Andrzej Jasionowski

Andrzej Jasionowski
3rd Poland Ambassador to Serbia
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byMaciej Szymański
Succeeded byAleksander Chećko
6th Poland Ambassador to Croatia
In office
January 2018 – 31 August 2023
Preceded byMaciej Szymański
Succeeded byPaweł Czerwiński
Poland Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Incumbent
Assumed office
2023
Preceded byJarosław Lindenberg
Personal details
Born (1964-11-29) 29 November 1964 (age 60)
Łódź, Poland
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
ProfessionDiplomat, civil servant
Awards

Andrzej Edward Jasionowski[1] (born 29 November 1964)[2] is a Polish civil servant and diplomat; ambassador to Serbia (2009–2014), Croatia (2018–2023), and Bosnia and Herzegovina (since 2023).

Life

Jasionowski, following his studies at the University of Łódź, graduated in 1991 from the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw, specializing in international public law.[2]

From 1986 to 1989 he was chairman of the Independent Students’ Association (NZS) of the University of Łódź, president of the Alliance of Independent Students’ Associations of Łódź’s higher schools, and member of the NZS’s National Coordinating Committee.[2]

After 1990, he was working for the Ministry of Transportation and Marine Economy and Office for State Protection. In 1992, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland. Between 1992 and 1994, he was posted at the embassy in Lagos as deputy commercial counsellor. From 1995, he was consul in Almaty. In 1997, he was posted to Stockholm as consul. From 2000, he was at the MFA’s Department of Polish Diaspora. That year, for a couple of months, he was seconded to Oslo. In 2002, he became head of the Consular Department at the embassy in Helsinki. From 2006 to 2008, he was Director of the Department of Consular Affairs and Polish Diaspora.[2] Between 14 October 2009[3] and 2014, he served as an Ambassador to Serbia. Later, he was Deputy Director, and Director of the Department of Consular Affairs.[2] From August 2016 to 2017 he was holding post of the Director General of Foreign Service.[4] Since January 2018 he was representing Poland as ambassador to Croatia.[5] He finished his term on 31 August 2023.[6] In October 2023, he was nominated ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7]

Besides Polish, Jasionowski speaks English, Russian, and Croatian.[8] In his youth, he trained archery.[9]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "MVEP • Veleposlanstva stranih država u RH • Poljska, Zagreb". www.mvep.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Andrzej Jasionowski - Director General of Foreign Service". msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 2017-08-24. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  3. ^ "Ambasador". belgrad.msz.gov.pl (in Serbo-Croatian). 2012-10-29. Archived from the original on 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  4. ^ "Andrzej Jasionowski nowym ambasadorem RP w Chorwacji". www.msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  5. ^ "Ured Predsjednice RH". Ured Predsjednice RH (in Croatian). 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  6. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 19 lipca 2023 r. nr 110.59.2023 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". monitorpolski.gov.pl (in Polish). 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  7. ^ "Monitor Polski 2023 r. poz. 1161" (PDF). monitorpolski.gov.pl. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  8. ^ "Ambasador Nadzwyczajny i Pełnomocny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Republice Chorwacji". zagrzeb.msz.gov.pl. 2018-04-11. Archived from the original on 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  9. ^ "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 75/". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  10. ^ "Krzyż Wolności i Solidarności dla Andrzeja Jasionowskiego". Krzyż Wolności i Solidarności (in Polish). 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2019-11-15.