Radosław Tomasz Gruk (born 23 April 1971) is a Polish diplomat, an ambassador to

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

(2021–2024).

Life

Radosław Gruk earned his master's degree from political science at the

University of Warsaw The University of Warsaw ( pl, Uniwersytet Warszawski, la, Universitas Varsoviensis) is a public university in Warsaw, Poland. Established in 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country offering 37 different fields of ...

. After graduating, in 1999 he began his professional career at the Ministry of Interior and Administration specializing in the matters related to Polish citizenship. In 2000, he joined the Office for Foreigners where he was in charge of

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of Poles from the former

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. He was cooperating with the

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and Polish National Tourist Office. In 2003, Gruk joined the

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. Until 2007, he was Second and First Secretary at the Consulate-General in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

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. Between 2007 and 2013 he was Consul and political-economic officer at the rank of Counsellor and First Counsellor at the Embassy in Podgorica,

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. In 2015, he was sent to the Consulate-General in

Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...

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, being promoted to the head of unit and, since 2017, Consul General. In 2019, he ended his term and became deputy director of the MFA Bureau of Human Resources. In 2020, he was nominated Ambassador to Uzbekistan, beginning his term on 8 May 2021. He has been accredited also to

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

. On 25 August 2021, he presented his credentials to the

President of Uzbekistan The president of the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti, Ўзбекистон Республикасининг Президенти) is the head of state and executive authority in Uzbekistan. The office of Pre ...

Shavkat Mirziyoyev. He ended his mission in 2024. He is married to Monika Gruk who is also a diplomat.

Honours

* 2016 – Honorary Badge of the Siberian * 2016 – Pro Patria Medal * 2017 – Golden Badge of Honor for Merits to the Siberian Association * 2018 – Honorary badge "For Merit for Tourism" * 2018 – Badge "For Merit for Sport" * 2018 – Bene Merito Dioecesis Bydgostiensis * 2019 – Medal „Za Zasługi dla Polaków w Kazachstanie” * 2020 – Gold Cross of Merit * 2021 – Medal of the Centenary of Regained Independence

References

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