Grzegorz Marek Poznański
Director General of the Council of the Baltic Sea States
Assumed office
September 1, 2020
Preceded byMaira Mora
Poland Ambassador to Estonia
In office
2010–2014
Appointed byBronisław Komorowski
PresidentToomas Hendrik Ilves
Preceded byTomasz Chłoń
Succeeded byRobert Filipczak
Personal details
Born (1971-03-09) 9 March 1971
Warsaw
NationalityPolish
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
Professiondiplomat

Grzegorz Marek Poznański (born 9 March 1971, Warsaw) is a Polish career diplomat and civil service member, ambassador to Estonia (2010–2014), since 2020 Director General of the Permanent Secretariat of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) in Stockholm.

Life

Grzegorz Marek Poznański received a master's degree of international relations at the University of Warsaw. He has been studying also in Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei, National Defence University of Warsaw, National School of Public Administration, as well as United Nations Disarmament Fellowship course (2001).[1]

He started his diplomatic career in 1997 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), specializing in security, disarmament, non-proliferation and arms export control issues. Between 2002 and 2006 he was working at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations Office at Geneva. Next, was a member of the UNSG Panel of Governmental Experts on missiles (2007–2008). From 2007 to 2010 he was deputy director of the MFA European Policy Department and director of the Security Policy Department. Between 2010 and 2014 he served as Poland ambassador to Estonia.[2] Following his post as a deputy director European Policy Department and, again, as director of Security Policy Department (2015–2017),[3] he became deputy head of mission of the embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania.[4] In June 2020 he Grzegorz Marek Poznański was appointed Director General of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat as of 1 September 2020.[5] Before that, he coordinated the Polish presidency of the council (2015–2016).[3]

He speaks English, Russian and Chinese.[1]

Besides diplomatic career, Poznański is also a fencer (épée, foil), member of Legia Warsaw sport club. He has been co-founder of Polish Fencing Club in Warsaw.[6]

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 "Komisja Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 166/". orka.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  2. ↑ "Ambasador". tallinn.msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 2014-03-21. Archived from the original on 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  3. 1 2 "A Pole to become new Director General of the Council of the Baltic Sea States". gov.pl. 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  4. ↑ "Struktura Placówki". wilno.msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 2019-05-09. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  5. ↑ "Press release: The Council of the Baltic Sea States appoints new Director General of its Secretariat". cbss.org. 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  6. ↑ "Polski Klub Szermierczy". Polski Klub Szermierczy (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  7. ↑ "Vabariigi President". www.president.ee (in Estonian). 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
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