Kajetan Dzierżykraj-Morawski

Kajetan Dzierżykraj-Morawski (also known as Jan Chomęcki; 19 April 1892 – 2 November 1973) was a Polish politician, diplomat, and journalist. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland and the "Polish High Commissioner of Danzig".

Life and career After Poland regained independence in 1918, Kajetan became the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Polish resident minister for the League of Nations, and became involved in various other governmental roles. After the May Coup in 1926 he was forced to withdraw from politics until he was offered by Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski a position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during World War II. The war caused his evacuation first to Romania, then to Paris, and after the German occupation of Paris he evacuated to London. His ambadassor and diplomatic work for France earned the respect of Charles de Gaulle. Despite his withdrawal from diplomacy in Poland, he remained an active ambassador and helped Polish refugees (particularly in France).

Awards and honours

Polish honours

Order of Polonia Restituta

Foreign honours