Wojciech Piotr Gerwel (born 1 April 1978 in Gdynia)[1] is a Polish diplomat who served as an Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2022–2023) and ambassador of Poland to Vietnam (2018–2022).
Wojciech Gerwel | |
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| Poland Ambassador to Vietnam | |
| In office August 2018 – 30 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Szymanowska |
| Succeeded by | Aleksander Surdej |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1978 Gdynia |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Children | one daughter |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University Simon Fraser University |
| Profession | diplomat |
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Life
editWojciech Gerwel has been educated at the Lester B. Pearson College, Victoria (1995–1997).[2] He has graduated from economics and political science at the Simon Fraser University,[3] Vancouver (B.A.) and the School of Foreign Service at the Georgetown University (M.A.). He has been also studying at the Sciences Po, Paris.[4]
He has been working as an analyst for the Center for European Policy Analysis in Washington, D.C., Center for Strategic and International Studies, Centre for International Governance Innovation, General Motors. In 2007 he entered the diplomatic service of Poland. Between 2007 and 2014 he served as an economic counsellor at the embassy in Hanoi. Later, he headed the unit at the Department of Economic Cooperation and analyst at the Department of Foreign Policy Strategy. He was also fellow of the Harvard University Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.[5]
In August 2018, he became an ambassador of Poland to Vietnam.[6] In 2019, Gerwel carried out a competition on Vietnamese Wikipedia, resulting in creating 2000 new articles about Poland. The winner, 23-year-old Võ Ka Anh Duy, who authored more than 800 articles, won 7-day trip to Poland.[7][8] on 30 November 2022, Gerwel ended his term.[9]
On 6 December 2022, he was nominated Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Economic Cooperation, the United Nations and Asia.[10] He ended his term on 13 December 2023. Since 20 December 2023, he is the advisor to the President of Poland Andrzej Duda.[11]
Gerwel was honoured with Vietnamese Friendship Order.[4] Besides Polish, he speaks French, English, German and Russian. He is married, with a daughter.[5]
References
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- ^ "Według roczników - Towarzystwo Szkół Zjednoczonego Świata im. prof. Pawła Czartoryskiego". uwc.org.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
- ^ "Governing Bodies and Faculty". www.sfu.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
- ^ a b "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 104/". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2018-04-11. Archived from the original on 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
- ^ a b "Ambasador". hanoi.msz.gov.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
- ^ "President receives new foreign ambassadors". vietnamplus.vn. 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
- ^ "Wietnamscy wikipedyści uhonorowani przez Ambasadora RP". PolskieRadio.pl (in Polish). 21 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ "Trao giải Cuộc thi viết về Ba Lan cho người dùng Wikipedia và Internet năm 2019". baotintuc.vn (in Vietnamese). 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 30 listopada 2022 r. nr 110.49.2022 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". monitorpolski.gov.pl. 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "Wojciech Gerwel". Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). 2022-12-06. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "Wojciech Gerwel doradcą Prezydenta RP". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2023-12-20. Archived from the original on 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-21.