Maciej Ruczaj Explained

Maciej Ruczaj
Ambassador From:	Poland
Country:	Slovakia
President:	Andrzej Duda
Term Start:	14 October 2023
Term End:	July 2024
Predecessor:	Krzysztof Strzałka
Birth Place:	Poznań, Poland
Nationality:	Polish
Profession:	Political scientist, diplomat
Honorific Suffix:	Ph.D.
Order:	7th
Alma Mater:	Charles University
Children:	3

Maciej Ruczaj (born 1983) is a Polish political scientist and diplomat, from 2023 to 2024 serving as Poland ambassador to Slovakia.

Life

Ruczaj was born in 1983^[1] in Poznań.^[2] He moved to Prague with his parents in late 1990s. He graduated from political science and international relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, as well as English studies and the Faculty of Arts, Charles University.^[3] His M.A. thesis on Flann O'Brien was awarded with Mathesius Award (2007).^[4] In 2015, he defended at the Charles University he defended his doctoral thesis on Patrick Pearse.

As a journalist and opinion journalist he has been publishing on Polish, Czech and Slovak history, literature and society in several media, e.g. "Lidové noviny",^[5],^[6] "",^[7] .týždeň.^[8]

In late 2000s, he started his diplomatic career at the Polish Institute in Prague,^[9] since 2010 as a head of the unit. From 14 November 2016 to October 2023, he held the post of its director.^[10] He was member of the Czech Program Council of the Polish–Czech Forum.^[11]

On 14 October 2023, he took the post of Polish ambassador to Slovakia,^[12] presenting his letter of credence to the President Zuzana Čaputová on 15 November 2023.^[13] He ended his mission in July 2024.^[14]

Besides Polish, he speaks fluently English and Czech. He has also knowledge of Spanish, Italian and Slovak languages.

He is married with three children.

Honours

• 2016 – Pro Patria Medal, Poland
• 2022 –, Poland

Books

• Josef Mlejnek, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Ze země Pana Nikoho. Zbigniew Herbert a Jan Zahradníček: dva básníci tváři v tvář totalitě, Praha: Dokořán, 2008, .
• Ryszard Legutko, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Ošklivost demokracie a jiné eseje, Brno: CDK, 2009, .
• Maciej Ruczaj, Maciej Szymanowski (ed.) Pravým okem. Antologie současného polského politického myšlení, Brno: CDK, 2010, .
• Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Návrat člověka bez vlastnosti. Krize kultury v současné polské esejistice, Brno: CDK, 2010, .
• Andrzej Nowak, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Impérium a ti druzí. Eseje z moderních dějin východní Evropy, Brno: CDK, 2010, .
• Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Jagellonské dědictví. Kapitoly z dějin středo-východní Evropy., Brno: CDK, 2012, .
• Tadeusz Gajcy, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Zády opřen o věčnost, Prague: MAKE detail, 2014, .
• Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Chtěli jsme být svobodní… Příběhy z Varšavského povstání 1944, Ostrava: PANT, 2015, .
• Petr Fiala, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Koniec beztroski: o Europie, demokracji i polityce, jakiej nie chcemy, Kraków: Ośrodek Myśli Politycznej, 2016, .

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-02-23 . Maciej RUCZAJ . https://web.archive.org/web/20210223191751/https://www.bubinekrevolveru.cz/maciej-ruczaj . 2021-02-23 . 2023-11-21 . Bubínek Revolveru . cs.
2. Web site: 2021-02-23 . Maciej Ruczaj. https://web.archive.org/web/20210223191304/https://ualk.ff.cuni.cz/alumni/dalc-alumni-gallery/maciej-ruczaj/ . 2021-02-23 . 2023-11-21 . ff.cuni.cz.
3. Web site: 2017-07-01 . Politolog Maciej Ruczaj o tom, proč je Polsko jiné. https://web.archive.org/web/20170701094241/https://www.regionvysocina.cz/zpravodajstvi/politolog-maciej-ruczaj-o-tom-proc-je-polsko-jine/ . 2017-07-01 . 2023-11-21 . regionvysocina.cz. cs.
4. Web site: 2021-02-23 . Mathesius Award. https://web.archive.org/web/20210223194114/https://ualk.ff.cuni.cz/students/mathesius-award-martin-hilsky-award/ . 2021-02-23 . 2023-11-21 . ff.cuni.cz.
5. Web site: https://hn.cz/?m=authors&overview[aut_id=10769450 Články autora: Maciej Ruczaj ]. 2023-11-21 . Hospodářské noviny . cs.
6. Web site: 2023-11-21 . Echo24.cz - Názorový deník . 2023-11-21 . echo24.cz . cs.
7. Web site: 2021-02-23 . Budúcnosť Európskej únie – pohľad zo Strednej Európy. Konzervatívny inštitút M. R. Štefánika . https://web.archive.org/web/20210223193013/https://konzervativizmus.sk/buducnost-europskej-unie-pohlad-zo-strednej-europy/ . 2021-02-23 . 2023-11-21 . konzervativizmus.sk . sk.
8. Web site: Výsledky vyhľadávania pre výraz "Maciej Ruczaj" . 2023-11-21 . .týždeň. sk.
9. Web site: 2008-12-28 . Pracownicy - Instytut Polski w Pradze . https://web.archive.org/web/20081228003125/http://www.polskyinstitut.cz/?d=document&i=25&lng=pl . 2008-12-28 . 2023-11-21 . polskyinstitut.cz.
10. Web site: 2023-08-16 . Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 150/. Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej . https://web.archive.org/web/20230929220807/https://www.sejm.gov.pl/sejm9.nsf/biuletyn.xsp?documentId=C0424DB325DB5185C1258A1B0047FE02 . 2023-09-29 . 2023-11-21 . sejm.gov.pl . pl.
11. Web site: 2020-08-25 . Czeska Rada Programowa. Forum Polsko-Czeskie . https://web.archive.org/web/20200825004802/https://www.mzv.cz/cesko-polske_forum/pl/rady_programowe/czeska_rada_programowa/index.html . 2020-08-25 . 2023-11-21 . Ministry of Foreign Affairs. cs.
12. Web site: 2023-10-31 . Ambasador . https://web.archive.org/web/20231031115335/https://www.gov.pl/web/slowacja/ambasador . 2023-10-31 . 2023-11-21 . gov.pl. pl.
13. Web site: 2023-11-15 . Prezidentke odovzdali poverovacie listiny dvaja noví veľvyslanci . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120230453/https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/VEVNB68/prezidentke-odovzdali-poverovacie-listiny-dvaja-novi-velvyslanci/ . 2023-11-20 . 2023-11-21 . Aktuality.sk . sk.
14. Web site: 2024-08-05 . Personel . 2024-08-07 . Polska na Słowacji - Portal Gov.pl . 2024-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240805175914/https://www.gov.pl/web/slowacja/personel . bot: unknown .