Poland in Canada

Witold Dzielski was born in Cracow, Poland on 21 July 1977. Before assuming (April 28, 2022) current position in Ottawa, Ambassador Dzielski was for six years Director of the Bureau of International Policy at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland. At the time he was responsible for the foreign activities of Poland’s Head of State. 2013-2015 he served at the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Poland as Chief Specialist, covering a broad range of transatlantic political issues. 2007-2012 he was posted at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington D.C. His portfolio included EU-US relations as well as Polish-Jewish affairs.

Prior to joining the public service, Ambassador Dzielski was actively engaged in Poland’s civic society organizations. Among others, he was President and founder of the US Matters Association, Office Director at the Pro Publico Bono Foundation, public relations representative for the Oswiecim Institute of Human Rights, lecturer at the Jagiellonian University, lecturer at the School of Banking and Management, and teacher at the High School of Fine Arts in Kraków. He is a published author in the area of international relations, as well as fiction (fantasy).

In his free time, he enjoys sports (Aikido black belt, formerly long time captain of a basketball team). For his professional achievements he was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2022), Commander of Makarios III (2021), Commander of the Star of Romania (2019), Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland (2017). He has a wife and two sons.