Lidia Milka-Wieczorkiewicz Explained

Lidia Milka-Wieczorkiewicz
Honorific-Suffix:Ph.D.
Ambassador From:Poland
Country:Algeria
Term Start:2006
Term End:2011
Predecessor:Janusz Mrowiec
Successor:Michał Radlicki
Ambassador From2:Poland
Country2:Tunisia
Term Start2:3 August 2016
Term End2:30 June 2022
Predecessor2:Iwo Byczewski
Successor2:Justyna Porazińska
Birth Date:29 May 1956
Birth Place:Niegoszowice, Poland
Nationality:Polish
Alma Mater:University of Warsaw
Profession:Diplomat

Lidia Anna Milka-Wieczorkiewicz (born 29 May 1956 in Niegoszowice) is a Polish historian and diplomat, ambassador to Algeria (2006–2011) and Tunisia (2016–2022).

Life

Education and academic work

Milka-Wieczorkiewicz was born on 29 May 1956 in Niegoszowice. She graduated from high school in Dąbrowa Górnicza. Following her studies at the University of Silesia in Katowice, in 1979, she graduated in history from the University of Warsaw.[1] She started academic career there.[2] In 1988, she defended her doctoral thesis on France–Morocco relations. As a scientist, she has been interested in history of Middle East and North Africa countries.[3] She has been carrying out research at the Mohammed V University, Rabat and École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris.[4]

Beside Polish, she speaks English and French languages.[5]

Diplomatic career

In 1989 Milka-Wieczorkiewicz joined the diplomatic service. Firstly, she worked as head of consular section at the embassy in Rabat. In 1997 she became Minister-Counsellor at the Africa and Middle East Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since 1999 has been serving at the embassy in Beirut, being for more than a year chargé d'affaires there. In 2004 she returned to Poland, became secretary general of the Polish National Commission for UNESCO. Between 2006 and 2011 she was Ambassador to Algeria, accredited to Burkina Faso and Mali as well.[6] On 3 August 2016 she became ambassador to Tunisia.[7] [8] She ended her term on 30 June 2022.[9]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Book: Studenci Instytutu Historycznego Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego 1945–2000. Wituch. Tomasz. Stolarczyk. Bogdan. Arkadiusz Wingert. 2010. Kraków. 541.
  2. Web site: Nowa Nauka Polska. nauka-polska.pl. pl. 2019-06-15.
  3. Book: Pracownicy naukowo-dydaktyczni Instytutu Historycznego Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego 1930–2010. Słownik biograficzny. Brzeziński. Szymon. Fudalej. Krzysztof. Neriton. 2002. Warszawa. 82.
  4. Web site: Ambasador. tunis.msz.gov.pl. pl. 2019-06-15.
  5. Web site: Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 45/. 2006-07-18. orka.sejm.gov.pl. pl. 2019-06-15.
  6. Web site: Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 21/. 2016-04-12. www.sejm.gov.pl. pl. 2019-06-15.
  7. Web site: 2017-10-10 . L'ambassadeur de Pologne en Tunisie visite la ville de Tozeur . https://web.archive.org/web/20190618061408/https://www.webmanagercenter.com/2017/10/10/410938/lambassadeur-de-pologne-en-tunisie-visite-la-ville-de-tozeur/ . 2019-06-18 . 2022-07-11 . Webmanagercenter . fr.
  8. Web site: Le ministre de la Défense reçoit l'ambassadrice de Pologne en Tunisie. walid. Directinfo. fr-FR. 2019-06-18.
  9. Web site: 2022-05-17 . Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 27 maja 2022 r. nr 110.26.2022 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej . 2022-07-11 . pl.