Rafał Poborski (born 6 February 1976 in

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) is a Polish diplomat who served as an ambassador of Poland to

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from 2020 to 2024.

Life

Rafał Poborski has been studying at the University of Warsaw Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology (2000) and University of Warsaw Centre for Eastern European Studies (2002). He has been also educated at the Swedish National Defence College,

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(2008). He began his professional career at the Polish Information Agency. Between 2000 and 2003 he was working for the

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. In 2003 he entered the

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of Poland. Between 2006 and 2008 he was seconded to a position of head of a unit at the

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. From June to January 2007 he was member of a council of

The Foundation Aid to Poles in the East Jan Olszewski The Foundation Aid to Poles in the East () is a foundation created by Polish government ( State Treasury) in order to facilitate the cooperation between Polish government and Polonia in the East (primarily, former Soviet Union). Amon ...

. Between February 2010 and September 2014 he was serving as a political Counsellor and vice-consul at the embassy in

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. Later, he was responsible for relations with Baltic Sea states at the MFA Security Policy Department. In September 2015 he joined the Eastern Department, since February 2016 holding post of deputy director for

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and the

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. On 19 June 2019 Poborski was appointed Polish ambassador to Azerbaijan, additionally accredited to

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. He began his term in January 2020 and ended in July 2024. Next, he became head of the Unit for Relations with South-East Asia at the Asia-Pacific Department. Besides

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, he speaks English,

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, and

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Honours

* Silver Cross of Merit (Poland, 2019)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poborski, Rafał 1976 births Ambassadors of Poland to Azerbaijan Ambassadors of Poland to Turkmenistan Living people Diplomats from Warsaw Recipients of the Silver Cross of Merit (Poland) University of Warsaw alumni