Piotr Andrzej Opaliński (born 1958, in Warsaw) is a Polish diplomat, serving as an ambassador to Pakistan (2015–2021).

Life

Piotr Opaliński holds an M.A. in Oriental philology from the

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(1985). He has been studying at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (1987), Warsaw, National School of Public Administration, Warsaw, and Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael, The Hague. Following his scientific work for the University of Warsaw, in 1985, Opaliński joined the

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. He has been working there at the Asia, Africa and the Middle East departments. Between 1991 and 1997 he was serving as

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a.i. to Bangladesh. He was working also at the embassies in Luanda,

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(2007), deputy ambassador in Islamabad and Kabul (1999–2005) and deputy head of mission New Delhi (2008–2014). In August 2015, he was appointed ambassador to Pakistan, and presented his credentials on 3 November 2015. He ended his term on 15 August 2021. Beside Polish, he speaks English, Russian, Hindi, and Urdu. He is an amateur photographer and tennis player.

Awards

* Gold Cross of Merit (2013)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Opalinski, Piotr 1958 births Ambassadors of Poland to Bangladesh Ambassadors of Poland to Pakistan Living people National University of Uzbekistan alumni Diplomats from Warsaw Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)