Paweł Herczyński is a Polish diplomat and the EU ambassador to Georgia since September 2022.

Paweł Herczyński
Amb.
Paweł Herczyński (2022)
European Union Ambassador to Georgia
Assumed office
September 2022
PresidentUrsula von der Leyen
Preceded byCarl Hartzell
European External Action Service (EEAS) Managing Director for the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and Crisis Response
In office
September 2019 – September 2022
Director for Security and Defence Policy at the EEAS
In office
February 2017 – September 2019
Ambassador of Poland to the EU Political and Security Committee (PSC)
In office
2013–2017
Personal details
EducationWarsaw School of Economics Warsaw, Poland

Life

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Herczyński holds a master's degree in economics from the Warsaw School of Economics.[1]

He served as the European External Action Service (EEAS) Managing Director for the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and Crisis Response, and also served as Director for Security and Defence Policy at the EEAS. Prior to that, he was Polish ambassador to the EU Political and Security Committee (PSC).[2][3][4]

Herczyński held several senior positions within the Polish Foreign Ministry, including Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, deputy director of the EU Department – European Correspondent, and Deputy Representative of Poland to NATO Political Committee in Brussels.[5]

Paweł Herczyński speaks his native Polish, and also English, Spanish, German, French, and Russian.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Pawel HERCZYNSKI. CV" (PDF). eeas.europa.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  2. ^ "Pawel Herczynski nominated for Head of EU Delegation to Georgia". Agenda.ge. 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  3. ^ "The 5th Annual European Cyber Security Conference | Speaker Biographies". Forum Europe. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  4. ^ "New EU ambassador to Georgia appointed: Pawel Herczynski to replace Carl Harzell". EU NeighborsEast. 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  5. ^ a b "New EU Ambassador to Georgia Nominated". Civil Georgia. 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-10-08.