Sebastian Kęciek
Sebastian Kęciek | |
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Poland Ambassador to Hungary | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 19 April 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jerzy Snopek |
Personal details | |
Born | 1990 (age 33–34) |
Nationality | Polish |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Jagiellonian University, Jesuit University of Philosophy and Education Ignatianum |
Sebastian Dominik Kęciek (born 1990)[1] is a Polish official, since 2022 he serves as an ambassador to Hungary.
Life
Kęciek attended high school in Mońki.[2] He graduated from international relations at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. He studied also administration at the Jagiellonian University and political science at the Jesuit University of Philosophy and Education Ignatianum in Kraków. He was also trained at the IESE Business School, Spain,[3] the European Academcy of Diplomacy, Poland and the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest.[4] As a student he was a member of the association Students for the Republic (Studenci dla Rzeczypospolitej).[5] He has authored articles on politics of Hungary.[3]
Between 2017 and 2019 he worked for the Ministry of National Education, being promoted from an expert to the head of the International Cooperation Department. On that post he was responsible for the coordination of bilateral cooperation and relations with organizations operating in Poland and abroad for the benefit of Polish diaspora.[3] He was member of the Polish Diaspora Education Council, the Holocaust Education Council and the Polish-Ukrainian Youth Exchange Council. From 2019 to 2022 he was deputy director and director of the International Projects Coordination Department at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland covering issues of foreign policy analysis, public and cultural diplomacy, providing services to foreign journalists and stakeholders.[4]
On 17 March 2022, Kęciek was nominated to be the ambassador to Hungary,[6] and was subsequently presented with his letter of credence on 19 April 2022.[4]
He is married, father to a son and a daughter.[4]
References
- ^ "Kęciek, Sebastian ‡d (1990- )". viaf.org. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ^ Radzajewski, Kazimierz (2008-12-13). "Uczniowie LO liczą się w Polsce". Gazeta Współczesna (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ^ a b c "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 82/". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2022-04-11. Archived from the original on 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ^ a b c d "Ambasador". Polska na Węgrzech - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). 2022-04-20. Archived from the original on 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ^ "Studenci dla Rzeczypospolitej: dołączamy do głodówki w obronie historii. Na początek Sebastian Kęciek i Paweł Kurtyka". wpolityce.pl. 2012-03-21. Archived from the original on 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 17 marca 2022 r. nr 110.8.2022 w sprawie mianowania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2022-04-20.