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“Meaningful Meetings” with guest H.E. Maciej Szymanski, Polish Ambassador to Bulgaria

24.01.2022

Special guest to the “Meaningful Meetings” initiative of the Association of Honorary Consuls in Bulgaria was H.E. Maciej Szymanski, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to the Republic of Bulgaria.

Discussed were pressing subjects of the day in world foreign policy and hot topics for Bulgaria, the Balkan region and European Union. Ambassador Szymanski gave a very interesting historic overview of the region and Poland’s factors for a successful economic development. The bilateral relations were discussed as not well developed, in comparison to neighbouring Romania, and in that context, the necessity of more economical integration in the axis North/South in Europe. Opportunities lay in the agro-industry, food and wine industry, IT and smart manufacturing.

Demographics, the EU Green Deal and mobile pact were discussed, as well as economic development based on stringent law mechanisms.

Ambassador Szymanski is head of mission in Bulgaria since June 2019 year.

Maciej Szymanski,  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to the Republic of Bulgaria

Education

MA in Slavic Philology, specialization - Yugoslav Philology

PhD in philology, Polish Academy of Sciences (1992)

Knowledge
of languages

Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian

 

 

Career

Years

Institution

Position

2018-2018

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Director General of the Foreign Service

2017-2018

Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Deputy Director

2013-2017

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Zagreb

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary / titular ambassador

2009-2012

Department of Cooperation with the Polish Diaspora and Poles Abroad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Director / titular ambassador

2005-2009

Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Belgrade

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary / titular ambassador

2002-2005

Consular and Polish Diaspora Department

acting Director / titular ambassador

1999-2002

Accreditation in Sarajevo

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary / Counselor-Minister (based in Ljubljana)

1998-2002

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Ljubljana

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary / Counselor-Minister

1998-1998

Central and South-Eastern European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Director

1997-1998

Europe - West Department

Deputy Director

1995-1997

Consular and Emigration Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Deputy Director

1992-1995

Consular and Emigration Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Head of Department / Minister Counselor

1984-1992

Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences

senior Assistant

1983-1984

PAS Publishing and Libraries Office

adviser

1982-1983

National Institute Ossoliński PAN

junior librarian

 

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