Michał Kołodziejski (born 12 February 1975) is a Polish diplomat specializing in Asia-Pacific region, who serves as the

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of Poland to

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from 2017 to 2022 and consul-general in Hong Kong and Macau since 2023.

Life

Michał Kołodziejski graduated from University of Warsaw – Japanese studies and management. He also studied at

Kanazawa University Kanazawa University ( ja, 金沢大学, Kanazawa Daigaku, abbreviated to ja, 金大, Kindai) is a Japanese national university in the city of Kanazawa, the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture. Founded in 1862, it was chartered as a university in 194 ...

and completed a Ph.D. course at Warsaw School of Economics. In 2003 he joined the

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. He worked at the Embassy of Poland in Singapore, and then as a deputy director and director of Asia-Pacific Department (2014–2017). On 26 November 2017 he started his term as the ambassador of Poland to Australia, based in Canberra, accredited also to Papua New Guinea,

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, Federated States of Micronesia,

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, Vanuatu, Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands. He presented his credentials to the

Governor-General of Australia The governor-general of Australia is the representative of the monarch, currently King Charles III, in Australia.Peter Cosgrove on 2 February 2018, to the president of Fiji

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on 12 February 2019, to the president of the Federated States of Micronesia

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on 18 March 2019. He ended his term on 15 August 2022. From 1 October 2022 to 19 September 2023 he hold the post of the deputy director of the MFA Asia-Pacific Department. Since 20 September 2023 he serves as Consul-General in Hong Kong. Besides

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, he speaks English, Japanese and Russian. He is married with two daughters.

Works

* '' Takahashi Korekiyo 1854–1936 a gospodarka międzywojennej Japonii'', Warszawa: Trio, 2004.

References

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