Irena Maria Lichnerowicz-Augustyn (born 16 May 1974, Brodnica) is a Polish diplomat who served as an ambassador of Poland to Cyprus between 5 September 2018 and 18 August 2023.
Irena Lichnerowicz-Augustyn | |
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| Poland Ambassador to Cyprus | |
| In office 5 September 2018 – 18 August 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Andrzej Duda |
| President | Nicos Anastasiades |
| Preceded by | Barbara Tuge-Erecińska |
| Succeeded by | Marek Szczepanowski |
| Director of the Diplomatic Protocol | |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| Appointed by | Grzegorz Schetyna |
| Preceded by | Piotr Wojtczak |
| Succeeded by | Krzysztof Krajewski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1974 Brodnica |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń University of Bath |
| Profession | diplomat |
Life edit
Irena Lichnerowicz-Augustyn has graduated from the English studies at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. She also studied at the Université d’Angers (Lettres et Sciences Humaines) and did her MA at University of Bath from European Studies-Euromasters programme.[1]
In 1999 she started her career at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, initially as an expert in the Foreign Affairs Office and then senior expert in the Presidential Protocol Division. In 2005 she began her diplomatic career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since December 2014 until 2018 she was the director of the Diplomatic Protocol. She was responsible for organizing and coordinating such events as NATO Summit in Warsaw in 2016 and World Youth Days in 2016.[2] On 5 September she became ambassador to Cyprus.[2] She presented her credentials on 14 November 2018.[3] She ended her term on 18 August 2023,[4] and returned to the position of the director of the Diplomatic Protocol.[5]
Besides Polish, she can speak English, French, Italian, and to some extent, German and Russian languages. She is married, with one daughter.[1]
Honours edit
- Silver Cross of Merit (Poland, 2012)[6]
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Leopold II (Belgium, 2004)[2]
- Cross of Merit with Ribbon of the Order of Merit (Germany, 2005)[2]
- Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland (Finland, 2015)[2]
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium 2015)[2]
- Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy (Italy, 2014)[7]
- Commander's Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (Norway, 2016)[8]
- Grand Commander of the Order of Makarios III (Cyprus, 2021)[9]
- Medal of the Centenary of Regained Independence (Poland, 2021)[9]
References edit
- ^ a b "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 109/". www.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ambassador of the Republic of Poland". nikozja.msz.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^ "Δέχθηκε τα διαπιστευτήρια τους ο Πρόεδρος. Νέοι Πρέσβεις Πολωνίας, Αυστραλίας, Ιράν, Ισπανίας". www.ant1.com.cy (in Greek). 14 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 13 czerwca 2023 r. nr 110.56.2023 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej" (PDF). monitorpolski.gov.pl (in Polish). 2023-06-13. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Organisional scheme of the MFA". Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland. 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 11 listopada 2012 r. o nadaniu odznaczeń". prawo.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 11 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
- ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". www.quirinale.it (in Italian). 29 October 2014. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
- ^ "Årsrapporten". kongehuset.no (in Norwegian). 2016. p. 46.
- ^ a b "Ambasador - Polska na Cyprze - Portal Gov.pl". 2021-12-05. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-05.