Permanent Representative
Zbigniew Czech
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Born on 16 March, 1970 in Białystok, Poland
Education
2013 - 2014 Program of postgraduate studies on international security policy, Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defense (IHEDN), Paris
1994 - 1995 Postgraduate Latin-American studies, University of Warsaw, Centre for Latin-American Studies
1994 Graduated from the University of Warsaw, Branch in Białystok, Faculty of Law
Professional career as of January 2018
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the UN Office in Geneva
2016 - 2017 Director, United Nations and Human Rights Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2015-2016 Minister Counsellor, Asia-Pacific Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2014 Minister Counsellor, Department of the Americas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2012-2014 Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Paris
2012 Acting Director, Department of the Americas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2009-2012 Deputy Director, Minister Counsellor, Legal and Treaty Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2006-2009 Counsellor/ First Counsellor, Legal and Treaty Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2003-2006 Assistant Legal Adviser, NATO Legal Adviser’s Office, Private Office of the NATO Secretary General, NATO Headquarters, Brussels
1999-2003 Second Secretary/First Secretary, Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Poland to NATO and WEU, Brussels
1998-1999 Senior Expert, European Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1995-1998 Legal Expert, Legal and Treaty Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1994 - 1995 Legislative stagiaire, Chancellery of the Parliament, Legislative Office
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian
Marital status: married, father of four daughters