Dariusz Pawłoś (born 16 April 1969 in

Hrubieszów Hrubieszów (; uk, Грубешів, Hrubeshiv; yi, הרוביעשאָוו, Hrubyeshov) is a town in southeastern Poland, with a population of around 18,212 (2016). It is the capital of Hrubieszów County within the Lublin Voivodeship. Througho ...

) is a Polish Germanist and

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

, from 2022 to 2024 serving as an

ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

Life

In 1993, Pawłoś has graduated from

German studies German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German hi ...

at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in

Lublin Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...

. He was studying also political science at the

University of Warsaw The University of Warsaw ( pl, Uniwersytet Warszawski, la, Universitas Varsoviensis) is a public university in Warsaw, Poland. Established in 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country offering 37 different fields of ...

. In 1990s he was teaching

German language German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Ita ...

at the high school in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

. In 1995, he joined

Foundation for Polish-German Reconciliation The Foundation for Polish-German Reconciliation (polish: Fundacja „Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie“, German: Stiftung „Polnisch-Deutsche Aussöhnung“) is a Foundation according to Polish law and has its seat in the Polish capital Warsaw. It was ...

and between 2008 and 2017 he was chairman of the board. In 2007, he was head of the Bureau of the

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

of Poland for Polish-German Cooperation. He was giving summer lectures for foreign students at the University of Warsaw. He was representing Polish government at the

Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future The Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (German: Stiftung Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft; acronym EVZ), is a German Federal organisation with the purpose of making financial compensation available "to former forced laborers and ...

. From 2017 to 2021, he was the spokesperson and head of the Section for Communication and Public Diplomacy at the Embassy of Poland in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

. From 2021 to 2022, he was deputy director of the Department of Public and Cultural Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2022, he was the managing director of the German-Polish Youth Office (GPYO). On 18 October 2022 Pawłoś was nominated Poland ambassador to Germany. On 22 November 2022, he presented his letter of credence to the president of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and officially began his term. He returned to Warsaw in July 2024. In 2005, he was awarded with the

Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (german: Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria. It is divided into 15 classes and is the highest award in the A ...

. Besides Polish and German, Pawłoś speaks English and Russian. He is married, with a son and a daughter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pawlos, Dariusz 1969 births Ambassadors of Poland to Germany Living people Maria Curie-Skłodowska University alumni People from Hrubieszów Recipients of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria Schoolteachers from Warsaw