Krzysztof Suprowicz

Krzysztof Mieczysław Suprowicz (born 15 October 1953, Warsaw)[1] is a Polish diplomat, ambassador of Poland to Yemen (1996–2002), Moldova (2005–2009) and Qatar (2014–2017).

Krzysztof Suprowicz
Poland Ambassador to Qatar
In office
2014–2017
Appointed byBronisław Komorowski
EmirTamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Preceded byRobert Rostek
Succeeded byJanusz Janke
Poland Ambassador to Moldova
In office
2005–2009
Appointed byAleksander Kwaśniewski
PresidentVladimir Voronin
Preceded byPiotr Marciniak
Succeeded byBogumił Luft
Poland Ambassador to Yemen
In office
1996–2002
Appointed byAleksander Kwaśniewski
PresidentAli Abdullah Saleh
Succeeded byMieczysław Stępiński
Personal details
Born (1953-10-15) 15 October 1953
Warsaw, Poland
Children2 daughters
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
University of Bucharest
ProfessionDiplomat
Awards

Life

Suprowicz graduated from English studies at the University of Bucharest and Arab studies at the University of Warsaw (1980). After his studies, he worked for a year as a lecturer. Between 1981 and 1987, he was sales representative in Baghdad of such companies as Budimex, PHZ Polservice, Le Controle Technique.[1]

In 1991, he began his diplomatic career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). He served as First Secretary at the embassy in Bucharest. Between 1996 and 2002, he was ambassador to Yemen, additionally accredited to Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti.[2] In 2000, he was hijacked by local rebels and released after a couple of days.[3] From 2003 for a couple of months he has been chargé d'affaires at the embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In March 2004, he became deputy director of the MFA Africa and the Middle East Department. From 2005 to 2009, he was ambassador to Moldova, from 2014 to 2017 to Qatar.[4]

Besides Polish, he speaks English, Arabic, Romanian, Russian, German, and French. Married, with two daughters.[5]

Honours

References
  1. "Ambasador". doha.msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 2016-10-27. Archived from the original on 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  2. "Protokół posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 241/ Biuletyn nr 4534/IV". orka.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2005-05-05. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  3. "Porwany ambasador Polski w Jemenie zadzwonił do MSZ". fakty.interia.pl (in Polish). 2000-03-02. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  4. "Krzysztof Suprowicz nie jest już ambasadorem w Katarze. TVP: Dymisja ma związek ze zbiorem zastrzeżonym IPN". wiadomosci.dziennik.pl (in Polish). 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  5. "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 56/". www.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2012-11-21. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
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