Andrzej Papierz

Andrzej Papierz (born 21 November 1966 in Frampol) is a Polish journalist and diplomat. He is the former Ambassador of Poland to Bulgaria (2007–2010), the former Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2018), and the current Director General of the Foreign Service (since 2018).

Andrzej Papierz
Poland Ambassador to Bulgaria
In office
2007–2010
Preceded bySławomir Dąbrowa
Succeeded byLeszek Hensel
Personal details
Born (1966-11-21) November 21, 1966
Frampol, Poland
NationalityPolish
Spouse(s)Krystyna
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
ProfessionDiplomat, journalist
Awards

Life

Papierz holds M.A. in history from the University of Warsaw, he defended his thesis in 1999.[1] During his studies, he was a board member of the Independent Students’ Association. He was also active in underground Solidarity. He was several times detained for political reasons. He was co-founder and one of the leaders of the Republican League.[2]

In 1990, Papierz became journalist at the Tygodnik Solidarność weekly. Between 1991 and 1993, he was working for the Office for State Protection, being responsible for analysing political situation in the states of then collapsing Soviet Union. In 1993, he returned to journalism. Following work for the Polish Radio, he worked for Polsat TV, Telewizja Polska, Życie daily, RTL 7 TV.[3] He was foreign corresponding in the Caucasus region. In 1998, he joined the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, becoming the Deputy Director, and then Director of Government Information Centre.[4]

From 2001 to 2006, he held the position of the Director of Polish Institute in Sofia. Afterwards, he was the Director of the Human Resources and Training Department at the MFA. In 2007, he was nominated ambassador to Bulgaria, ending his term in 2010.[5] Later, he was serving at the Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, and as a Senior Advisor to commanders of the ISAF’s Polish Military Contingent in Ghazni Province. Next, for a couple of months he was posted in Belgrade. From 2013 to 2016, he was Consul-General in Almaty, being in charge of majority of Kazakhstan and whole Kyrgyzstan.[6] For next two years, he was on the same position in Istanbul, Turkey (2017–2018). From April to October 2018 he was the Undersecretary of State at the MFA covering Polish Community Abroad, and Public Diplomacy issues.[7] On 22 October 2018 Papierz became the Director General of the Foreign Service.[4]

Married to Krystyna, with five children. Beside Polish, he speaks Bulgarian, Russian, and English languages. He has also passive knowledge of Serbian and Macedonian.[6]

Honours

References
  1. Wituch, Tomasz; Stolarczyk, Bogdan (2010). Studenci Instytutu Historycznego Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego 1945–2000 (in Polish). Kraków: Arkadiusz Wingert. p. 646. ISBN 978-83-60682-27-2.
  2. "Andrzej Papierz – Encyklopedia Solidarności". www.encysol.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  3. "Komisja Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 90/". orka.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 23 August 2007. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  4. "Dyrektor Generalny Służby Zagranicznej - Andrzej Papierz". msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 2019-05-02. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  5. "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 5 lipca 2010 r. nr 110-16-2010 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". prawo.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 5 July 2010. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  6. "KONSUL GENERALNY RP W AŁMATY". almaty.msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 2016-04-09. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  7. "Andrzej Papierz nowym wiceszefem MSZ". fakty.interia.pl (in Polish). 3 April 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  8. "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 30 kwietnia 2015 r. o nadaniu odznaczeń". prawo.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 30 April 2015. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  9. "Andrzej Papierz - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland - Gov.pl website". gov.pl. 2019-08-25. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  10. "Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej / Aktualności / Ordery i odznaczenia / Odznaczenia z okazji Dnia Służby Zagranicznej [PL/ENG]". www.prezydent.pl. 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
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