Krzysztof Suprowicz Explained

Term Start:2014
Term End:2017
Predecessor:Robert Rostek
Term Start3:1996
Alma Mater:University of Warsaw
University of Bucharest
Profession:Diplomat
Birth Place:Warsaw, Poland
Children:2 daughters
Successor3:Mieczysław Stępiński
Term End3:2002
Krzysztof Suprowicz
Successor:Janusz Janke
Birth Date:15 October 1953
Office:Poland Ambassador to Qatar
Office1:Poland Ambassador to Moldova
Predecessor1:Piotr Marciniak
Successor1:Bogumił Luft
Termstart1:2005
Termend1:2009
Office3:Poland Ambassador to Yemen
1Blankname:Emir
1Namedata:Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Appointer:Bronisław Komorowski
1Blankname1:President
1Namedata1:Vladimir Voronin
Appointer1:Aleksander Kwaśniewski
1Namedata3:Ali Abdullah Saleh
1Blankname3:President
Appointer3:Aleksander Kwaśniewski

Krzysztof Mieczysław Suprowicz (born 15 October 1953, Warsaw)[1] is a Polish diplomat, ambassador of Poland to Yemen (1996–2002), Moldova (2005–2009) and Qatar (2014–2017).

Life

Suprowicz graduated from English studies at the University of Bucharest and Arab studies at the University of Warsaw (1980). After his studies, he worked for a year as a lecturer. Between 1981 and 1987, he was sales representative in Baghdad of such companies as Budimex, PHZ Polservice, Le Controle Technique.

In 1991, he began his diplomatic career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). He served as First Secretary at the embassy in Bucharest. Between 1996 and 2002, he was ambassador to Yemen, additionally accredited to Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti.[2] In 2000, he was hijacked by local rebels and released after a couple of days. Many news authorities claim that the locals were unhappy with the capture of one of their members, using Suprowicz as a weapon. [3] From 2003 for a couple of months he has been chargé d'affaires at the embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In March 2004, he became deputy director of the MFA Africa and the Middle East Department. From 2005 to 2009, he was ambassador to Moldova, from 2014 to 2017 to Qatar.[4]

Besides Polish, he speaks English, Arabic, Romanian, Russian, German, and French. Married, with two daughters.[5]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-10-27. Ambasador. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161027054705/http://www.doha.msz.gov.pl/pl/ambasada_rp_24/ambasador_25/. 2016-10-27. 2020-07-02. doha.msz.gov.pl. pl.
  2. Web site: 2005-05-05. Protokół posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 241/ Biuletyn nr 4534/IV. 2020-07-02. orka.sejm.gov.pl. pl.
  3. Web site: 2000-03-02. Porwany ambasador Polski w Jemenie zadzwonił do MSZ. 2020-07-02. fakty.interia.pl. pl.
  4. Web site: 2017-10-17. Krzysztof Suprowicz nie jest już ambasadorem w Katarze. TVP: Dymisja ma związek ze zbiorem zastrzeżonym IPN. 2020-07-02. wiadomosci.dziennik.pl. pl.
  5. Web site: 2012-11-21. Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 56/. 2020-07-02. www.sejm.gov.pl. pl.