Marek Grzegorz Magierowski (born 12 February 1971) is a Polish journalist, columnist, politician and diplomat; since 2021 ambassador to the United States and from 2018 to 2021 ambassador to Israel.[1]

Marek Magierowski
Poland Ambassador to Israel
In office
25 June 2018 – 7 November 2021
Preceded byJacek Chodorowicz
Poland Ambassador to the United States
Assumed office
23 November 2021
Preceded byPiotr Wilczek
Personal details
Born (1971-02-12) 12 February 1971 (age 53)
Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Poland
SpouseAnna Ornatowska-Magierowska
Children2
Alma materAdam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
ProfessionDiplomat, journalist, editor

Life edit

Magierowski was born in the Lower Silesian town of Bystrzyca Kłodzka and graduated from Hispanic Studies at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (1994).[2] He wrote his thesis on Camilo José Cela.[3]

For over 20 years he worked as a reporter, editor and columnist, covering mostly international relations. He was deputy head of the economic desk in Gazeta Wyborcza,[3] head of the foreign affairs desk and the business section of the weekly Newsweek Polska, deputy editor-in-chief of Rzeczpospolita (2006–2011). He was also affiliated with Do Rzeczy.[4]

In October 2015 he started working for the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland as an expert on public diplomacy and, in December 2018, he was appointed as a press officer. From June 2017 to May 2018 he served as Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[5] In June 2018 he became Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to the State of Israel.[6] He ended his term in 2021. On 23 November 2021 he began his service as an ambassador to the United States.[7]

He is married to Anna Ornatowska-Magierowska,[8] has two children.[9] Apart from Polish, he is fluent in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan,[10] and Hebrew.[11][12]

Works edit

Books

  • Magierowski, Marek (2013). Zmęczona. Rzecz o kryzysie Europy Zachodniej. Kraków: Ośrodek Myśli Politycznej. ISBN 978-83-62628-67-4.

References edit

  1. ^ "Marek Magierowski becomes the new Polish ambassador to the USA". Polish News. 9 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Podsekretarz stanu ds. dyplomacji ekonomicznej, polityki amerykańskiej, azjatyckiej, afrykańskiej i bliskowschodniej - Marek Magierowski". msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 14 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b Cylka, Tomasz; Bojarski, Piotr (9 March 2016). "Marek Magierowski - usta prezydenta Dudy". wyborcza.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Redakcja - Tygodnik "Do Rzeczy"". dorzeczy.pl (in Polish). 15 February 2014. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Podsekretarz stanu ds. dyplomacji ekonomicznej, polityki amerykańskiej, azjatyckiej, afrykańskiej i bliskowschodniej - Marek Magierowski". msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 14 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Marek Magierowski". telawiw.msz.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Ambasador". Polska w USA - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Blogpress - blog: Spotkanie z bohaterami filmu i książki Przebudzenie Joanny Lichockiej". Blogpress - blog (in Polish). 28 November 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Ośrodek Myśli Politycznej". omp.org.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 109/". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  11. ^ אשר אטדגי (7 November 2019). "שגריר פולין ביקר בתיכון היובל בהרצליה ודיבר בעברית רהוטה". mynetherzliya.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  12. ^ מארק מאגירווסקי שגריר פולין בישראל 46, retrieved 12 January 2020