Witold Waszczykowski
| Witold Waszczykowski | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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Assumed office 16 November 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Beata Szydło |
| Preceded by | Grzegorz Schetyna |
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| Born |
Witold Jan Waszczykowski 5 May 1957 Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland |
| Political party | Law and Justice |
| Alma mater |
University of Łódź University of Oregon |
Witold Jan Waszczykowski (Polish: [ˈvitɔlt vaʂt͡ʂɨˈkɔfskʲi]; born 5 May 1957) is a Polish politician, and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs, serving since 2015. Since 2011, Waszczykowski is a Member of the Sejm.
Waszczykowski was born in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland on 5 May 1957. He is a graduate of the University of Łódź, earning a Master's degree in history, and the University of Oregon, where he received a Master's degree in international studies. Waszczykowski completed advanced studies at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. He also holds a PhD in history from the University of Łódź.
He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992. From 1999 to 2002, Waszczykowski was the Ambassador of Poland to Iran. On 4 November 2005, he became Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Waszczykowski served as the chief negotiator with the United States on missile defense. He served until 11 August 2008.
From 27 August 2008 to 6 July 2010, Waszczykowski was the Deputy Head of the National Security Bureau. In the 2011 parliamentary elections, he successfully ran for the Sejm. He was reelected in 2015.
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