Anna Barbarzak
Anna Barbarzak | |
|---|---|
| Poland Ambassador to Greece | |
| In office 21 January 2016 – 15 August 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Andrzej Duda |
| President | Prokopis Pavlopoulos |
| Preceded by | Maciej Krych |
| Succeeded by | Artur Lompart |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Spouse | Wojciech Flera |
| Alma mater | Warsaw School of Economics |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Anna Barbarzak is a Polish civil servant and diplomat who served as an ambassador to Greece from 2016 to 2019.
Education
Barbarzak studied international economic relations at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics.[1] She was studying also international security at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.[2]
Career
In 2001, she began her career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2] Between 2006 and 2007 she was working as a Third Secretary at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations Office in Geneva.[2] From 2007 to 2011 she was Second and First Secretary at the Embassy in Washington,[2] being responsible for economic, climate and energy issues. Afterwards, she was heading the unit at the Minister's secretary.[2] In 2013, she became deputy director, and later director of the Department of Economic Cooperation, being in charge of, among other, coordinating cooperation with OECD, IMF, UNCTAD, EBRD, EIB.[3]
In October 2015, Barbarzak was nominated as Poland's ambassador to Greece.[2] She presented her letter of credence on 21 January 2016.[4] During her time as ambassador she increased cooperation between the Polish and Greek shipbuilding industries.[5] She also attempted to expand the tourism cooperation between the two countries by pushing new promotional initiatives.[6] She ended her term in 2019.[7]
From 2023 to 2024, Barbarzak was Minister-Counsellor for the World Intellectual Property Organization at the Polish mission to the UN.[8] Since 2024 she has been Minister Plenipotentiary for the World Intellectual Property Organization, CERN, and the International Telecommunication Union.[9]
Personal life
Besides Polish, Barbarzak speaks English and Russian languages.[2] She is married to Wojciech Flera.[10]
References
- ^ "Autorzy – Centrum Strategii Energetycznych". cse.ibngr.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "MSZ: nominacje dla ambasadorów RP w Finlandii i Grecji (komunikat)". centrumprasowe.pap.pl (in Polish). 8 October 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 185/". www.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 8 July 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Ambasador". web.archive.org. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ BRAVO, ALFA (17 May 2017). "Polska i Grecja wspólnie na rzecz rozwoju przemysłu stoczniowego". Gospodarka Morska (in Polish). Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Greece to target more Polish tourists | eKathimerini.com". Ekathimerini. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Former Ambassadors". ateny.msz.gov.pl. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Personel - Polska w ONZ - Portal Gov.pl". web.archive.org. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Personel - Polska w ONZ - Portal Gov.pl". web.archive.org. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan -- Portugal". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 1 April 2020.