SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Which employer did Krzysztof Olendzki work for from 1992 to 1998?
Krzysztof Olendzki Krzysztof Jan Olendzki ( born 2 July 1963 , in Bystrzyca Kłodzka ) is a Polish diplomat ; ambassador to Tunisia ( 2008–2012 ) and Slovenia ( since 2020 ) . Life . Olendzki graduated from history at the University of Warsaw ( 1987 ) . He has been studying also at the Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences . In 1995 , he defended his Ph.D . thesis at the Scuola Superiore di Studi Storici di San Marino . From 1987 to 1988 and from 1997 to 1999 he was working for the Polish Scientific Publishers PWN , where he was editor of the English-language publication Poland . An Encyclopedic Guide . He has been also employed as research assistant at the University of Warsaw Achieves ( 1987–1988 ) , and , since 1992 , as assistant professor at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics , Department of Socio-Economic History . He was also deputy director of the European Studies Programme organized by SGH and Sciences-Po Paris ( 1996–1999 ; 2001–2003 ) . Between 1998 and 1999 , Olendzki served as Minister-Counselor at the Department of Western Europe , Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Next , for two years he has been deputy director of the Polish Institute and First Secretary at the Embassy of Poland , Rome . From 2001 to 2004 he was Advisor to the Minister , First Secretary , and Counsellor at the MFA Department of Foreign Policy Strategy and Planning . Between 2004 and 2006 , he was serving at the embassy in Tallinn , Estonia , being responsible for political relations . From December 2007 to September 2008 he was Deputy Director of the MFA Department of Public and Cultural Diplomacy . From 12 January 2006 to 3 December 2007 Olendzki was serving as a Vice Minister of Culture , since 19 January 2007 being also Government Plenipotentiary for the EXPO 2012 in Wrocław . On 20 August 2008 , he was appointed Poland Ambassador to Tunisia , ending his term on 31 January 2012 . In the autumn of 2011 , he was appointed Titular Ambassador . Between March 2012 and September 2014 he has been holding several directorial posts at the MFA . Later , from September 2014 to 2015 he has been Consul-General in Vancouver . Since September 2016 , for next three years ha was director of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute , being responsible for cultural diplomacy and the promotion of Polish culture abroad . In 2019 , he returned to the MFA . In March 2020 , he was nominated Poland ambassador to Slovenia , beginning his mission following month . Krzysztof Olendzki is married to Joanna Olendzka , with three sons : Jan , Antoni , Wiktor . Besides Polish , Olendzki speaks English , French , Italian and Russian . Honours . - Knights Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta ( 2012 ) - Commanders Cross of the Order of the Republic of Tunisia