New Appointments and Profiles in Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jakub Wiśniewski and Anna Radwan-Röhrenschef have been named Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs. The announcement came from the Ministry of Diplomacy, and the nominations were presented by the ministry’s head, Radosław Sikorski. Radwan-Röhrenschef has long been involved in civil society work, including serving as chair of the board of the Polish Foundation, and both Wiśniewski and Radwan-Röhrenschef have ties to media organizations such as Tygodnik Powszechny in the past.
The ministry shared the nominations on its social media channels.
Representative to the OECD
Jakub Wiśniewski is identified as a political scientist and diplomat. His career includes leadership roles at the Office of the Commission for European Integration from 2003 to 2010, followed by a move to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in January 2010. He led the Foreign Policy Strategy Department from September 2010 and contributed to strategic documents such as the 2012–2016 Polish Foreign Policy priorities. From September 2014 to July 2016, he served as the Permanent Representative of Poland to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Afterwards, he held the position of vice president at Globsec. He has served on the scientific and program boards of several think tanks and research institutions, including PISM, the Western Institute, the Center for Eastern Studies, and the Institute of Central and Eastern Europe. Between 2010 and 2013, he participated in the Polish-C Czech Forum. His linguistic skills include French and English.
Recruitment in the EU
Anna Radwan-Röhrenschef is described as a sociologist, Europeanist, and social activist. From 2007 to 2015 she chaired the board of the Polish Foundation associated with the Robert Schuman Institute. Her involvement with the foundation began in 2001 and included leadership through notable European election campaigns and referendums. In 2015 she became director of the Bronisław Komorowski Institute Foundation, and in 2017 she founded the In.Europa Institute, a think tank focused on European integration and EU policy. In 2021 the institute joined the Warsaw Structures of Poland 2050 authorities, and in 2023 she ran unsuccessfully for the Sejm on the Third Way list in the Warsaw district. In May 2014 she received the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for her work in strengthening civil society and promoting a common European idea.
The appointment signals a steady pro‑Brussels orientation among the staff of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reflecting long-standing engagement with EU institutions. This alignment is viewed by some observers as a safeguard against shifting foreign policy directions under different administration settings.
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Source: wPolityce