Jarosław Szczepankiewicz

Jarosław Roman Szczepankiewicz is a Polish diplomat, serving as an ambassador to Ethiopia (2008–2012) and chargé d'affaires to the Philippines (since 2018).

Jarosław Szczepankiewicz
Poland Ambassador to Ethiopia
In office 15 January 2008 – 3 August 2012
Preceded by	Mariusz Woźniak
Succeeded by	Jacek Jankowski
Poland Ambassador to the Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office 2018
Preceded by	Krzysztof Szumski
Personal details
Nationality	Polish
Alma mater	Catholic University of Lublin
Profession	Diplomat

Life

Jarosław Szczepankiewicz holds an M.A. in Oriental philosophy from the Catholic University of Lublin. He has been studying also at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, Paris, the National School of Public Administration, Warsaw, the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael, the Hague, and the University of Paris.[1]

In 1998, Szczepankiewicz joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has been working as a Head of Task Force Group, Department of European Integration. Between 2001 and 2007 he was Head of Section at the Department of Promotion. From 2008 to 2012 he was holding the post of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, accredited also to the Republic of Djibouti and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the African Union. Afterwards, from 2012 to 2017 he was Minister-Counsellor at the Department of Africa and the Middle East. For the next year he was at the Consular Department. Since 2018[2] he is representing Poland to the Philippines as chargé d'affaires.[3]

Beside Polish, he speaks English and French.

References

1. "Komisja Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 90/ Biuletyn nr 2295/V". orka.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 23 August 2007. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
2. "Ambasador". www.msz.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
3. "Legarda receives award of distinction from EU". www.pna.gov.ph. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-12.