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Jakub Kumoch

Jakub Radomir Kumoch (born 16 November 1975, Warsaw) is a Polish political scientist, journalist and diplomat, since 2023 serving ambassador to China. He previously served as the Head of the International Policy Bureau in the Chancellery of the President of Poland, and as the Polish ambassador to Turkey (2020–2021), as well as to Switzerland (2016–2020).

Jakub Kumoch
Poland Ambassador to Switzerland
In office
2016–2020
Appointed byAndrzej Duda
PresidentJohann Schneider-Ammann
Doris Leuthard
Alain Berset
Ueli Maurer
Simonetta Sommaruga
Preceded byJaromir Sokołowski
Succeeded byIwona Kozłowska
Poland Ambassador to Turkey
In office
2 March 2020 – 13 July 2021
Appointed byAndrzej Duda
PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byMaciej Lang
Succeeded byMaciej Lang
Head of the International Policy Bureau
In office
14 July 2021 – 12 January 2023
Appointed byAndrzej Duda
Preceded byKrzysztof Szczerski
Succeeded byMarcin Przydacz
Poland Ambassador to China
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 September 2023
Appointed byAndrzej Duda
Preceded byWojciech Zajączkowski
Personal details
Born (1975-11-16) 16 November 1975 (age 49)
Warsaw, Poland
SpouseJoanna Kułakowska-Kumoch
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
ProfessionPolitical scientist, journalist, diplomat

Life

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Kumoch has graduated from international relations (M.A., 1999) and Turkology (M.A., 2001) at the University of Warsaw. In 2006 he defended at the Jagiellonian University his Ph.D. thesis on European Union election observation missions; his doctoral advisor was Krzysztof Szczerski.[1] Besides Polish and Turkish, he speaks English, French, Croatian, Spanish, Russian, German, and Arabic languages.[2]

Kumoch started his professional career at the Centre for Eastern Studies as an analyst on Balkan states (2000–2001). For the next ten years he has been covering international relations as a journalist. Following his position of Polish Press Agency foreign correspondent in Moscow, he was working for Przekrój weekly (2005–2006) and Dziennik Polska-Europa-Świat daily (2006–2009). Since 2010 he has been working again as an analyst on international relations at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (2010),[2] the Sobieski Institute (2011–2013).[3] Between 2011 and 2016 he was also engaged in the EU Election Observation Missions (EUEOMs) as an expert and press officer.[4] In 2015 he was invited by the President Andrzej Duda to the National Development Council – Security, Defense, Foreign Policy Section.[5]

On 14 October 2016 he was nominated Poland ambassador to Switzerland, accredited also to Liechtenstein.[6] Within a week he presented his diplomatic credentials.[7] As an ambassador, in 2017, he contributed to the discovery and publicity of Polish diplomats in Switzerland saving European Jews from Holocaust (Ładoś Group).[8] In 2019, he was awarded by the Minister of Culture for "preserving the cultural heritage abroad".[9] He co-authored list of names of 3262 holders of passports issued by Ładoś Group, which in December 2019 was presented at the Pilecki Institute in Warsaw.[10]

According to Lucien Scherrer of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, "within [Swiss] diplomatic and political circles Kumoch is seen as an agitator in service of the PiS government."[11] Councilman Hans-Peter Portmann is quoted as saying: "The fact that an ambassador intervenes in the press constantly is unusual. An emissary should adhere to local customs, including respect for the freedom of expression."[11] Councilman Claude Janiak of the Switzerland-Poland Group, is also quoted: "I wonder if it's part of [Kumoch's] job to foster a domestic Polish political dispute."[11]

His service has been highly appreciated in Poland though, being accepted by both ruling and opposing parties of Polish Sejm for next ambassador term, in Turkey.[12] He received nomination on 2 March 2020.[13] He presented his credentials to the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 14 July 2020.[14] He ended his term on 13 July 2021, and following day took the post of the Head of the International Policy Bureau of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland.[15] On 6 September 2023, he began his term as the ambassador to China.[16]

Kumoch is married to Joanna Kułakowska-Kumoch with two children.[17][2]

Honours

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Works

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  • Kumoch, Jakub; Formuszewicz, Ryszarda (2010). The Practice of Appointing the Heads of EU Delegations in the Wake of Council Decision on the European External Action Service (PDF). Warszawa: Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych. ISBN 978-83-89607-97-3.
  • Kumoch, Jakub; Maniewska, Monika; Uszyński, Jędrzej; Zygmunt, Bartłomiej (2020). The Ładoś List. Pilecki Institute. ISBN 978-83-66340-18-3. Retrieved 2021-02-09.

References

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  1. ^ "Nowa Nauka Polska". nauka-polska.pl. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  2. ^ a b c "Botschafter" [Ambassador]. Botschaft der Republik Polen in Bern (in German). Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Jakub Kumoch, Autor w serwisie Instytut Sobieskiego". Instytut Sobieskiego (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  4. ^ "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 41/". www.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 4 October 2016. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  5. ^ "Narodowa Rada Rozwoju / Skład / Sekcje / Bezpieczeństwo, obronność, polityka zagraniczna / Jakub Kumoch". www.prezydent.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  6. ^ "Jakub Kumoch nowym ambasadorem Polski w Szwajcarii". wprost.pl (in Polish). 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  7. ^ "Remise des lettres de créance". eda.admin.ch (in French). 20 October 2016. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  8. ^ Petrović, Petar (12 February 2018). "Ambasador Polski w Szwajcarii: Polacy pomagali przy wykupie Żydów z rąk nazistów. Alianci byli temu przeciwni". PolskieRadio.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  9. ^ Doroczne Nagrody Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego wręczone MKiDN - Wydarzenia 2019 (in Polish), 12 June 2019, retrieved 2019-07-09
  10. ^ "Presentation of the "Ładoś List", Warsaw 12 December 2019". Institute of National Remembrance. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  11. ^ a b c Scherrer, Lucien (2019-10-01). "Holocaust: Polnischer Botschafter Kumoch verteidigt sein Land". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  12. ^ "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 3/". www.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  13. ^ "Jakub Kumoch nowym ambasadorem RP w Turcji". Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). 2020-03-02. Archived from the original on 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  14. ^ "Presidency Of The Republic Of Turkey : Polish ambassador presents his credentials to President Erdoğan". tccb.gov.tr. 2020-07-14. Archived from the original on 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  15. ^ "Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej / Kancelaria / Kierownictwo Kancelarii / Jakub Kumoch". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2021-07-13. Archived from the original on 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  16. ^ "外交部礼宾司司长洪磊接受波兰新任驻华大使古天卫递交国书副本_中华人民共和国外交部". www.mfa.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2023-09-06. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  17. ^ Konopka, J.A. (2016-12-07). "Prezydent RP wśród Polonii w Bernie (14 listopad 2016 r.)". Nasza Gazetka (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  18. ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №752/2022". president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  19. ^ "Zmiany w kierownictwie KPRP". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-01-12.[permanent dead link‍]
  20. ^ "Jaunākie piešķirtie apbalvojumi". president.lv (in Latvian). 2023-05-04. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  21. ^ "Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidento dekretas nr. 1K-1393 dėl apdovanojimo Lietuvos valstybės ordinais ir medaliais" (PDF). lrp.lt (in Lithuanian). 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-09-06.[permanent dead link‍]
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