Jerzy Artur Bahr[1] (23 April 1944 – 25 July 2016) was a Polish diplomat.

Jerzy Bahr
Poland Ambassador to Russia
In office
2006–2010
Appointed byLech Kaczyński
PresidentVladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev
Preceded byStefan Meller
Succeeded byWojciech Zajączkowski
Poland Ambassador to Lithuania
In office
2001–2005
Appointed byAleksander Kwaśniewski
PresidentValdas Adamkus
Rolandas Paksas
Valdas Adamkus
Preceded byEufemia Teichmann
Succeeded byJanusz Skolimowski
Poland Ambassador to Ukraine
In office
1996–2001
Appointed byAleksander Kwaśniewski
PresidentLeonid Kuchma
Preceded byJerzy Kozakiewicz
Succeeded byMarek Ziółkowski
Poland Consul General to Kaliningrad
In office
1992–1994
Appointed byKrzysztof Skubiszewski
Preceded byMarek Krajewski
Succeeded byHenryk Piaszyk
Personal details
Born23 April 1944
Kraków, General Government
Died25 July 2016(2016-07-25) (aged 72)
Kraków, Poland
NationalityPolish
ProfessionDiplomat

Life

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Bahr graduated from sociology at the Jagiellonian University (1967). In 1974, he began his diplomatic career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1992 to 1994 he was Consul-General in Kaliningrad, from 1997 to 2001 he was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to Ukraine, from 2001 to 2005 to Lithuania, and from 2006 to 2010 he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to the Russian Federation.[2][3] Bahr died of cancer on 25 July 2016 at the age of 72.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Uczestnicy posiedzenia GST, Warszawa, Pałacyk MSZ na Foksal 6, 31 maja –1 czerwca 2012". msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 2012. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  2. ^ "Vladimir Putin accepted the letters of credential from a number of foreign ambassadors". Presidential Press and Information Office. 25 July 2006. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  3. ^ "Zajączkowski ambasadorem RP w Rosji". TVP.INFO (in Polish). Telewizja Polska S.A. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Nie żyje Jerzy Bahr. Dyplomata i były ambasador RP w Rosji miał 72 lata". www.tvn24.pl (in Polish). TVN 24. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-26.