Monika Zuchniak-Pazdan

Monika Zuchniak-Pazdan
Poland Ambassadors to Albania
In office
1 April 2021 – August 2024
Appointed byAndrzej Duda
PresidentIlir Meta
Preceded byKarol Bachura
Poland Consul General to Varna
In office
2006–2008
Preceded byWiesław Nowicki
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born (1974-07-01) 1 July 1974 (age 50)
Nowy Sącz
NationalityPolish
Children1
Alma materWyższa Szkoła Biznesu – National-Louis University
ProfessionDiplomat
Awards

Monika Aleksandra Zuchniak-Pazdan (born 1 July 1974, in Nowy Sącz)[1] is a Polish diplomat; an ambassador to Albania (2021-2024).

Life

Monika Zuchniak-Pazdan attended high school in Nowy Sącz. She graduated from marketing (1999) and international relations and diplomacy (2001) at Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu – National-Louis University.[2]

In 2000, she began her career at the public administration as an intern at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland. In 2002, she joined the Ministry of Culture. Later, she returned to Nowy Sącz to work as a lecturer at her alma mater. Following her work for the chancellery of the Sejm, in 2003 she joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland as a deputy director of the Promotion Department.[3] In 2006, she became consul general in Varna, Bulgaria. Two years later, she finished her term,[2] closing the consulate.[4] Later, she was heading the consular sections at the embassies in: Ottawa,[5] Tallinn,[6] Beirut, Riga,[7] Vilnius.[8] In 2018, she became at first acting director, and then director of the Director General's Office.[9] In October 2020, she was accepted by the parliament as an ambassador to Albania[10] and appointed by the President following month.[11] She began her term on 1 April 2021,[1] and ended in August 2024.

In 2019, she was awarded Silver Cross of Merit.[12]

Zuchniak-Pazdan is a widow, mother of 1 daughter.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ambasador". Polska w Albanii – Portal Gov.pl. 2021-04-15. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  2. ^ a b Gajdosz, Katarzyna (2011-07-07). "Dzień dobry pani konsul!" (PDF). Dobry Tygodnik Sądecki (in Polish). ISSN 2082-209X. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  3. ^ Wizimirska, Barbara, ed. (2003). "Rocznik Polskiej Polityki Zagranicznej". Yearbook of Polish Foreign Policy (in Polish). Warszawa: Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych: 395. ISSN 1230-4794.
  4. ^ Dziedziczak, Jan (September 2016). "Odpowiedź MSZ na zapytanie nr 503 posła W. Zembaczyńskiego (sygn. SM.2113.100.2016)" (PDF). orka2.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  5. ^ "Diplomatic, Consular & Other Representatives in Canada" (PDF). qspace.library.queensu.ca. 2009. p. 104. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  6. ^ Niesłuchowska, Agnieszka (2019-08-27). "Wszystkim się chwalę, że jestem z Polsk". WP Wiadomości (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  7. ^ "The Diplomatic List" (PDF). mfa.gov.lv. November 2014. p. 120. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  8. ^ Lisiewicz, Janina (2016-03-23). "Język ojczysty na olimpijskim piedestale (galeria)". Związek Polaków na Litwie (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  9. ^ "Organigram funkcjonalny Ministerstwa Spraw Zagranicznych". gov.pl (in Polish). 2018-12-11. Archived from the original on 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  10. ^ "Sejm: Komisja pozytywnie o kandydatach na ambasadorów w Albanii i Jordanii". GazetaPrawna.pl (in Polish). 2020-10-07. Archived from the original on 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  11. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 listopada 2020 r. nr 110.45.2020 w sprawie mianowania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  12. ^ "Odznaczenia z okazji Dnia Służby Zagranicznej [PL/ENG]". www.prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2021-04-01.