Biography

Tomasz Kowal is a career diplomat and civil servant with over 12 years of experience in public administration. He joined Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2017, expanding his expertise in Ukrainian politics, EU policy toward Eastern Europe, and development cooperation. In 2022, as a consular officer, Tomasz was directly involved in managing the crisis resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Currently posted at the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, he is actively involved in shaping Polish-Ukrainian relations, focusing on cooperation with the Polish diaspora in central Ukraine. Tomasz holds an MA degree in History from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland. He is fluent in Polish, English, and Ukrainian, with a working knowledge of Russian and Italian.

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