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Urszula Doroszewska

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Urszula Doroszewska
Poland Ambassador to Lithuania
In office
29 May 2017 – 19 March 2023
Appointed byAndrzej Duda
PresidentDalia Grybauskaitė
Gitanas Nausėda
Preceded byJarosław Czubiński
Succeeded byKonstanty Radziwiłł
Poland Ambassador to Georgia
In office
2008–2013
Appointed byLech Kaczyński
PresidentMikheil Saakashvili
Preceded byJacek Multanowski
Succeeded byAndrzej Cieszkowski
Personal details
Born (1955-12-02) 2 December 1955 (age 69)
Warsaw, Poland
SpouseWiktor Krzysztoporski
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
ProfessionDiplomat, sociologist, journalist

Urszula Doroszewska (born 2 December 1954 in Warsaw)[1] is a Polish diplomat, journalist and sociologist, ambassador to Georgia (2008–2013) and Lithuania (2017–2023).

Life

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Early life and education

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Urszula Doroszewska was born on 2 December 1954 in Warsaw. During her school years she was a scout.[2] In 1978 she graduated from sociology at the University of Warsaw.[1]

Until 1989

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In 1970s she was engaged in opposition activities against the Polish People's Republic government. She cooperated with the Workers' Defence Committee. From 1977 to 1989 she had been the editor of the independent and catholic press, e.g. journal "Głos". Between 1980 and 1981 she ran the daily news desk for "Solidarity" Mazowsze Region. Following 1981, during the martial law she published in underground magazines. In 1984 she had been arrested for political reasons for 2 months.[3]

From 1989

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In the 1990s she worked as a freelance journalist, published articles about the changes in the former USSR (mainly about Ukraine, Georgia and Azerbaijan), among others, in the ”Rzeczpospolita” daily. Doroszewska ran assistance programmes carried out in Ukraine (Crimea) and the South Caucasian countries, conducted first by the IDEE Foundation Warsaw, then by the foundation Towarzystwo Demokratyczne Wschód, over whose works she presided from 2002 to 2006.[4]

Since August 2006, she had been working for the Chancellery of the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński, as an expert, and, since April 2007 as deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Office there.[5]

From November 2008[6] until February 2013[7] Doroszewska was Poland Ambassador to Georgia. From May 2013 to August 2015 she was director of the Polish Institute in Minsk.[8] In September 2015 she became an adviser to the President of Poland Andrzej Duda.[9] Between 29 May 2017 and 19 March 2023 she served as an ambassador to Lithuania.[10][11]

Private life

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She is married to Wiktor Krzysztoporski, a graphic artist.[12] She speaks Russian, French and English languages.[4]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Urszula Doroszewska – Encyklopedia Solidarności". www.encysol.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  2. ^ Kamiński, Łukasz; Waligóra, Grzegorz (2008). Kryptonim "Pegaz". Służba Bezpieczeństwa wobec Towarzystwa Kursów Naukowych 1978–1980 (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej. p. 89. ISBN 9788360464632.
  3. ^ "Biuletyn Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych Sejmu RP nr 1442/VI". orka.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  4. ^ a b "Zapis posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 65/". orka.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  5. ^ a b "Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej / Kancelaria / Doradcy / Doradcy Prezydenta RP / Urszula Doroszewska" (in Polish). 2015-10-19. Archived from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  6. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 26 listopada 2008 r. nr 110-51-2008 w sprawie mianowania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". prawo.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2008-11-26. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  7. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 11 kwietnia 2013 r. nr 110-18-13 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". prawo.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  8. ^ "Отчет о мероприятии, посвященном памяти Ибрагима Канапацкого - ЦНБ НАН Беларуси | Новости". csl.bas-net.by (in Russian). 4 March 2014. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  9. ^ "Prezydent powołał Doradców i Doradców Społecznych". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2015-09-24. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  10. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 29 maja 2017 r. nr 110.25.2017 w sprawie mianowania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". prawo.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  11. ^ "Ambasador Doroszewska kończy misję dyplomatyczną na Litwie". lrt.lt (in Polish). 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  12. ^ "Ambassador". wilno.msz.gov.pl. 2017-12-22. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  13. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 21 września 2006 r. o nadaniu orderów". prawo.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  14. ^ "Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentė". grybauskaite1.lrp.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  15. ^ "Ambasador RP na Litwie została odznaczona "Gwiazdą Dyplomaci Litwy"". Polska na Litwie - Portal Gov.pl. 2023-02-06. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
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