Ryszard Frąckiewicz (22 April 1931 – 1 April 2022) was a Polish diplomat and an economist.

Ryszard Frąckiewicz
Polish Ambassador to Japan
In office
November 1986 – 1991
Preceded byWojciech Chałaciński
Succeeded byHenryk Lipszyc
Polish Ambassador to Australia
In office
27 April 1978 – 20 October 1983
Preceded byEugeniusz Wiśniewski
Succeeded byIreneusz Kossakowski [pl]
Personal details
Born22 April 1931
Sielec, Polesie Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
Died1 April 2022(2022-04-01) (aged 90)
NationalityPolish
Political partyPZPR
Alma materMain School of Planning and Statistics in Warsaw
OccupationDiplomat

Ryszard Frąckiewicz in 1952 graduated from economics at the Main School of Planning and Statistics in Warsaw. He was student of Oskar Lange.[1] From 1964 to 1969, he was a department director in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2] He was a member of the Union of Polish Youth[1] and, since 1953,[1] of the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR). As a diplomat he was posted in Washington, D.C. twice: ca from 1960[3] to 1964[4] and ca from 1970[5] to 1973.[6] From 13 July 1971 to 23 December 1971 he was heading the Embassy as Chargé d'affaires.[7] He served as ambassador of the Polish People's Republic to Australia from 1978 to 1983[8] and was also accredited to New Zealand. Between 1986 and 1991 he was ambassador to Japan.[9][10]

He died on 1 April 2022 at the age of 90,[11] and was buried in Warsaw.[12]

Works edit

  • Baturo, Ryszard; Frąckiewicz, Ryszard; Natorf, Włodzimierz; Rozalicz, Kazimierz (1977). Wybrane zagadnienia organizacji i techniki pracy dyplomatycznej (in Polish). Warszawa: Wyższa Szkoła Nauk Społecznych przy KC PZPR.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Bryant, John (1979-08-05). "Polish voice for peace and understanding". Canberra Times. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  2. ^ "KWORUM - Polsko-Polonijna Gazeta Internetowa - www.kworum.com.pl". 2017-11-07. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  3. ^ Diplomatic list. United States. Department of State. 1960. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  4. ^ Diplomatic list. United States. Department of State. 1964. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  5. ^ Siwek, Krzysztof (2016). "Granica polsko-niemiecka w stosunkach Polski ze Stanami Zjednoczonymi" (PDF). archiwumpz.iz.poznan.pl (in Polish). p. 177. ISSN 0033-2437. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  6. ^ Diplomatic list. United States. Department of State. 1973. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  7. ^ Jones, David A.; Waluk, Joanna (2011). "Polish and American Diplomatic Relations since 1939 as Reflected in Bilateral Ambassadorial Policies" (PDF). depot.ceon.pl. p. 160. ISSN 1733-9154. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  8. ^ "Representation". Australian Foreign Affairs Records.
  9. ^ "The New Zealand Gazette" (PDF). austlii.edu.au. 1979-01-25. p. 155. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  10. ^ "Directory of Polish Officials – A Reference Aid" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Rysia Frąckiewicz". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  12. ^ "Cmentarz w Pyrach powstał w 1946 roku". passa.waw.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-08-07.