PERSONAL DETAILS:
Born in Warsaw, 1961; married

EDUCATION:
1979-1984 Warsaw University, Department of English language and literature, (M.A.).

1987 Warsaw University, Department of Italian language and literature, (M.A.).

1998-2000 Islamic Studies, London University; Security in SE Asia - King's College; Middle Eastern Programme - RUSI; basic Arabic - SOAS

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
1 Jan. 2008  - Political Director

2007 -   Ambassador, Dep. of Strategy and Planning of Poland's Foreign Policy

9 Oct. 2006 – 27 Dec. 2006  Under-Secretary of State for European Affairs

4 September 2002 – 31 July 2006 Ambassador to Ireland

31 Oct. 2001 – 4 Sept. 2002 Senior Advisor to the Minister (on European affairs); consultant on the board of “Polish Diplomatic Digest”; member of the “Monitoring Committee” overseeing a government project of Poland`s promotion abroad.

23 July 2001 - 31 Oct. 2001 Director for Non-European Countries and the UN System. Consultations in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Israel, Iran

Nov. 2000 - 23 July 2001 Deputy Head, West European Department.

March 1993 - Nov. 2000 Embassy of the Republic of Poland, London: Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Head of Mission.

1998 - representing The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE on the Contact Group (the former Yugoslavia) during its London meetings.

June 1996 - June 2000 - representing Poland on the International Advisory Board of Wilton Park.

March 1991 - March 1993 Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Head of the European Department and Advisor to the Minister. Scholarships: Stanford University - Hoover Institution on War and Peace.

August 1984 - March 1991 Lecturer at Warsaw University: MONJO & Neophilological Department. Scholarships: Scuola Superiore - Siena, Fondazione Giorgio Cini - Venezia, Università per Stranieri - Perugia.