Krzysztof Krajewski

Krzysztof Adam Krajewski (born 3 August 1963, in Warsaw) is a Polish diplomat; ambassador to Azerbaijan (2005–2010), Bulgaria (2014–2018), and Russia (since 2021).

Krzysztof Krajewski
Krzysztof Krajewski (2021)
Poland Ambassador to Russia
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 February 2021
Appointed by	Andrzej Duda
President	Vladimir Putin
Preceded by	Włodzimierz Marciniak
Director of the Diplomatic Protocol
In office 2018–2021
Appointed by	Jacek Czaputowicz
Preceded by	Irena Lichnerowicz-Augustyn
Succeeded by	Marek Szczepanowski
In office 2010–2014
Appointed by	Radosław Sikorski
Preceded by	Mariusz Kazana
Succeeded by	Piotr Wojtczak
Poland Ambassador to Bulgaria
In office 2014–2018
Appointed by	Bronisław Komorowski
President	Rosen Plevneliev Rumen Radev
Preceded by	Leszek Hensel
Succeeded by	Maciej Szymański
Poland Ambassador to Azerbaijan
In office 2005–2010
Appointed by	Aleksander Kwaśniewski
President	Ilham Aliyev
Preceded by	Marcin Nawrot
Succeeded by	Michał Łabenda
Poland Consul General to Varna
In office 1998–2003
Preceded by	Zenon Mikołajczyk
Succeeded by	Wiesław Nowicki
Personal details
Born	(1963-08-03) 3 August 1963 (age 61) Warsaw
Nationality	Polish
Spouse	Aldona Krajewska
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Warsaw
Profession	Diplomat
Awards

Life

Krajewski has graduated from international relations at the University of Warsaw in 1987. Just after graduation he worked for the Office of the Council of Ministers.^[1]

In 1993, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland. He was heading the Information Unit at the Department of Information and Promotion. From 1994 to 1998 he held the posts of deputy director and director of the Bureau of Human Resources. Between 1998 and 2003 he was serving as Consul-General in Varna.^[2] In 2005, he was advisor to the Marshal of Sejm. Following his directoral post at the Minister of Foreign Affairs Secretariat (2003–2005), in 2005 he was nominated Poland ambassador to Azerbaijan.^[3] He ended his term in 2010.^[4] and became director of the Diplomatic Protocol. On 28 July 2014, he was nominated Poland ambassador to Bulgaria,^[5] and presented his letter of credence on 9 August 2014.^[6] Ending his term on 30 September 2018,^[7] he returned to the post of the director of Diplomatic Protocol.^[8] In October 2020, he was unanimously accepted by both ruling and opposing parties of Polish Sejm as an ambassador to Russia.^[9] He had received the nomination in November 2020.^[10] He arrived to Moscow on 27 February 2021 and began his term officially on 4 March 2021.^[11] He handed his credentials on 18 May 2021.^[12]

Besides Polish, Krajewski speaks English, Bulgarian, German and Russian. He is married to Aldona Krajewska,^[13] with two children.^[1]

Honours

• Gold Cross of Merit, Poland (1997)^[1]
• Honorary citizen of Varna (2002)^[1]
• Medal of the National Education Commission, Poland (2003)^[1]
• Dostlug Order, Azerbaijan (2010)^[14]
• Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Poland (2011)^[15]
• Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit, Portugal (2012)^[16]
• Commander's Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau, the Netherlands (2012)^[1]
• Commander's Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Norway (2012)^[17]
• Commander's Cross of the Order of the Three Stars, Latvia (2012)^[18]
• Commander's Cross of the Order of the Phoenix, Greece (2014)^[1]
• Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class, Estonia (2014)^[19]
• Order of the Balkan Mountains, 1st class, Bulgaria (2018)^[20]
• Commander's Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (2019)^[21]
• Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Poland (2019)^[22]