Robert Artur Rostek (born 20 December 1968 in

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

) is a Polish civil servant and career diplomat serving as a Poland ambassador to

Qatar Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...

(2008–2013), the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...

(2016–2020), and

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...

(since 2023).

Education

Robert Rostek attended high school in Warsaw (1984–1988). He graduated from

Arab studies Arab studies or Arabic studies is an academic discipline centered on the study of Arabs and Arab World. It consists of several disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, linguistics, historiography, archaeology, cultural studies, economics, geog ...

at the

Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (, UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by Casimir III the Great, King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and one of the List of oldest universities in con ...

in 1995. He studied at the

University of Tripoli The University of Tripoli (UOT) (Arabic: جامعة طرابلس), is the largest university in Libya and is located in the capital city of Tripoli. It was founded in 1957 as a branch of the University of Libya before it was divided in 1973 to ...

Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...

(1989–1990) and

Damascus University Damascus University () is the largest and oldest university in Syria, located in the capital Damascus, with campuses in other Syrian cities. It was founded in 1923 as the Syrian University () through the merger of the Faculty of Medicine of Dama ...

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(1993–1994) as well. He speaks

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

, English, and

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languages.

Diplomatic career

Robert Rostek joined the Polish diplomatic service in 1996. He has worked, among others, at the Polish Consulate General in

Benghazi Benghazi () () is the List of cities in Libya, second-most-populous city in Libya as well as the largest city in Cyrenaica, with an estimated population of 859,000 in 2023. Located on the Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean, Ben ...

(1996), the embassies in

Cairo Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L ...

(1999–2000),

Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...

(2003), and the US Interests Section of the Polish Embassy in

Baghdad Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the A ...

(2000–2003). In 2003, he was appointed Special Representative from the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Polish Special Mission in Iraq (

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, CPA) and Special Assistant to ambassador

Marek Belka Marek Marian Belka (; born 9 January 1952 in Lódź) is a Polish professor of economics and politician who has served as Prime Minister of Poland and Finance Minister of Poland in two governments. He is a former director of the International Mo ...

, Chief of the Protocol of the Council for International Coordination of the Coalition Provisional Authorities (CPA) in

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

. In 2006, he was appointed civil servant (Slużba Cywilna). Following his work as chargé d'affaires in

Doha Doha ( ) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It ...

, where since 2006 he was establishing an embassy, Robert Rostek became two years later an ambassador to

. He ended his term in December 2013 and returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Warsaw as the Head of the Maghreb and Mashreq Unit, Department of Africa and the Middle East. In June 2016, he was nominated Poland ambassador to

. He took the post in August 2016. He ended his term on 30 September 2020. On 10 May 2021, he became deputy director of the Department of Africa and the Middle East. On 30 November 2022, Rostek was nominated ambassador to Saudi Arabia, accredited also to

Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...

, and

Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...

. He began his term in February 2023. In 2014, Robert Rostek became a Honorary Member of the

Polish Olympic Committee The Polish Olympic Committee (, official acronym PKOl) is the National Olympic Committee representing Poland. History The Polish Olympic Committee was established on 12 October 1919 and in 1919 was recognised by the International Olympic Commit ...

International Relations Commission. Initiator of air connections to Poland by: Qatar Airways (2012) Doha - Warsaw, FlyDubai (2018) Dubai - Cracow, PLL LOT (2024) Warsaw - Riyadh and Flynas (2025) Riyadh - Cracow.

Honours

* 2003 – United States – State Department Special Award for work in the US Interests Section in Iraq * 2011 – Gold order “Distinguished for Oil and Gas", PGNiG Polish Oil and Gas Company * 2013 – Gold Order of Merit of the State of Qatar * 2020 – Order of Independence First Class of the United Arab Emirates * 2020 – the Gold Medal of the 100th anniversary of the Polish Olympic Committee in recognition of activity for the Polish Olympic movement and sport in the Arab world * 2022 – Knight's Cross of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...

for activities in the energy sector of Poland * 2023 – The title of Honorary Ambassador of the City of Wrocław (Poland)

References

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