List of ambassadors of Poland to the United States explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the Republic of Poland to the United States
Incumbent:Marek Magierowski
Incumbentsince:23 November 2021
Seat:Washington, D.C., United States
Reports To:Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Website:Polish Embassy – Washington D.C.
Insignia:Herb Polski.svg
Insigniasize:110
Insigniacaption:Coat of arms of Poland
Appointer:President of Poland
Formation:1919
Termlength:No fixed term
Style:Mr. Ambassador
(informal)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)

The Republic of Poland Ambassador to the United States (known formally as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to the United States) is the official representative of the Government of the Republic of Poland to the Government of the United States.

History

The first permanent Polish diplomatic mission was created in late 18th century by the last king of Poland, Stanislaus Augustus. After partitions of Poland, there was over a century gap in diplomatic relations. The mission was re-established following Poland regaining independence in the aftermath of World War I.

Ambassadors of Poland to the United States

Second Polish Republic

Note: Second Republic was created in 1918.

  1. 1919–1922: Kazimierz Lubomirski (envoy)
  2. 1923–1925: Władysław Wróblewski (envoy)
  3. 1925–1929: Jan Ciechanowski (envoy)
  4. 1929–1932: Tytus Filipowicz (Ambassador beginning in 1930)[1]
  5. 1932–1933: Władysław Sokołowski (as chargé d'affaires)
  6. 1933–1935: Stanisław Patek
  7. 1935–1936: Władysław Sokołowski (as chargé d'affaires)
  8. 1936–1940: Jerzy Antoni Potocki[2]
  9. 1940–1945: Jan Ciechanowski
  10. 1945–1945: Janusz Żółtowski (as chargé d'affaires)

Polish People's Republic

Note: Officially, Polish People's Republic is the name used since 1952. Unofficially, this name is used for all Polish communist governments since 1944.

  1. 1945–1947 – Oskar Lange[3]
  2. 1947–1955 – Józef Winiewicz
  3. 1955–1961 – Romuald Spasowski
  4. 1961–1967 – Edward Drożniak
  5. 1967–1972 – Jerzy Michałowski
  6. 1972–1977 – Witold Trąmpczyński
  7. 1978–1982 – Romuald Spasowski
  8. 1982–1988 – Zdzisław Ludwiczak (as chargé d’affaires)
  9. 1988–1990 – Jan Kinast

Third Polish Republic

Note: modern Poland.

  1. 1990–1993: Kazimierz Dziewanowski
  2. 1993–1994: Maciej Kozłowski (as chargé d'affaires)
  3. 1994–2000: Jerzy Koźmiński
  4. 2000–2005: Przemysław Grudziński
  5. 2005–2007: Janusz Reiter
  6. 2008–2012: Robert Kupiecki
  7. 2012–2016: Ryszard Schnepf[4]
  8. 2016–2021: Piotr Wilczek[5] [6]
  9. since 2021: Marek Magierowski

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: THE POLISH AMBASSADOR. . 9 March 2022 . . 6 January 1933.
  2. News: TIMES . Special to THE NEW YORK . POTOCKI WOULD BE CITIZEN; Former Polish Ambassador Tells President of Intention . 9 March 2022 . . 22 February 1941.
  3. News: Polish Ambassador Entertains . 9 March 2022 . . 5 May 1946.
  4. Web site: Newsroom . IU Bloomington . Ryszard Schnepf, Poland's ambassador to the U.S., visiting IU Bloomington: IU Bloomington Newsroom: Indiana University Bloomington . news.indiana.edu . 9 March 2022 . en . October 8, 2013.
  5. News: Wilczek . Piotr . Opinion Poland and the Holocaust: The Ambassador's View . 9 March 2022 . . 1 February 2018.
  6. News: Wilczek . Piotr . Opinion Democracy in Poland, Alive and Well . 9 March 2022 . . 31 August 2018.

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