Joanna Hofman

Joanna Hofman (born 12 August 1967, in Mrągowo)[1] is a Polish actress and diplomat; ambassador to Finland (2007–2011) and Sweden (since 2020).

This article is about actress and diplomat Joanna Hofman. For the marketing executive Joanna Hoffman, see Joanna Hoffman. For artist Joanna Hoffmann-Dietrich, see Joanna Hoffmann-Dietrich.
Joanna Hofman
Poland Ambassador to Finland
In office
14 September 2007 – 20 April 2011
Preceded byAndrzej Szynka
Succeeded byJanusz Niesyto
Poland Ambassador to Sweden
Assumed office
5 March 2020
Preceded byWiesław Tarka
Personal details
Born (1967-08-12) August 12, 1967
Mrągowo
NationalityPolish
Alma materAleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw, University of Warsaw
ProfessionDiplomat, actress
Awards

Life

Hofman graduated in 1990 from Acting Department at the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw.[1] She wrote her thesis on Scandinavian literature. Nine years later she finished also international relations at the University of Warsaw, as well as postgraduate studies on national security.[2] In 2005, she did postgraduate diploma at the Academy of National Defence, Warsaw.[3]

From 1990 to 1992 she was actress at the Comedy Theatre of Warsaw,[4] and also cooperated with Polish Television and Polish Radio. She has been playing in movies, TV series, television plays.[1]

In 2002, Hofman joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland as head of the unit for contacts with Jewish diaspora. In 2003, she participated in the "International Visitor Program of the United States Department of State". From 2005 to 2007 she was posted at the embassy in Washington as a counsellor.[3] Between 2007 and 2011, she served as ambassador to Finland.[5] In June 2011, she became vice-president for corporate relations and international affairs of the Finnish company Fortum Corporation[6]. Since 2014 she was representing the company in Turkey.[2] From 2017 to 2020 she was director of the Polish Institute in Tel Aviv. In January 2020[7] she was nominated ambassador to Sweden, beginning her term on 5 March 2020.

Besides Polish, Hofman speaks English, and Russian.[2]

Filmography
  • 1990: Mów mi Rockefeller
  • 1993: Wow (episodes 4, 10)
  • 1993: Łowca. Ostatnie starcie
  • 1993: Czterdziestolatek. 20 lat później (episodes 3, 6, 8)
  • 1994: Spółka rodzinna (episodes 7, 8)
  • 1994: Panna z mokrą głową (movie)
  • 1994: Panna z mokrą głową (series, episode 6)
  • 1995: Sortez des rangs

source[1]

Honours
gollark: I don't think you can, but the hurricanes don't have to know that.
gollark: Convert it into nukes and use it to destroy hurricanes.
gollark: If you just dump it underwater you might end up polluting seafood or something, which would be bad.
gollark: There was that whole project to develop long-lasting warning signs for it.
gollark: It doesn't go to the moon, since that wouldn't be cost-effective, it's just shoved underneath a salt flat somewhere.

References
  1. "FilmPolski.pl". FilmPolski (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 2/". www.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  3. "Posiedzenie Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych Sejmu RP". orka.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 7 September 2007. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  4. "Teatr w Polsce - polski wortal teatralny". www.e-teatr.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  5. "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 marca 2011 r. w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". www.infor.pl (in Polish). 23 March 2011. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  6. "Fortum appoints Joanna Hofman and Helena Aatinen as Vice Presidents in Corporate Relations and Sustainability | Fortum". www.fortum.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  7. "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 28 stycznia 2020 r. w sprawie mianowania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". www.infor.pl (in Polish). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  8. "Nominacja zaklepana. Nowa ambasador RP przyjedzie do Sztokholmu w lutym". strefa.se (in Polish). 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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