Birth Place: | Pilzno |
Ambassador From4: | Poland |
Country4: | China |
Term Start4: | 2005 |
Term End4: | 2009 |
Predecessor4: | Ksawery Burski |
Successor4: | Tadeusz Chomicki |
Birth Date: | 11 May 1944 |
Predecessor3: | Ksawery Burski |
Nationality: | Polish |
Profession: | Diplomat |
Alma Mater: | Main School of Planning and Statistics |
Successor3: | Tomasz Łukaszuk |
Term End3: | 2005 |
Krzysztof Szumski | |
Successor: | Jarosław Szczepankiewicz |
Ambassador From: | Poland |
Country: | the Philippines |
Term Start: | 1991 |
Term End: | 1993 |
Predecessor: | Lucjan Mieczkowski |
Term Start3: | 2000 |
Ambassador From2: | Poland |
Country2: | Thailand |
Term Start2: | 1993 |
Term End2: | 1997 |
Predecessor2: | Lucjan Mieczkowski |
Successor2: | Jerzy Surdykowski |
Ambassador From3: | Poland |
Country3: | Indonesia |
Krzysztof Tadeusz Szumski (born 11 May 1944, Pilzno) is a Polish diplomat, ambassador to the Philippines (1991–1993), Thailand (1993–1997), Indonesia (2000–2005), and China (2005–2009).
Szumski graduated from Main School of Planning and Statistics, External Trade Faculty, where he began his professional career.[1] He has been member of the Polish Students' Association (1962–1968), and Polish United Workers' Party (1965–1990).[2]
Since 1970, he has been cooperating with Polish intelligence (alias "Tadeusz"), two years later becoming employed by the Ministry of Interior. At the same time, in 1971, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served at the embassy in Paris (1980s).[3] [4] Four times he was appointed an ambassador: to the Philippines (1991–1993), Thailand (1993–1997), Indonesia (2000–2005), and China (2005–2009).