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Poland in the OSCE

Permanent Representative

Marek Szczygieł Head of Mission

Marek Szczygieł

Curriculum Vitae Marek Szczygieł

Marek Szczygieł has been working at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1993. He has been holding various positions working both at the Ministry in Warsaw, postings abroad in Stockholm (1995-2000), Vienna (2004-2008) and Romania (2011-2015), as well as at international organisations like the EU (HoM EUMM in Georgia 2020-2022) and the OSCE (Office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities 2023-2025).

He is married and has two children.

Personalia:

Name: SZCZYGIEŁ, Marek

Place and date of birth: Poniatowa, 2 August, 1969

Nationality: Polish

Career:

2025–present: Head of Mission, the Permanent Mission of Poland to the UN Office and the International Organisations in Vienna, Austria

2023-2025:    Director, Office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities in The Hague, Netherlands

2020-2022:    Head of Mission, European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia

2016-2020:    Ambassador-at-Large for Emerging Security Challenges/Co-ordinator for International Cyber Policy, MFA of Poland

2015-2016:    Ambassador-at-Large, Department for UN and Human Rights, MFA of Poland

2011-2015:    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Poland to Romania

2008-2011:    Deputy Director, Security Policy Department (non-proliferation, disarmament, and export control), MFA of Poland

2004-2008:    Deputy Head of the Permanent Mission of Poland to the UN Office and the International Organisations in Vienna, Austria

2002-2004:    Deputy Director, Security Policy Department (regional security, conflict prevention, and counter-terrorism), MFA of Poland

2001-2002:    Head of the OSCE Unit, Security Policy Department, MFA of Poland

1995-2000:    Second Secretary for Political Affairs at the Polish Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden

1993 -1995:    Desk Officer, Department for European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland

Other National and International Assignments:

  • Member of the Executive Board, European Centre on Minority Issues (2023-2025)
  • Member of the Program Committee of the European Cybersecurity Forum – CYBERSEC (2017-2020)
  • Member of the Steering Board of the European Centre of Excellence on Countering Hybrid Threats in Helsinki (2017-2020)
  • Chair of the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (2017-2018)
  • Member of the UN High-Level Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) Expert Preparatory Group (2017- 2018)
  • Polish Sherpa for the Nuclear Security Summit process (2009-2011)
  • Member of the Governmental Committee on Nuclear Energy (2010-2011)
  • Head of the Governmental Committee on Combating Proliferation of WMD (2008-2011)
  • Member of the Interagency Task Force on Countering Terrorism (2002-2004)

Decorations:

EU CSDP Service Medal (2022)

Grand Cross of the National Order of Faithful Service of Romania (2015)

Gold Medal of Merit of the Polish Ministry of Defence (2013)

Education:

1993 - Master of Arts in International Relations

1994 - Master of Law

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