Krzysztof Maria Szczerski (born 15 April 1973 in

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) is a Polish

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and

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who has been serving as Poland's Ambassador to the

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since 2021. Szczerski previously served, among other positions, as deputy to the

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of Poland (2011–2015) and Under Secretary and Secretary of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland

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(2015–2021).

Education and scientific career

Szczerski graduated from the Institute of Political Science of the

Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in ...

, Kraków (1997). He also studied at the Robert Schuman Institute,

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(1996). In 2001, he defended his PhD thesis on the

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. In 2010, he received a postdoctoral degree (

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). His postdoctoral dissertation entitled "The Dynamics of the European System" won the award of the Prime Minister. In 2019, he earned the title of professor of social sciences. Following his graduation, he was employed as a lecturer and researcher at the Institute of Modern Political Science, Jagiellonian University. In 2013, he became an

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. He served two terms as Deputy Director of the Institute of Political Sciences and International Relations. He was also an

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at the

Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu – National-Louis University Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu – National-Louis University (WSB-NLU) — non-public university, one of the first non-public higher education schools in Poland. The university offers bachelor's, engineer's and master's degree in the following fields: ...

Nowy Sącz Nowy Sącz (; hu, Újszandec; yi, Tzanz, צאַנז; sk, Nový Sonč; german: Neu-Sandez) is a city in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County as a separate administrative unit. It has ...

. He was member of the Council of the

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. Among his doctoral students is Jakub Kumoch (2015).

Political career

Between 1998 and 2001 Szczerski was cooperating with the

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. From 1999 to 2000 he served as an advisor to the

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in the area of the

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, regional

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and

health care systems Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

. In 2007, he was appointed

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in the

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. Next, he was Under Secretary of State in the Office of the Committee for European Integration. He was member of the Civil Service Council to the

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(2009–2010). In 2011, he was elected deputy to the

of Poland from the

Law and Justice Law and Justice ( pl, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość , PiS) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland. Its chairman is Jarosław Kaczyński. It was founded in 2001 by Jarosław and Lech Kaczyński as a direct su ...

list. In January 2015, Szczerski was appointed as representative of the

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in the

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. He ended his term as a deputy on 7 August 2015, when he was appointed Secretary of State at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland

. From 4 April 2017 to 4 January 2021 he was Chief of the Cabinet of the President. On 4 January 2021, he became responsible for the establishment of the International Policy Bureau of the President of Poland. From 15 April 2021 to 13 July 2021, he was head of the Bureau. On 18 August 2021, Szczerski started his term as a Permanent Representative of Poland to the United Nations.

Personal life

Besides

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

, he speaks

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, French,

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, and

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. He is the brother of Andrzej Szczerski, an art historian.

Honours

* 2017 – , 1st Class,

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* 2019 – Grand Commander of the

Order for Merits to Lithuania The Order for Merits to Lithuania ( lt, Ordinas Už nuopelnus Lietuvai) is an award, presented by the President of Lithuania, which may be conferred on the citizens of Lithuania and foreign nationals for distinguished services promoting name of Lit ...

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

* 2019 – Grand Officer of the

Order of the Star of Romania The Order of the Star of Romania (Romanian: ''Ordinul Steaua României'') is Romania's highest civil Order and second highest State decoration after the defunct Order of Michael the Brave. It is awarded by the President of Romania. It has five r ...

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* 2020 – Knight's Cross of the

Hungarian Order of Merit The Hungarian Order of Merit ( hu, Magyar Érdemrend) is the fourth highest State Order of Hungary. Founded in 1991, the order is a revival of an original order founded in 1946 and abolished in 1949. Its origins, however, can be traced to the ...

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* 2021 –

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, 3rd Class,

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* 2021 – Officer's Cross of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...

, Poland * Grand Cross of the

Royal Norwegian Order of Merit The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (Norwegian: ''Den Kongelige Norske Fortjenstorden'' (Bokmål) or ''Den Kongelege Norske Fortenesteordenen'' (Nynorsk)) was instituted by King Olav V in 1985. It is awarded to foreigners, Norwegian citizens livin ...

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* Grand Officer of the

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Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk The Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk ( cz, Řád Tomáše Garrigua Masaryka) is an Order of the Czech Republic and the former Czechoslovakia. It was established in 1990 after the Velvet Revolution, and re-established in 1994 (following the diss ...

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* Commander, First Class, of the

Order of the Lion of Finland The Order of the Lion of Finland ( fi, Suomen Leijonan ritarikunta; sv, Finlands Lejons orden) is one of three official orders in Finland, along with the Order of the Cross of Liberty and the Order of the White Rose of Finland. The President o ...

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Works

* ''Integracja europejska. Cywilizacja i polityka'', Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków 2003. * ''Wybór Europy: katolik wobec polityki w Unii Europejskiej'', Wydawnictwo WAM, Kraków 2003. * ''Porządki biurokratyczne'', Księgarnia Akademicka, Kraków 2004. * ''Administracja publiczna w modelu zarządzania wielopasmowego'', Centrum Europejskie Natolin, Warszawa 2005. * ''Dynamika systemu europejskiego'', Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego 2008. * ''Oburzeni'', Biały Kruk, Kraków 2013. * ''Kazania sejmowe'', Biały Kruk, Kraków 2013. * ''Wygaszanie Polski'', Biały Kruk, Kraków 2015. * ''Dialogi o naprawie Rzeczypospolitej'', Biały Kruk, Kraków 2015. * ''Polskość jest przywilejem'', Biały Kruk, Kraków 2016. * ''Utopia Europejska. Kryzys integracji i polska inicjatywa naprawy'', Biały Kruk, 2017. * ''Chluba i zguba. Antologia najnowszej publicystyki patriotycznej'', Biały Kruk, Kraków 2020, .

References

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