Biographical Note

New Permanent Representative of Poland Presents Credentials

 

(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service)

The new Permanent Representative of Poland to the United Nations, Witold Sobków, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Until his appointment, Mr. Sobków served as Political Director since January 2008.  Prior to that, he was in the Department of Strategy and Planning of Poland’s Foreign Policy, with the rank of Ambassador, since 2007.  From October 2006 to December 2006 he served as Under-Secretary of State for European Affairs.

Mr. Sobków was Poland’s Ambassador to Ireland from September 2002 to July 2006, prior to which he had been Senior Adviser to the Minister on European Affairs since October 2001.  From July 2001 to October of the same year, he was Director for Non-European Countries and the United Nations System, having served as Deputy Head of the West European Department since November 2000.

From March 1993 to November 2000, the new Polish envoy served as Deputy Chief of Mission in his country’s Embassy in London.  He was Deputy Head of the European Department and Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs from March 1991 to March 1993.  From August 1984 to March 1991, he was a lecturer at Warsaw University.

Mr. Sobków holds master’s degrees in English language and literature, and Italian language and literature, both from Warsaw University.  He undertook Islamic studies at London University, and security in South-East Asia at King’s College.

Born in Warsaw in 1961, Mr. Sobków is married.

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