Piotr Świtalski Explained

Alma Mater:University of Warsaw
Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Nationality:Polish
Successor2:Andrea Wiktorin
Birth Date:2 August 1957
Profession:Diplomat
Website:piotrswitalski.com
Birth Place:Kutno
Children:2
Predecessor2:Traian Hristea
Term Start:24 October 2005
Order:4th
Ambassador From:Poland
Country:the Council of Europe
Term End:31 August 2010
Predecessor:Krzysztof Kocel
Successor:Urszula Gacek
Piotr Świtalski
Order2:2nd
Ambassador From2:European Union
Country2:Armenia
Term Start2:September 2015
Term End2:2019
Honorific-Suffix:Ph.D.

Piotr Antoni Świtalski (born 2 August 1957, in Kutno)[1] is a Polish diplomat; permanent representative of Poland to the Council of Europe (2005–2010) and ambassador of the European Union to Armenia (2015–2019).

Life

Świtalski has graduated from Faculty of Journalism and Political Science at the University of Warsaw and Moscow State Institute of International Relations (1982). In 1985, he defended his Ph.D. dissertation in history.

In 1986, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland. He was head of the unit at the Department of European Institutions. From 1990 to 1993 he was First Secretary and Councillor at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations Office and the International Organizations in Vienna. For next three years he held the post of department director at the OSCE Secretary. He returned to the MFA, being responsible mostly for multilateral relations. Between 1999 and 2002 he was serving at the Poland embassy in Nairobi as permanent representative to UNEP and UN-Habitat.[2] Following his directoral post at the MFA Department of Foreign Policy Planning (2002–2005), on 11 January 2005 he was nominated Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On 20 September 2005 he became permanent representative of Poland to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.[3] Ending his term on 1 September 2010,[4] he became director for policy planning at the Council of Europe Secretary. In 2014, he returned to the MFA, Warsaw. He was director of Asia and Pacific Department.[5] From September 2015[6] to 2019[7] he was serving as a European Union ambassador to Armenia.

Besides Polish, Świtalski speaks English, Russian, German, and French. He is married, with two children.

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senior MFA Officials. 2010-05-02. msz.gov.pl. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20100502165910/http://www.msz.gov.pl/Senior,MFA,Officials,2136.html. 2010-05-02. 2020-01-12.
  2. Book: Rocznik Polskiej Polityki Zagranicznej. Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych. 2003. Wizimirska. Barbara. Warszawa. 272. pl. 1230-4794.
  3. Web site: Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 20 września 2005 r. nr Z.110-82-2005 w sprawie mianowania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. 2005-09-20. prawo.sejm.gov.pl. pl. 2020-01-12.
  4. Web site: Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 1 września 2010 r. nr 110-34-2010 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. 2010-09-01. prawo.sejm.gov.pl. pl. 2020-01-12.
  5. Web site: Piotr A. Świtalski. Europejska Akademia Dyplomacji. pl-PL. 2020-01-12.
  6. Web site: Head of EU delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Switalski delivers his credentials to President of Armenia. 2015-09-18. armenpress.am. en. 2020-01-12.
  7. News: EU Envoy Praises Armenian Government. Tamrazian. Harry. 2019-08-26. «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան. en. 2020-01-12.