Joanna Wronecka

Joanna Wronecka (born 30 March 1958 in Krotoszyn)[1] is a Polish diplomat, since November 2017 serving as a Permanent Representative of Poland to the United Nations.

Joanna Wronecka

Ph.D.
Poland Ambassador to Egypt
In office
1999–2003
Preceded byGrzegorz Dziemidowicz
Succeeded byJan Natkański
Poland Ambassador to Morocco
In office
2005–2010
Preceded byMieczysław Stępiński
Succeeded byWitold Spirydowicz
1st European Union Ambassador to Jordan
In office
January 2011 – August 2015
Succeeded byAndrea Matteo Fontana
21st Poland Ambassador to the United Nations
Assumed office
November 2017
Preceded byBogusław Winid
Personal details
Born (1958-03-30) March 30, 1958
Krotoszyn, Poland
NationalityPolish
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
ProfessionDiplomat

Life

Education

Joanna Wronecka graduated from Faculty of Arabic Studies of the University of Warsaw. She has been studying in Algeria, Egypt and France as well. In 1985 she defended her PhD thesis on Arab-Muslim philosophy.[2] In 1980s she has been working at the Polish Academy of Sciences.[3]

Diplomatic career

In 1993 she joined the Polish diplomatic service, starting from the post of an expert. In 1996–1998 she was deputy director of the Department of the United Nations System and director of the Department of Africa and the Middle East (1998–1999) and Minister’s Secretariat (2003–2005). She served as Poland ambassador to Egypt (1999–2003), Morocco accredited to Mauritania and Senegal (2005–2010).[4] From January 2011 to August 2015 she held the position of Head of the European Union Delegation to Jordan.[5] On 26 November 2015 she was appointed Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland responsible for development aid, cooperation with African and Middle-East countries.[2]

In November 2017 she became Permanent Representative of Poland to the United Nations.[6]

Honours

In 2010 she received the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.[7]

References
  1. "Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej". archive.is (in Polish). 2016-02-18. Archived from the original on 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  2. "Joanna Wronecka nową wiceminister spraw zagranicznych". Onet Wiadomości (in Polish). 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  3. "Nowa Nauka Polska". nauka-polska.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  4. "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 1 września 2010 r. nr 110-36-2010 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". prawo.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  5. "Joanna Wronecka i Tomasz Kozłowski pierwszymi polskimi ambasadorami w dyplomacji Unii Europejskiej". www.msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  6. "Prezydent wręczył listy uwierzytelniające dziesięciu ambasadorom". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2017-11-26. Archived from the original on 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  7. "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 10 listopada 2010 r. o nadaniu orderów". prawo.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
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