Marek Grzegorz Magierowski (born 12 February 1971) is a Polish journalist, columnist, politician and diplomat; from 2021 to 2024 ambassador to the

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and from 2018 to 2021 ambassador to

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Life

Magierowski was born in the

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n town of

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and graduated from

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at the

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(1994). He wrote his thesis on

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. For over 20 years he worked as a reporter, editor and columnist, covering mostly international relations. He was deputy head of the economic desk in ''

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'', head of the foreign affairs desk and the business section of the weekly ''

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'', deputy editor-in-chief of ''

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'' (2006–2011). He was also affiliated with ''

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''. In October 2015 he started working for the

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as an expert on

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and, in December 2018, he was appointed as a

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. From June 2017 to May 2018 he served as Undersecretary of State at the

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. In June 2018 he became Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to the State of Israel. He ended his term in 2021. From November 2021 to July 2024 he served as ambassador to the United States. In July 2024, Magierowski was recalled from his post, but requested almost 1 million

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($250000) compensation in order to resign. He is married to Anna Ornatowska-Magierowska, has two children. Apart from

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, he is fluent in English, French,

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, Portuguese, Catalan, and

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Works

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Magierowski, Marek 1971 births Living people People from Bystrzyca Kłodzka Ambassadors of Poland to Israel Ambassadors of Poland to the United States Polish columnists Polish journalists Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań alumni