Krzysztof Maria Szczerski (born 15 April 1973 in Kraków) is a Polish political scientist and politician who has been serving as Poland's Ambassador to the United Nations in New York since 2021.
Krzysztof Szczerski | |
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Poland Ambassador to the United Nations | |
Assumed office 18 August 2021 | |
Appointed by | Andrzej Duda |
Secretary-General | António Guterres |
Preceded by | Joanna Wronecka |
Head of the International Policy Bureau | |
In office 15 April 2021 – 13 July 2021 | |
Appointed by | Andrzej Duda |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Jakub Kumoch |
Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the President | |
In office 7 August 2015 – 13 July 2021 | |
Appointed by | Andrzej Duda |
Chief of the President's Cabinet | |
In office 4 April 2017 – 4 January 2021 | |
Appointed by | Andrzej Duda |
Preceded by | Adam Kwiatkowski |
Succeeded by | Paweł Szrot |
Member of the Sejm | |
In office 8 November 2011 – 7 August 2015 | |
Constituency | Kraków I |
Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 5 January 2007 – 10 September 2007 | |
Appointed by | Lech Kaczyński |
Personal details | |
Born | Kraków, Poland | 15 April 1973
Political party | Law and Justice |
Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
Profession | Political scientist, politician, university teacher |
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Szczerski previously served, among other positions, as deputy to the Sejm of Poland (2011–2015) and Under Secretary and Secretary of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda (2015–2021).
Education and scientific career
editSzczerski graduated from the Institute of Political Science of the Jagiellonian University, Kraków (1997). He also studied at the Robert Schuman Institute, Budapest (1996). In 2001, he defended his PhD thesis on the European Committee of the Regions. In 2010, he received a postdoctoral degree (habilitation). His postdoctoral dissertation entitled "The Dynamics of the European System" won the award of the Prime Minister. In 2019, he earned the title of professor of social sciences.[1][2]
Following his graduation, he was employed as a lecturer and researcher at the Institute of Modern Political Science, Jagiellonian University. In 2013, he became an associate professor. He served two terms as Deputy Director of the Institute of Political Sciences and International Relations. He was also an assistant professor at the Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu – National-Louis University, Nowy Sącz. He was member of the Council of the Polish Institute of International Affairs.[1] Among his doctoral students is Jakub Kumoch (2015).[2]
Political career
editBetween 1998 and 2001 Szczerski was cooperating with the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland. From 1999 to 2000 he served as an advisor to the Minister of Health in the area of the European integration, regional health policy and health care systems. In 2007, he was appointed Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland. Next, he was Under Secretary of State in the Office of the Committee for European Integration. He was member of the Civil Service Council to the Prime Minister (2009–2010).[1] In 2011, he was elected deputy to the Sejm of Poland from the Law and Justice list. In January 2015, Szczerski was appointed as representative of the Polish Parliament in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. He ended his term as a deputy on 7 August 2015, when he was appointed Secretary of State at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda.[3] From 4 April 2017 to 4 January 2021 he was Chief of the Cabinet of the President. On 4 January 2021, he became responsible for the establishment of the International Policy Bureau of the President of Poland. From 15 April 2021[1] to 13 July 2021,[4] he was head of the Bureau. On 18 August 2021, Szczerski started his term as a Permanent Representative of Poland to the United Nations.[5] Within the UN, he has held the positions of Vice-Chairman of the Governing Board of the United Nations Children's Fund,[6] Chairman of the UN Commission for Social Development,[7] and Vice-Chairman of the UN Economic and Social Council.[8]
Personal life
editBesides Polish, he speaks English, French, Spanish, and Russian.[9] He is the brother of Andrzej Szczerski, an art historian.[10]
Honours
edit- 2017 – Order of the Cavalier of Madara , 1st Class, Bulgaria[11]
- 2019 – Grand Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania, Lithuania[12]
- 2019 – Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania, Romania[13]
- 2020 – Knight's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit, Hungary[14]
- 2021 – Order of Merit, 3rd Class, Ukraine[15]
- 2021 – Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Poland[16]
- Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Norway[17]
- Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II, Belgium[17]
- Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Czech Republic[17]
- Commander, First Class, of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Finland[17]
Works
edit- Integracja europejska. Cywilizacja i polityka, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków 2003.
- Wybór Europy: katolik wobec polityki w Unii Europejskiej, Wydawnictwo WAM, Kraków 2003.
- Porządki biurokratyczne, Księgarnia Akademicka, Kraków 2004.
- Administracja publiczna w modelu zarządzania wielopasmowego, Centrum Europejskie Natolin, Warszawa 2005.
- Dynamika systemu europejskiego, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego 2008.
- Oburzeni, Biały Kruk, Kraków 2013.
- Kazania sejmowe, Biały Kruk, Kraków 2013.
- Wygaszanie Polski, Biały Kruk, Kraków 2015.
- Dialogi o naprawie Rzeczypospolitej, Biały Kruk, Kraków 2015.
- Polskość jest przywilejem, Biały Kruk, Kraków 2016.
- Utopia Europejska. Kryzys integracji i polska inicjatywa naprawy, Biały Kruk, 2017.
- Chluba i zguba. Antologia najnowszej publicystyki patriotycznej, Biały Kruk, Kraków 2020, ISBN 978-83-7553-307-1.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "President of the Republic of Poland / Cabinet / Krzysztof Szczerski". prezydent.pl. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ a b "prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Szczerski". nauka-polska.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ "Krzysztof Szczerski". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ "Nowi ministrowie w Pałacu Prezydenckim. Krzysztof Szczerski odwołany". polsatnews.pl (in Polish). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ "Nowy reprezentant Polski przy ONZ. Krzysztof Szczerski rozpoczął misję w Nowym Jorku". PolskieRadio24.pl (in Polish). 20 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ "Ambassador Szczerski elected as Vice-President of the UNICEF EB Bureau - Poland in the UN - Gov.pl website". Poland in the UN. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases".
- ^ "New ECOSOC President to focus on safe migration, AI for sustainable development | UN News". news.un.org. 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 46/". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 12 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ Gazur, Łukasz (31 July 2015). "Krzysztof i Andrzej Szczerscy, czyli o dwóch takich, co lubią być braćmi". Dziennik Polski (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ "Церемония в българското посолство за награждаване с орден "Мадарски конник" – І степен на високопоставени служители от администрацията на президента на Република Полша". mfa.bg (in Bulgarian). 5 May 2017. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "Wysokie odznaczenia Państwa Litewskiego dla polskich polityków". Wilnoteka (in Polish). 22 February 2019. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej / Kancelaria / Aktywność ministrów / 100-lecie stosunków dyplomatycznych Polski i Rumunii". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 1 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej / Kancelaria / Aktywność ministrów / Szef prezydenckiego gabinetu odznaczony Krzyżem Kawalerskim Orderu Węgierskiego". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №274/2021 Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди Дня Конституції України". Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України (in Ukrainian). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "Nowi ministrowie w Pałacu Prezydenckim. Krzysztof Szczerski odwołany". Polsat News (in Polish). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ a b c d "Kancelaria / Kierownictwo Kancelarii / Krzysztof Szczerski, Sekretarz Stanu - Szef Gabinetu Prezydenta RP". Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). 2019-09-30. Archived from the original on 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2021-08-24.