Robert Rostek Explained

Robert Rostek
Order:1st
Ambassador From:Poland
Country:Qatar
Term Start:20 October 2008
Term End:December 2013
Successor:Krzysztof Suprowicz
Order2:6th
Ambassador From2:Poland
Country2:the United Arab Emirates
Term Start2:August 2016
Term End2:30 September 2020
Predecessor2:Adam Krzymowski
Successor2:Jakub Sławek
Order3:5th
Ambassador From3:Poland
Country3:Saudi Arabia
Term Start3:February 2023
Predecessor3:Jan Stanisław Bury
Birth Date:20 December 1968
Birth Place:Wrocław, Poland
Nationality:Polish
Children:son Patryk
Alma Mater:Jagiellonian University
Profession:Diplomat

Robert Artur Rostek (born 20 December 1968 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish civil servant and career diplomat serving as a Poland ambassador to Qatar (2008–2013), the United Arab Emirates (2016–2020), and Saudi Arabia (since 2023).

Education

Robert Rostek attended high school in Warsaw (1984–1988). He graduated from Arab studies at the Jagiellonian University in 1995. He studied at the University of Tripoli, Libya (1989–1990) and Damascus University, Syria (1993–1994) as well.[1] He speaks Arabic, English, and Russian languages.[2]

Diplomatic career

Robert Rostek joined the Polish diplomatic service in 1996. He has worked, among others, at the Polish Consulate General in Benghazi (1996), the embassies in Cairo (1999–2000), Kuwait (2003), and the US Interests Section of the Polish Embassy in Baghdad (2000–2003). In 2003, he was appointed Special Representative from the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Polish Special Mission in Iraq (Coalition Provisional Authority, CPA) and Special Assistant to ambassador Marek Belka, Chief of the Protocol of the Council for International Coordination of the Coalition Provisional Authorities (CPA) in Iraq. In 2006, he was appointed civil servant (Slużba Cywilna). Following his work as chargé d'affaires in Doha, Qatar, where since 2006 he was establishing an embassy, Robert Rostek became two years later an ambassador to Qatar. He ended his term in December 2013 and returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Warsaw as the Head of the Maghreb and Mashreq Unit, Department of Africa and the Middle East.[3] In June 2016, he was nominated Poland ambassador to United Arab Emirates.[4] He took the post in August 2016. He ended his term on 30 September 2020.[5] On 10 May 2021, he became deputy director of the Department of Africa and the Middle East.[6] On 30 November 2022, Rostek was nominated ambassador to Saudi Arabia,[7] accredited also to Oman,[8] and Yemen. He began his term in February 2023.[9] In 2014, Robert Rostek became a Honorary Member of the Polish Olympic Committee International Relations Commission.[10] [11]

Initiator of air connections to Poland by: Qatar Airways (2012) Doha - Warsaw, FlyDubai (2018) Dubai - Cracow and PLL LOT (2024) Warsaw - Riyadh.

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ambasador. https://web.archive.org/web/20130905121300/http://www.doha.msz.gov.pl/pl/ambasada_rp_24/ambasador_25/. dead. 2013-09-05. 2013-09-05. doha.msz.gov.pl. pl. 2019-05-15.
  2. Web site: Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych. 2008-09-17. orka.sejm.gov.pl. pl. 2019-05-15.
  3. Web site: Ambassador. abudhabi.mfa.gov.pl. en. 2019-05-15.
  4. Web site: Nowy ambasador w emiratach arabskich. Frydrykiewicz. Filip. 2016-07-20. www.rp.pl. pl. 2019-05-15.
  5. Web site: 2020-09-01. Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 5 sierpnia 2020 r. nr 110.35.2020 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. 2020-09-02. Monitor Polski. pl.
  6. Web site: 2022-11-04 . Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 116/ . https://web.archive.org/web/20221119192622/https://www.sejm.gov.pl/Sejm9.nsf/biuletyn.xsp?documentId=3BF36BC44984014DC12588F6004059EB . 2022-11-19 . 2022-12-16 . Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej . pl.
  7. Web site: Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 30 listopada 2022 r. nr 110.44.2022 w sprawie mianowania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej . 2022-12-16 . isap.sejm.gov.pl . pl.
  8. Web site: 2022-11-30 . Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 30 listopada 2022 r. nr 110.45.2022 w sprawie mianowania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej . 2022-12-16 . isap.sejm.gov.pl . pl.
  9. Web site: Ambasador . https://web.archive.org/web/20230212211922/https://www.gov.pl/web/arabiasaudyjska/ambasador . 2023-02-12 . 2023-02-12 . Polska w Arabii Saudyjskiej - Portal Gov.pl.
  10. Web site: International Relations Commission • Polski Komitet Olimpijski. www.olimpijski.pl. en. 2019-05-15.
  11. Web site: 2016-06-08 . Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych . https://web.archive.org/web/20211222090720/https://www.sejm.gov.pl/Sejm8.nsf/biuletyn.xsp?documentId=9AB0B87CBF867122C1257FD400488E44 . 2021-12-22 . 2019-05-15 . www.sejm.gov.pl . pl.
  12. Web site: 2020-09-29. وسام الاستقلال إلى السفير البولندي. 2020-10-05. www.mofaic.gov.ae. ar.
  13. Web site: 2020-10-23. Odznaczeni medalami 100-lecia PKOl – Polski Komitet Olimpijski. 2020-10-28. pl-PL.