Iwo Byczewski
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Iwo Byczewski (born 29 February 1948, in Poznań) is a Polish diplomat. He served as Deputy Foreign Minister (1991–1995),
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 ...
to Belgium and Permanent Representative to the European Union.


Life

He is a law graduate from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and studied at the College of Europe (1971–1972, Dante Alighieri promotion) in Bruges. He has a doctorate from the Institute of State and Law of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 1972. Between 1977 and 1982 he was working for the Ministry of Justice (Poland), Ministry of Justice. He has been Solidarity (Polish trade union), Solidarity member. As active dissident he was taking part in Polish Round Table Agreement negotiations. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland), Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1990 when Poland became independent, serving as vice minister from 1991 to 1995. Then, he worked in business since the mid 90s. In 2001, he was appointed Permanent Representative of Poland to the European Union. From 2002 to 2007, he served as Ambassador to Belgium. From 2012 to 2016 Byczewski served as Ambassador to Tunisia. He is married to Anna Nehrebecka.


Honours

* Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1995) * Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2009)


References

1948 births Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań alumni Ambassadors of Poland to Tunisia Ambassadors of Poland to Belgium College of Europe alumni International law scholars Living people Diplomats from Poznań Permanent Representatives of Poland to the European Union {{Poland-diplomat-stub Polish legal scholars Solidarity (Polish trade union) activists