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Poland in South Africa

Head of Mission

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria

Head of Mission: Jacek Chodorowicz

Date and place of birth:  7 December 1964 r., Warsaw

Citizenship: Polish

Education:  Warsaw University (1992 r.), master of science in history

Career path:

                                             Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1992

2023-2025                          Department of Africa and Middle East, director

2021-2023                           Department of Development Cooperation, minister plenipotentiary

2018-2021                           Department of Public Diplomacy, Ministers of Foreign Affairs  
                                              Plenipotentiary for dialogue with Jewish Diaspora

2012-2018                           Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in the State of Israel

2008-2012                           Department of Africa and Middle East, director

2002-2008                           Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in the Syrian Arab Republic

1999-2002                           Department of Africa and Middle East, director

1995-1999                           Chargé d’affaires of the Republic of Poland in the Republic of Zimbabwe

1992-1995                           Department of Africa, Asia, Australia and Oceania,  expert, head of section

1991-1992                           Ministry of National Education, counsellor

Decorations: Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2010)

Foreign Languages: English, French

Marital status: married, two sons

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