Piotr Skwieciński Explained

Piotr Skwieciński
Order:6th
Ambassador From:Poland
Country:Armenia
Term Start:28 June 2023
Term End:2024
Predecessor:Paweł Cieplak
Birth Date:1 May 1963
Birth Place:Warsaw
Nationality:Polish
Alma Mater:University of Warsaw
Profession:Journalist, diplomat, dissident
Parents:Mirosław Skwieciński
Wera Kamenz-Skwiecińska

Piotr Skwieciński (born 1 May 1963, Warsaw)[1] is a Polish journalist and diplomat who has served as Poland's ambassador to Armenia from 2023 to 2024.

Life

Skwieciński graduated from history at the University of Warsaw (MA, 1989).[2]

In the 1980s, he was active in the Solidarity underground movement and was member of the Independent Students' Association). On 16 December 1982, he was detained for political reasons, released after a couple of weeks. In 1989, he cooperated with the . In 1990, he was among co-founders of the Liberal Democratic Congress political party. In 1990s, he was member of the .[3]

In 1990, he started his career as a journalist. First, he worked for "Życie Warszawy" daily. From 1994 to 1996 he was deputy head of the news program of the TVP1 "Wiadomości". Between 1996 and 1998 he worked for "Życie" daily. Afterwards, he was the head of the national editorial office of the Polish Press Agency (1998–2003). Between 2003 and 2006, he was the head of a section at the TV Puls. At that time he was also cooperating with other magazines, e.g. "Gazeta Polska", "Rzeczpospolita", "Dziennik". From 2006 to 2009 he was the President of the Polish Press Agency (PAP). Next, until 2010, he was advisor to Sławomir Skrzypek, the President of the National Bank of Poland.[4] In 2010, Skwieciński joined "Rzeczpospolita" daily. In 2011, he was Rzeczpospolita's correspondent in Moscow, Russia. After his return, he continued his work for "Rzeczpospolita", as well as "Uważam Rze" weekly. From February 2013 to February 2019, he was journalist of the "W Sieci" weekly.[5]

On 1 March 2019, he became the director of the Polish Institute in Moscow.[6] In 2020, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage appointed him to the Council of the Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding. In April 2022, following Russian invasion of Ukraine, Skwieciński was expelled from Russia among other 44 Polish diplomats.[7] Since 22 August 2022, he was responsible for the dialogue with the Jewish diaspora as the deputy director of the Department of Public and Cultural Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[8]

On 18 April 2023, he was nominated Ambassador to Armenia.[9] He began his mission on 28 June 2023, presenting his letter of credence to the President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan.[10] He ended his mission in 2024.[11]

Honours

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zatoń . Marek . Piotr Skwieciński . https://web.archive.org/web/20190104175926/http://www.encysol.pl/wiki/Piotr_Skwieci%C5%84ski . 2019-01-04 . 2023-07-27 . Encyklopedia Solidarności . pl.
  2. Book: Wituch, Tomasz . Studenci Instytutu Historycznego Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego 1945–2000 . Stolarczyk . Bogdan . Arkadiusz Wingert . 2010 . 978-83-60682-27-2 . Kraków . 605 . pl . 2023-07-27.
  3. Web site: 2009-04-04 . Prawicowe dzieci kwiaty. Ideowe pozy lat 90. . 2023-07-27 . Newsweek Polska . pl.
  4. Web site: Zielonka . Joanna . 2010-09-03 . Udowodnij swoją przydatność w NBP . 2023-07-27 . biznes.gazetaprawna.pl . pl.
  5. Web site: Ambassador . https://web.archive.org/web/20230726095821/https://www.gov.pl/web/armenia/ambasador . 2023-07-26 . 2023-07-27 . Poland in Armenia . en.
  6. Web site: 2019-02-25 . "Rozpocząłem tzw. coś nowego". Piotr Skwieciński nowym szefem Instytutu Polskiego w Moskwie . 2023-07-27 . Do Rzeczy . pl.
  7. Web site: Ławnicki . Tomasz . 2022-04-30 . "Wykopano rowy". Wydalony dyplomata mówi, jak Rosjanie utrudniali Polakom wyjazd . 2023-07-27 . naTemat.pl . pl.
  8. Web site: 2023-02-07 . Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 129/ . https://web.archive.org/web/20230516091127/https://www.sejm.gov.pl/Sejm9.nsf/biuletyn.xsp?documentId=E46F3EC2DC9EC88FC125896D0045E430 . 2023-05-16 . 2023-07-27 . Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej . pl.
  9. Web site: 2023-04-18 . Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 18 kwietnia 2023 r. nr 110.35.2023 w sprawie mianowania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej . 2023-07-27 . isap.sejm.gov.pl . pl.
  10. Web site: 2023-06-28 . Newly appointed Ambassador of Poland to Armenia Piotr Skwieciński presented his credentials to President Vahagn Khachaturyan . 2023-07-27 . The President of the Republic of Armenia . en.
  11. Web site: Poland. Embassy of the Republic of Poland . 2024-09-19 . mfa.am.
  12. Web site: 2010-03-18 . Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 18 marca 2010 r. o nadaniu orderów . 2023-07-27 . isap.sejm.gov.pl . pl.
  13. Web site: 2022-11-17 . Odznaczenia członków służby zagranicznej . https://web.archive.org/web/20221119190718/https://www.gov.pl/web/dyplomacja/odznaczenia-czlonkow-sluzby-zagranicznej . 2022-11-19 . 2023-07-27 . Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych . pl.

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