Przemysław Jacek Bobak (born 1974) is a Polish diplomat, ambassador of Poland to
Ethiopia
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(2020–2024), ambassador of the
European Union
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to
Chad
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central Afric ...
(since 2024).
Life
Przemysław Bobak finished
SGH Warsaw School of Economics
SGH Warsaw School of Economics (, ''SGH''[Central European University
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in
Budapest
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and at the
University of Geneva
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.
In 2001, he started his diplomatic career at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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. Following his internships at the
embassy in London,
United Kingdom
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and at the permanent representation to the
OECD
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in
Paris
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,
France
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, he joined the MFA Department of Africa and the
Middle East
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The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...
. Between 2004 and 2006, he was working at the embassy in
Nairobi
Nairobi is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-central part of Kenya, at an elevation of . The name is derived from the Maasai language, Maasai phrase , which translates to 'place of cool waters', a ...
,
Kenya
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as Third Secretary responsible for economic and development cooperation in Kenya,
Uganda
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,
Rwanda
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and
Burundi
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, while cooperating with the
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
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(UN-HABITAT) and
United Nations Environment Programme
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(UNEP).
From 2006, he was working at the UN-HABITAT office in Warsaw being in charge of Central, East and South European countries. In 2009, he returned to the MFA; firstly, Eastern Department, later, Political Director's Office as a deputy director. Between 2013 and 2017 he was at the embassy in
Tel Aviv
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responsible for scientific, technology and tourist matters. In 2017, he was back in Warsaw. After a couple of months as First Councillor at the Economic Cooperation Department, in February 2018, he became the director of the Department of Africa and the Middle East. On 21 July 2020, he was appointed Poland Ambassador to Ethiopia, additionally accredited to
Djibouti
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,
South Sudan
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and the
African Union
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.
He was responsible for relations with the
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is an eight-country trade bloc in Africa. It includes governments from the Horn of Africa, Nile Valley and the African Great Lakes. It is headquartered in Djibouti.
Formation
The Intergovern ...
and
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA or ECA; , CEA) was established in 1958 by the United Nations Economic and Social Council to encourage economic cooperation among its member states (the nations of the Africa, African contin ...
, as well.
He took his post on 6 September 2020, and presented credentials to the president
Sahle-Work Zewde
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on 16 October 2020. He ended his term in 2024. On the same year, he became European Union ambassador to Chad.
Besides Polish, he speaks
English and
French.
Honours
* Silver
Cross of Merit (2019)
References
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1974 births
Ambassadors of Poland to Ethiopia
Ambassadors of Poland to Djibouti
Ambassadors of Poland to South Sudan
Ambassadors of the European Union to Chad
Ambassadors of Poland to the African Union
Central European University alumni
Living people
Polish officials of the United Nations
Recipients of the Silver Cross of Merit (Poland)
SGH Warsaw School of Economics alumni