Joanna Pilecka
Joanna Pilecka | |
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| Poland Ambassador to Portugal | |
| Assumed office 6 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jacek Junosza Kisielewski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 October 1976 Bydgoszcz |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | Kazimierz 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 (since 2021).
Life[edit]
Pilecka graduated from the Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz and English studies at the Gdynia Maritime University.[3]
She began 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]
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.[9]
Besides Polish, she speaks English, and Bulgarian, as well basic Spanish, German and Turkish.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Diplomatic Missions – Diplomatic Portal". cd.mfa.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 2020-08-22. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ a b "Ambasador". Polska w Portugalii - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ a b "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 43/". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ "Конкурентоспособност на българската икономика: Епизод V". epi-bg.org (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Organigram funkcjonalny Ministerstwa Spraw Zagranicznych". gov.pl (in Polish). 2020-09-09. Archived from the original on 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.