Joanna Pilecka

Joanna Pilecka
Poland Ambassador to Portugal
In office
6 August 2021 – July 2024
Preceded byJacek Junosza Kisielewski
Personal details
Born (1976-10-25) 25 October 1976 (age 48)
Bydgoszcz
NationalityPolish
Alma materKazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Gdynia Maritime University
Awards

Joanna Maria Pilecka[1] (born 25 October 1976 in Bydgoszcz)[2] is a Polish diplomat, serving as an ambassador to Portugal (2021–2024).

Life

Pilecka graduated from the Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz and English studies at the Gdynia Maritime University.[3]

She began her professional career at the Prokom company as deputy director of the Department of Promotion. In 2007, she joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).[3] She was posted at the Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria (2007–2012).[4] In 2017, she started her work at the Consulate-General in Istanbul, Turkey.[2] Between 2018 and 2020 she was serving as a Consul-General there. Following her return to Poland, she was working at the Department of Consular Affairs.[5] On 9 September 2020, she became head of the MFA Diplomatic Academy.[6] In 2021, she was nominated Poland Ambassador to Portugal.[7] She started her term on 6 August 2021 and presented her letter of credence to the president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on 29 September 2021.[8] She ended her mission in July 2024.[9]

In 2020, she was honoured by the Minister of Culture Piotr Gliński with the Decoration of Honor Meritorious for Polish Culture in recognition for her work in Istanbul.[10]

Besides Polish, she speaks English and Bulgarian, as well basic Spanish, German and Turkish.[5] Married to Konstantin Stefanov Tufektcheiv.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Diplomatic Missions – Diplomatic Portal". cd.mfa.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 2020-08-22. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  2. ^ a b "Ambasador". Polska w Portugalii - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  3. ^ a b "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 43/". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  4. ^ "Конкурентоспособност на българската икономика: Епизод V". epi-bg.org (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  5. ^ a b "Komisja Spraw Zagranicznych pozytywnie o kandydaturze Joanny Pileckiej na ambasadora w Portugalii". wnp.pl (in Polish). 2021-04-13. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  6. ^ "Organigram funkcjonalny Ministerstwa Spraw Zagranicznych". gov.pl (in Polish). 2020-09-09. Archived from the original on 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  7. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 11 maja 2021 r. nr 110.9.2021 w sprawie mianowania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (M.P. z 2021 r. poz. 495)". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  8. ^ "Atualidade - Página Oficial da Presidência da República Portuguesa". presidencia.pt (in Portuguese). 2021-09-29. Archived from the original on 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  9. ^ "Personel". Polska w Portugalii - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). 2024-08-05. Archived from the original on 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ "Polscy dyplomaci uhonorowani przez Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego". Ministerstwo Kultury, Dziedzictwa Narodowego i Sportu (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  11. ^ "Corpo diplomático acreditado em Lisboa" (PDF). portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt (in Portuguese). May 2024. p. 169. Archived from the original on 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-08-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)