Twenty-three theses defended in 2022 were entered into this year's 34th edition of the Minister of Foreign Affairs' competition for the best master's thesis on Polish foreign policy.

On 16-18 January, Head of the Foreign Service Arkady Rzegocki travelled to Strasbourg. The purpose of his visit was to discuss staffing and organisational issues related to the strengthening of Poland’s representation in Council of Europe structures and to meet Polish citizens who work for this organisation.

On 17 January 2023, Minister Zbigniew Rau held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani, who assumed the post of Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe on 1 January. Minister Osmani travelled to Warsaw directly after his visit to Ukraine.

Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau presented the Consul of the Year 2021 Award in the presence of Secretary of State at the MFA Piotr Wawrzyk, responsible for the consular service. The accolade was awarded to Andrzej Raczkowski, Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Grodno.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is disappointed to learn that legal proceedings against Andrzej Poczobut were initiated on 16 January 2023 before a Belarusian court. Andrzej Poczobut has been provisionally detained since March 2021 on false and politically motivated charges.

On 11-13 January 2023, Undersecretary of State Wojciech Gerwel travelled to the United States. He visited New York and Washington, D.C., where he took part in the UN Security Council open debate and the Council’s briefing on Ukraine, and held bilateral meetings.

On 12 January 2023, due to assumption of an office with the Chancellery of the President of Poland, Undersecretary of State Marcin Przydacz completed his mission at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On 10 January 2023, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Government Plenipotentiary for Compensation for Damage Caused by German Aggression and Occupation in 1939-1945, asked Committees of the US Congress to provide support regarding Poland’s efforts to obtain compensation for losses caused by German aggression and occupation in 1939-1945.