Aleksander Kropiwnicki (born 3 January 1962, Warsaw) is a Polish journalist, editor and diplomat who served an ambassador of Poland to Ethiopia (2017–2020).
Aleksander Kropiwnicki | |
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| Poland Ambassador to Ethiopia | |
| In office July 2017 – 31 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jacek Jankowski |
| Succeeded by | Przemysław Bobak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1962 Warsaw |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Profession | diplomat, journalist, editor |
Life edit
Aleksander Kropiwnicki has finished Polish studies at the University of Warsaw.[1] Between 1987 and 2001 he worked as a reporter and columnist in several newspapers, e.g. Tygodnik Solidarność. In 1993, as a fellow of the Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships, he spent six months in The Detroit News.[2] Between 1997 and 2001 he was chief editor of the Polski Kalendarz Europejski (Polish European Calendar) monthly.[3]
He was a member of Władysław Bartoszewski cabinet.[4] In 2001 he started his diplomatic career at the embassy in London as a press counsellor. In 2006 he was head of one of the sections of the Polish Radio in Warsaw. In 2008 he began working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a deputy director and, later, as a department director. Between 2011 and 2014 he was at the embassy in Nairobi, running it also as chargé d’Affaires. In July 2017, he was appointed Poland Ambassador to Ethiopia. He has also been accredited to Djibouti, South Sudan and the African Union. He is responsible for relations with IGAD and UNECA, as well.[5] He finished his term on 31 July 2020.[6]
Works edit
- Błyskawiczny kurs Savoir-Vivre'u [with Katarzyna Kropiwnicka], Publicat, 2007, ISBN 978-83-245-0780-1.
- Zajezdnia Londyn, Warszawa, Bydgoszcz: Oficyna Wydawnicza Branta, 2007, ISBN 978-83-60186-57-2.
- Czarny wulkan, Warszawa: Rytm, 1993, ISBN 83-85249-21-4.
References edit
- ^ "LinkedIn". Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Komisja Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 58/". www.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^ Rudnicki, Zbigniew (2004). "Przywileje i immunitety dyplomatyczne funkcjonariuszy międzynarodowych pozostających w służbie Ligi Narodów i Narodów Zjednoczonych" (PDF). Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Ekonomicznej W Krakowie (in Polish). 606: 17. ISSN 2545-3238. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
- ^ Khachatryan, Tatevik (2018-10-11). "Kropiwnicki Aleksander". uni.lodz.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^ "Ambassador of the Republic of Poland". addisabeba.mfa.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 24 lutego 2020 r. nr 110.14.2020 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2020-08-02.