Krzysztof Strzałka
Polish historian, political scientist and diplomat
Krzysztof Strzałka (born 1967, Dębica) is a Polish political scientist and diplomat, between 2018 and 2023 serving as an ambassador to Slovakia.
Life
Education and scientific career
Strzałka graduated from political science at the Sapienza University of Rome and from history at the Jagiellonian University (both master's degree). He has also completed post-graduate studies in management and business at the Jagiellonian University. He has received NATO, the Foundation for Polish Science, the Lanckoroński Foundation scholarships. In 1999, he obtained his Ph.D. degree in humanities, presenting thesis on Italy–Poland relations between 1939 and 1945. From 2005, he has been working as an assistant professor at the Jagiellonian University, Institute of European Studies. He has been working also at the Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Political Studies. He authored several articles on history of diplomacy, public diplomacy, foreign affairs of the Holy See.
Diplomatic career
In 2000, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2000 to 2005 he was the First Secretary at the Polish Embassy in Rome.
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