Janusz Janke (born 19 September 1966, in

Koszalin Koszalin (pronounced ; csb, Kòszalëno; formerly german: Köslin, ) is a city in northwestern Poland, in Western Pomerania. It is located south of the Baltic Sea coast, and intersected by the river Dzierżęcinka. Koszalin is also a county-stat ...

) is a Polish

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who serves the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to

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since 16 September 2018.

Life

Janusz Janke has graduated in 1995 from law at the

John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin ( pl, Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II, la, Universitas Catholica Lublinensis Ioannis Pauli II, abbreviation KUL), established in 1918. It is the only private college in Poland with the s ...

and, year later, postgraduate studies for

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. He started his career in 1995 at the Ministry of Economic Cooperation with Abroad, being responsible for adjusting Poland to the European Union customs law. Between 1997 and 2006 he worked for the

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where, among others, he was responsible for relations with the Committee of Customs Value of the

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. Simultaneously, he worked as a lecturer in customs law and international trade at the University of Commerce and Law and Higher Customs School (2000–2006). Between 2007 and 2013, he held the post of the Deputy Head of the Embassy in Amman. Next two years he spent at the Ministry of Economy as chief expert. Between 2015 and 2018 he was in charge of the supervision of projects implemented from EU funds at the Ministry of Energy. He was representing the Minister of Economy in the supervisory boards of the largest mining companies in Poland, e.g.

Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa SA is a large coal mining company in Poland producing around 12 million tonnes of coal every year. The company has proven recoverable reserves of 503.4 million tonnes of coal Coal is a combustible black or br ...

. Since 16 September 2018 he serves as the Ambassador of Poland to Qatar. Eight days later, he presented his credentials. He publishes on foreign trade as well as customs law. In 2004 he was awarded by the

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and

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References

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