Izabela Matusz (born 1974, in Warsaw) is a Polish diplomat; since 2022 she is serving as the European Union Ambassador to Panama. Prior to that, she was Ambassador of Poland to Peru (2013–2017).
Izabela Matusz | |
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| Ambassador of Poland to Peru | |
| In office 2013–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jarosław Spyra |
| Succeeded by | Magdalena Śniadecka-Kotarska |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1974 (age 49–50) Warsaw |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | Warsaw School of Economics |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Biography edit
Matusz graduated from international economic relations at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics. She has been studying also at the University of Warsaw Center of Latin American Studies.[1]
In 2002, she joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Department of the Americas, being responsible for relations with Mercosur states. Between 2005 and 2009, she was posted at the embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, serving also as chargé d'affaires. From 2009 to 2013, she was back at the Department of the Americas, as desk officer for EU-Latin America and the Caribbean relations She was taking part in negotiating EU trade agreement with Colombia and Peru. On 24 December 2012 she was nominated ambassador to Peru, additionally accredited to Bolivia and Ecuador.[1] She began officially her term on 19 March 2013,[2] and finished it on 15 December 2017.[3][4] Later, she joined the European External Action Service and, in September 2022, she took the post of the European Union Ambassador to Panama, replacing Chris Hoornaert.[5]
Besides Polish, Matusz speaks English, Spanish, French, and Russian.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Ambasador". lima.msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 2017-08-25. Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático,Organismos Internacionales y Cuerpo Consular Marzo" (PDF). Dirección General deProtocolo y Ceremonial del Estado (in Spanish). 2015. p. 93. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 17 października 2017 r. nr 110.64.2017 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej" (PDF). Monitor Polski (in Polish). 17 October 2017. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 17 października 2017 r. nr 110.63.2017 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej" (PDF). Monitor Polski (in Polish). 17 October 2017. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ "Ambassador-designate Izabela Matusz presents the copy of the Credentials to the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama | EEAS Website". eeas.europa.eu. 2022-09-14. Archived from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 28/". www.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 26 June 2012. Retrieved 2020-05-09.