Krzysztof Jan Olendzki (born 2 July 1963, in Bystrzyca Kłodzka) is a Polish diplomat; ambassador to Tunisia (2008–2012) and Slovenia (2020–2024).
Krzysztof Olendzki Ph.D. | |
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| Poland Ambassador to Tunisia | |
| In office 2008–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Zdzisław Raczyński |
| Succeeded by | Iwo Byczewski |
| 7th Poland Ambassador to Slovenia | |
| In office April 2020 – July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Paweł Czerwiński |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 2, 1963 Bystrzyca Kłodzka |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Spouse | Joanna Olendzka |
| Children | 3 sons |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Profession | Diplomat, historian, politician |
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Life
editOlendzki graduated from history at the University of Warsaw (1987).[1] He has been studying also at the Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences. In 1995, he defended his Ph.D. thesis at the Scuola Superiore di Studi Storici di San Marino.[2]
From 1987 to 1988 and from 1997 to 1999 he was working for the Polish Scientific Publishers PWN,[3] where he was editor of the English-language publication Poland. An Encyclopedic Guide.[4] He has been also employed as research assistant at the University of Warsaw Achieves (1987–1988), and, since 1992, as assistant professor at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Department of Socio-Economic History.[5] He was also deputy director of the European Studies Programme organized by SGH and Sciences-Po Paris (1996–1999; 2001–2003).[6]
Between 1998 and 1999, Olendzki served as Minister-Counselor at the Department of Western Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Next, for two years he has been deputy director of the Polish Institute and First Secretary at the Embassy of Poland, Rome. From 2001 to 2004 he was Advisor to the Minister, First Secretary, and Counsellor at the MFA Department of Foreign Policy Strategy and Planning. Between 2004 and 2006, he was serving at the embassy in Tallinn, Estonia, being responsible for political relations. From December 2007 to September 2008 he was Deputy Director of the MFA Department of Public and Cultural Diplomacy.[3]
From 12 January 2006 to 3 December 2007 Olendzki was serving as a Vice Minister of Culture, since 19 January 2007 being also Government Plenipotentiary for the EXPO 2012 in Wrocław. On 20 August 2008,[7] he was appointed Poland Ambassador to Tunisia, ending his term on 31 January 2012.[8] In the autumn of 2011, he was appointed Titular Ambassador. Between March 2012 and September 2014 he has been holding several directorial posts at the MFA. Later, from September 2014 to 2015 he has been Consul-General in Vancouver. Since September 2016, for next three years ha was director of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, being responsible for cultural diplomacy and the promotion of Polish culture abroad.[9] In 2019, he returned to the MFA.[10] In March 2020, he was nominated Poland ambassador to Slovenia, beginning his mission following month.[11] He ended his term in July 2024.[12]
Krzysztof Olendzki is married to Joanna Olendzka, with three sons: Jan, Antoni, Wiktor.[13] Besides Polish, Olendzki speaks English, French, Italian and Russian.[14]
Honours
edit- Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2012)[15]
- Commander's Cross of the Order of the Republic of Tunisia[3]
References
edit- ^ Wituch, Tomasz; Stolarczyk, Bogdan (2010). Studenci Instytutu Historycznego Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego 1945–2000 (in Polish). Kraków: Wydawnictwo Arkadiusz Wingert. p. 603. ISBN 9788360682272.
- ^ "Ambassador Krzysztof Olendzki appointed Director of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute". classicalsource.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ a b c "Krzysztof Olendzki". iam.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Banaszkiewicz-Zygmunt, Edyta; Olendzki, Krzysztof, eds. (2000). Poland : an encyclopedic guide. Translated by Anderson, John. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. p. 978. ISBN 8301132647.
- ^ "dr Krzysztof Olendzki". nauka-polska.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 6/". www.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 20 sierpnia 2008 r. nr 110-44-2008 w sprawie mianowania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". prawo.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 21 lutego 2012 r. nr 110-11-2012 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". prawo.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "MKiDN: Krzysztof Olendzki został powołany na nowego dyrektora IAM". dzieje.pl (in Polish). 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "Krzysztof Olendzki wraca do MSZ, Instytutem Adama Mickiewicza pokieruje Barbara Schabowska". gov.pl (in Polish). 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "Izmenjava izkušenj pri boju s COVID-19 s poljskimi vojaškimi zdravniki". Portal GOV.SI (in Slovenian). 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "Personel". Polska w Słowenii - Portal Gov.pl. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "Konsul". vancouver.msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 2015-06-18. Archived from the original on 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Krzysztof Olendzki dyrektorem IAM MKiDN - 2016 (in Polish), 2016-09-07, retrieved 2020-04-26
- ^ "Odznaczenia z okazji Dnia Służby Zagranicznej / Ordery i odznaczenia / Aktualności / Strona główna". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2012-12-21. Archived from the original on 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2020-04-26.