Tomasz Orłowski

Tomasz Hubert Orłowski (born 1 August 1956, in Łódź) is a Polish diplomat, official, historian, university teacher, serving as Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2014-). He has previously served as ambassador to France (2007–2014), and Italy (2015–2017).

Life Orłowski graduated in Archaeology and Art history from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and University of Łódź. He was educated also at the University of Poitiers (Ph.D.), Salzburg Global Seminar (1995), Institut des hautes études de défense nationale in Paris (1995). In 1980s, he was university teacher of the University of Wrocław. In later years, he taught at the Polish Institute of Diplomacy, and the National School of Public Administration, Paris School of International Affairs, among others. From 1994 to 1996, he was deputy director of the Department of Europe of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Between 1996 and 2001, he was deputy ambassador at the Embassy of Poland in Rome. From 2001 to 2004, he was secretary general of the Polish National Commission for UNESCO, and from 2004 to 2005, deputy director of the MFA Department of the United Nations System and Global Problems. In 2005, he was promoted director of the MFA Diplomatic Protocol. In 2010, he was extraordinarily summoned to Poland to organize the funeral ceremony of President Lech Kaczyński and the inauguration ceremony of President Bronisław Komorowski. In 2014, he ended his mission in France and was nominated Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for development cooperation, Eastern and Asian Policy. From March 2015 to 31 August 2017, he served as ambassador to Italy, accredited also to San Marino. Until 2021 he was lecturer at the MFA Diplomatic Academy. On 23 January 2025, he returned to the diplomatic service and became Chargé d'affaires of the Embassy in Rabat, Morocco, accredited also to Mauritania. Married with two daughters. 1997 – Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Italy 2004 – Commander of the Order of the Three Stars, Latvia 2005 – Bronze Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture, Poland 2006 – Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity, Italy 2012 – Commander of the Order of Saint Charles, Monaco 2013 – Commander of the Legion of Honour, France 2017 - Cittadino Onorario della Città di Scalea in Italia 2022 – Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, France Gold Medal of Merit for National Defence, Poland Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit, France Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Germany Grand Officer of the Order pro Merito Melitensi, Sovereign Military Order of Malta

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