
Profession:Political scientist, historian
Alma Mater:University of Warsaw
Office:Poland Ambassador to Ukraine
Appointer:Andrzej Duda
1Blankname:President
1Namedata:Petro Poroshenko
Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Bartosz Jan Cichocki (born 12 August 1976, Warsaw)[1] is a Polish political scientist and historian, between 2019 and 2023 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] He ended his term on 31 October 2023.[7]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bartosz Cichocki otrzymał nominację na ambasadora RP na Ukrainie. 2019-03-13. Portal polsko-ukraiński. pl. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191009210834/http://www.polukr.net/blog/2019/03/bartosz-cichocki-otrzymal-nominacje-na-ambasadora-rp-na-ukrainie/ . 2019-10-09 . 2019-10-04.
  2. Web site: Podsekretarz stanu ds. bezpieczeństwa, polityki wschodniej oraz polityki amerykańskiej – Bartosz Cichocki. www.msz.gov.pl. pl. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170602105239/http://www.msz.gov.pl:80/pl/p/msz_pl/ministerstwo/kierownictwo/bartosz_cichocki/bartosz_cichocki . 2017-06-02 . 2019-10-04.
  3. Web site: Bartosz Cichocki na czele zespołu ds. dialogu z Izraelem. Baran. Violetta. 2018-02-01. wiadomosci.wp.pl. pl. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201170808/https://wiadomosci.wp.pl/bartosz-cichocki-na-czele-zespolu-ds-dialogu-z-izraelem-6215670534825601a . 2018-02-01 . 2019-10-04.
  4. Web site: Bartosz Cichocki nowym ambasadorem RP na Ukrainie – Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych – Portal gov.pl. 2019-03-08. Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych. pl. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200221163613/https://www.gov.pl/web/dyplomacja/bartosz-cichocki-nowym-ambasadorem-rp-na-ukrainie . 2020-02-21 . 2019-10-04.
  5. Web site: Президент України прийняв вірчі грамоти у послів низки іноземних держав – Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України. 2019-05-19. president.gov.ua. uk. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190519085130/https://www.president.gov.ua/news/prezident-ukrayini-prijnyav-virchi-gramoti-u-posliv-nizki-in-55359. 2019-05-19. 2019-10-04.
  6. Web site: Walker . Shaun . 2022-03-03 . 'We can influence morale': Polish ambassador last to remain in Kyiv . 2022-11-09 . the Guardian . en.
  7. Web site: Monitor Polski 2023 r. poz. 1195 . 2023-11-03 . monitorpolski.gov.pl.
  8. Web site: Prezydent: Polska była reprezentowana w Kijowie przez ambasadora Bartosza Cichockiego od początku wojny . prezydent.pl . 2024-05-22 . 2024-05-23 . pl .
  9. Web site: Post Kancelarii Prezydenta RP . twitter.com . 2024-05-22 . 2024-05-23 . pl .
  10. Web site: 2022-06-02 . УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №383/2022 . 2022-11-09 . president.gov.ua . uk.
  11. Web site: 2022-12-22 . Залужний відзначив посла Польщі в Україні почесним знаком «Хрест заслуги» — Телеканал I-UA.tv . 2023-09-19 . i-ua.tv . uk-ua.