Bene Merito
The Bene Merito honorary distinction ( pl, Odznaka Honorowa „Bene Merito”) is a departmental (ministerial) decoration of Poland. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland awards the citizens of Poland and foreign nationals with this decoration "in recognition of their merits in promoting Poland abroad.""''The Diplomatic Protocol partakes in the procedure of granting state awards of the Republic of Poland ... and in the procedure of granting the honourable distinction “Bene merito” by the minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Poland.''" In was established in 2009 by the then Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski Radosław Tomasz "Radek" Sikorski (; born 23 February 1963) is a Polish politician and journalist who is a Member of the European Parliament. He was Marshal of the Sejm from 2014 to 2015 and Minister of Foreign Affairs in Donald Tusk's cabinet b .... References {{reflist Departmental decorations of Poland ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Polish Departmental Decorations
Departmental decorations of Poland ( pl, Polskie odznaczenia resortowe) are decorations issued by Polish ministers and heads of some other state establishments. They do not have the status of Polish state decorations, which are usually issued by the head of the state. Current decorations (Dates of establishment/revisionss) *1951/1968/1996 – Medal „Siły Zbrojne w Służbie Ojczyzny” – Minister ON *1956/1972/1982/2000 – Medal Komisji Edukacji Narodowej – Minister EN *1962/2004 – Odznaka „Za opiekę nad zabytkami” – Minister KiDN *1966/1669/1991/2012/2013 – Medal „Za Zasługi dla Obronności Kraju” – Minister ON *1969/1994/2005/2012 – Decoration of Honor Meritorious for Polish Culture, Odznaka honorowa „Zasłużony dla Kultury Polskiej” – Minister KiDN *1976/2016 – Medal „Opiekun Miejsc Pamięci Narodowej” – Prezes IPN *1983/2005 – Odznaka honorowa „Za Zasługi dla Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej” – Minister Ś *1986/2003 – ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the List of European countries by area, seventh largest EU country, covering a combined area of . It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordering seven countries. The territory is characterised by a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and Temperate climate, temperate transitional climate. The capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk. Prehistory and protohistory of Poland, Humans have been present on Polish soil since the Lower Paleolithic, with continuous settlement since the end of the Last Glacial Period over 12,000 years ago. Culturally diverse throughout ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Minister Of Foreign Affairs Of Poland
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (''Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych'', MSZ) is the Polish government department tasked with maintaining Poland's international relations and coordinating its participation in international and regional supra-national political organisations such as the European Union and United Nations. The head of the ministry holds a place in the Council of Ministers. Remit and responsibilities of the ministry The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible primarily for maintaining good, friendly relations between the Polish Republic and other states. In doing so it is required to act primarily as a representative of the Polish people. To this end all Polish diplomatic missions around the world are subordinate to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassadors, whilst receiving their credentials from the President of Poland, are employees of the foreign ministry and are recommended to the President for their posts by the minister of foreign affairs. The minist ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Radosław Sikorski
Radosław Tomasz "Radek" Sikorski (; born 23 February 1963) is a Polish politician and journalist who is a Member of the European Parliament. He was Marshal of the Sejm from 2014 to 2015 and Minister of Foreign Affairs in Donald Tusk's cabinet between 2007 and 2014. He previously served as Deputy Minister of National Defense (1992) in Jan Olszewski's cabinet, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1998–2001) in Jerzy Buzek's cabinet and Minister of National Defense (2005–2007) in the cabinets of Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz and Jarosław Kaczyński. A graduate of Pembroke College, Oxford, between 1986 and 1989 he worked as a journalist for ''The Observer'' and ''The Spectator'' and in 1986 was a war correspondent in Afghanistan. In 1989, he reported on the conflict in Angola. Between 2003 and 2005, he was a member of the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute. In 2012, he was included on the list of ''Top 100 Global Thinkers 2012'' published by ''Foreign Policy'' m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |