Monika Michaliszyn; Vēstniece -

Monika Michaliszyn

Vēstniece

Republic of Poland to Latvia

  • Monika Iwona Michaliszyn (born 22 May 1974) is a Polish diplomat and scientist specialising in Baltic states and the Region of the Baltic Sea. Since 2 September 2018 serving as a Polish ambassador to Latvia. Between 1998 and 2003 she has been Head of Latvian-Polish Cultural Relationships unit at the Latvian Academy of Culture in Riga. Between 2006 and 2007 she has been the main adviser of the Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Polish Parliament. In 2007 she was Prime Minister envoy responsible for the cooperation with the Baltic states. In 2003–2018 she worked at the University of Warsaw, where she also founded and dicercted the Centre of Polish - Baltic Cultural Relations. In 2013 she became member of the Baltic Advisory Team to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Awarded the Latvian Cross of Recognition, 4th class (2012) and 3rd class (2023).