List of ambassadors of Poland to the United States

Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the United States
Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the United States
Ambasador Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Stanach Zjednoczonych
	Coat of arms of Poland
	Incumbent; Marek Magierowski; since 23 November 2021
Style	Mr. Ambassador; (informal); His Excellency; (diplomatic)
Reports to	Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Seat	Washington, D.C., United States
Appointer	President of Poland
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	1919
Website	Polish Embassy – Washington D.C.

The Republic of Poland Ambassador to the United States (known formally as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to the United States) is the official representative of the Government of the Republic of Poland to the Government of the United States.

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History

The first permanent Polish diplomatic mission was created in late 18th century by the last king of Poland, Stanislaus Augustus. After partitions of Poland, there was over a century gap in diplomatic relations. The mission was re-established following Poland regaining independence in the aftermath of World War I.

Ambassadors of Poland to the United States

Second Polish Republic

Note: Second Republic was created in 1918.

1919–1922: Kazimierz Lubomirski (envoy)
1923–1925: Władysław Wróblewski (envoy)
1925–1929: Jan Ciechanowski (envoy)
1929–1932: Tytus Filipowicz (Ambassador beginning in 1930)^[1]
1932–1933: Władysław Sokołowski (as chargé d'affaires)
1933–1935: Stanisław Patek
1935–1936: Władysław Sokołowski (as chargé d'affaires)
1936–1940: Jerzy Antoni Potocki^[2]
1940–1945: Jan Ciechanowski
1945–1945: Janusz Żółtowski (as chargé d'affaires)

Polish People's Republic

Note: Officially, Polish People's Republic is the name used since 1952. Unofficially, this name is used for all Polish communist governments since 1944.

1945–1947 – Oskar Lange^[3]
1947–1955 – Józef Winiewicz
1955–1961 – Romuald Spasowski
1961–1967 – Edward Drożniak
1967–1972 – Jerzy Michałowski
1972–1977 – Witold Trąmpczyński
1978–1982 – Romuald Spasowski
1982–1988 – Zdzisław Ludwiczak (as chargé d’affaires)
1988–1990 – Jan Kinast

Third Polish Republic

Note: modern Poland.

1990–1993: Kazimierz Dziewanowski
1993–1994: Maciej Kozłowski (diplomat) (as chargé d'affaires)
1994–2000: Jerzy Koźmiński
2000–2005: Przemysław Grudziński
2005–2007: Janusz Reiter
2008–2012: Robert Kupiecki
2012–2016: Ryszard Schnepf^[4]
2016–2021: Piotr Wilczek^[5]^[6]
since 2021: Marek Magierowski

References

[1]
"THE POLISH AMBASSADOR". The New York Times. 6 January 1933. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
[2]
TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (22 February 1941). "POTOCKI WOULD BE CITIZEN; Former Polish Ambassador Tells President of Intention". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
[3]
"Polish Ambassador Entertains". The New York Times. 5 May 1946. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
[4]
Newsroom, IU Bloomington (October 8, 2013). "Ryszard Schnepf, Poland's ambassador to the U.S., visiting IU Bloomington: IU Bloomington Newsroom: Indiana University Bloomington". news.indiana.edu. Retrieved 9 March 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
[5]
Wilczek, Piotr (1 February 2018). "Opinion | Poland and the Holocaust: The Ambassador's View". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
[6]
Wilczek, Piotr (31 August 2018). "Opinion | Democracy in Poland, Alive and Well". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 March 2022.