Witold Mirosław Dzielski (born 21 July 1977, Kraków, Poland)[1] is a Polish official who serves as an ambassador to Canada since 28 April 2022.
Witold Dzielski | |
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| Poland Ambassador to Canada | |
| Assumed office 28 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Andrzej Kurnicki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1977 Kraków, Poland |
| Spouse | Anna Maria Dzielska |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents | |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Official, diplomat, teacher |
Education and career
editDzielski attended school in Washington, D.C. He graduated from the Language Teachers' Training College, Jagiellonian University, and American studies at the University of Warsaw. He was studying also at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.[2]
From 1999 to 2007 Dzielski worked as a lecturer and English teacher at the Jagiellonian University, the School of Banking and Management, the High School of Fine Arts in Kraków.[2] Between 2007 and 2012 he served as II and I Secretary at the Embassy of Poland, Washington, D.C.,[3][4] being responsible for EU-US relations as well as Polish-Jewish affairs.[2] Afterwards, from 2013 to 2015 he worked at the Department of the Americas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1] In 2015,[5] he was responsible for the foreign activities of the President of Poland as the Director of the Bureau of International Policy at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland.[1] On 17 March 2022, he was nominated Poland Ambassador to Canada.[6] On 28 April 2022, he took the office.[1]
Prior to joining the public service, Dzielski was engaged in Poland's civic society organizations; he was president and founder of the US Matters Association, Office Director at the Pro Publico Bono Foundation, public relations representative for the Oswiecim Institute of Human Rights.[1][7]
Private life
editSon of Mirosław Dzielski, philosopher,[8] and Maria Dzielska, classical philologist.[9] Married to Anna Maria Dzielska[4] with and has a son.[1]
Dzielski practices Aikido (black belt) and basketball (formerly long time team captain). Besides Polish, he speaks English, German and basic French.[2]
Honours
edit- Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Finland (2017)[1]
- Commander of the Order of the Star of Romania, Romania (2019)[10]
- Commander of the Order of Makarios III, Cyprus (2021)[1]
- Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Poland (2022)[11]
Works
edit- Dzielski, Witold; Michnik, Wojciech (2007). Irak : dylematy amerykańskiej interwencji (in Polish). Kraków: Księgarnia Akademicka. ISBN 978-83-7188-995-0.
- Dzielski, Witold (2014). Hum'Ha Ostatni (in Polish). Konin: Wydawnictwo Psychoskok. ISBN 978-83-7900-190-3.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Ambassador". Poland in Canada - Gov.pl website. Archived from the original on 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ a b c d "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 82/". Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "Pakistan -- Portugal". U.S. Department of State. 2008-09-01. Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ a b "Iceland -- Portugal". U.S. Department of State. 2012-07-27. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ Majewski, Paweł (2015-07-30). "Andrzej Duda ma już trzon ekipy". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 17 marca 2022 r. nr 110.13.2022 w sprawie mianowania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ Turlejski, Bartosz (2018-05-24). "Amerykański kierunek ma sens". 24kurier.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "Doskonałe dopełnienie - Mirosław Dzielski". Miesięcznik Rodzin Katolickich "Cuda i laski Boze" (in Polish). 2014-05-18. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ Boruta, Mirosław (2018-11-14). "O etosie służby obywatelskiej. Pamięci Profesor Marii Dzielskiej". krakowniezalezny.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "Ordinul naţional "Steaua României"". presidency.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "Witold Dzielski odznaczony Orderem Odrodzenia Polski". Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). 2022-04-11. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-05-20.