Adam Jarosław Kułach (10 January 1965 – 1 September 2022)[1][2] was a Polish diplomat; ambassador of Poland to Saudi Arabia (2004–2010) and ambassador of the European Union to Saudi Arabia (2012–2016) and Djibouti (2016–2020).
Adam Kułach | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Poland Ambassador to Saudi Arabia | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Krzysztof Płomiński |
| Succeeded by | Witold Śmidowski |
| 2nd European Union Ambassador to Saudi Arabia | |
| In office October 2012 – September 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Luigi Narbone |
| Succeeded by | Michele Cervone |
| European Union Ambassador to Djibouti | |
| In office October 2016 – 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Silva |
| Succeeded by | Aidan O'Hara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1965 Lubliniec, Poland |
| Died | 1 September 2022 (aged 57) Katowice, Poland |
| Resting place | Northern Communal Cemetery, Warsaw |
| Parent(s) | Władysław, Józefa |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| Profession | Diplomat |
| Awards |  |
Life
editKułach was born in Lubliniec, and grew up in Sosnowiec. He graduated from political sciences at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Faculty of Oriental Studies (1991). He studied also at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (Foreign Service Post-Graduate Studies, 1992), and University of Warsaw (Post-Graduate Studies in Law & Economy of European Communities, 1992; Post-Graduate Management Studies, 2001).[3]
In 1992, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland. He was junior desk officer for Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia at the Department of Africa, Asia, Australia & South Sea Islands. From 1993 to 1999 he was Second and then First Secretary as well as Consul at the Embassy of Poland in Tripoli. For next four years he held the post of desk officer for Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, reaching the rank of Minister-counselor. In 2000 he became member of the Polish civil service.[4] Between 2004 and 2010 he served as the ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Since 2005 he was accredited to the Sultanate of Oman, and, since 2009, the Republic of Yemen, as well. He returned to the MFA, being responsible for relations with Arab countries and Iran as deputy director of the Department of Africa and the Middle East; since February 2012 he was director of the Department. In August 2011 he became also Plenipotentiary of the Minister for North Africa.[5] From October 2012 to September 2016 he was in Saudi Arabia, this time as an ambassador of the European Union, accredited also to Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,[3] and since 2016 the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.[6] In 2016, he ended his term and was nominated EU ambassador to Djibouti and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development.[7] He ended his term in 2020.
In 2013, he received Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for creating Polish policy towards the Middle East after the Arab Spring.[8]
Besides Polish, Kułach was speaking English, Russian, Arabic, and French.[3]
He rested on the Northern Communal Cemetery, Warsaw.[9]
References
edit- ^ Wizimirska, Barbara, ed. (2004). Rocznik Polskiej Polityki Zagranicznej (in Polish). Warszawa: Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych. p. 311. ISSN 1230-4794.
- ^ "Ambasador Adam Kułach wspomina Witold Jurasz | Pressmania". pressmania.pl (in Polish). 3 September 2022. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "CV Adam Kulach EN" (PDF). eeas.europa.eu. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Protokół posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 142/". orka.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 18 December 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Jan Tombiński i Adam Kułach polskimi ambasadorami w dyplomacji Unii Europejskiej". www.msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)". EEAS - European External Action Service - European Commission. 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Contacts". EEAS - European External Action Service - European Commission. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Osoby odznaczone i wyróżnione podczas Dnia Służby Zagranicznej 2013". www.msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 15 November 2013. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Wyszukiwarka cmentarna --- Warszawskie cmentarze". www.cmentarzekomunalne.com.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 September 2022.