Witold Waszczykowski | |
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 Waszczykowski in 2015 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 16 November 2015 – 9 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Beata Szydło Mateusz Morawiecki |
| Preceded by | Grzegorz Schetyna |
| Succeeded by | Jacek Czaputowicz |
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| Born | Witold Jan Waszczykowski (1957-05-05)5 May 1957 (age 68) |
| Political party | Law and Justice |
| Alma mater | University of Łódź University of Oregon |
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Witold Jan Waszczykowski (Polish:[ˈvitɔltvaʂt͡ʂɨˈkɔfskʲi]ⓘ; born 5 May 1957) is a Polish politician. He was theMinister of Foreign Affairs between 2015 and 2018. Waszczykowski was a Member of theSejm (2011–2019), and has been a Member of theEuropean Parliament since 2019.
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Waszczykowski was born inPiotrków Trybunalski,Poland on 5 May 1957. He is a graduate of theUniversity of Łódź, earning aMaster's degree inhistory, and theUniversity of Oregon, where he received a master's degree ininternational studies. Waszczykowski completed advanced studies at theGeneva Centre for Security Policy. He also holds aPhD in history from the University of Łódź.[1]
He joined theMinistry of Foreign Affairs in 1992. Between 1997 and 1999 he was working at the Permanent Representation of Poland toNATO inBrussels as deputy chief of mission. From 1999 to 2002, Waszczykowski was the Ambassador ofPoland toIran.[2] On 4 November 2005, he becameDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Waszczykowski served as the chief negotiator with the United States onmissile defense. He served until 11 August 2008.[3]
From 27 August 2008 to 6 July 2010, Waszczykowski was the Deputy Head of theNational Security Bureau.[4] In the2011 parliamentary elections, he successfully ran for theSejm.[5] He was reelected in2015.[6]
On 16 November 2015, Waszczykowski was appointed theMinister of Foreign Affairs in theCabinet of Beata Szydło.
On 10 January 2017, he accidentally referred to the country ofSaint Kitts and Nevis as "San Escobar" (the mistake reportedly stems from the islands' Spanish name, San Cristóbal y Nieves).[7] This was immediately picked up by newspapers throughout the world, such asThe Guardian,[8]The Telegraph,[9]The Washington Post,[10]The New York Times,[11] andBritské listy.[12]
In 2019, he was elected member of theEuropean Parliament, receiving 168,021 votes.[13]
Waszczykowski has also worked with theSobieski Institute.[14]
In February 2023, Waszczykowski was diagnosed withamyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[15]
Witold Waszczykowski told reporters he met with representatives of various states for Poland's bid to join the UN security council, "such as Belize or San Escobar".
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