Krzysztof Dębnicki

Krzysztof Dębnicki
Ph.D.
Poland Ambassador to Mongolia
In office
2001–2005
Preceded byStanisław Godziński
Succeeded byZbigniew Kulak
Poland Ambassador to Pakistan
In office
2007 – 1 September 2010
Preceded byBogdan Marczewski
Succeeded byAndrzej Ananicz
Poland Ambassador to Malaysia
In office
September 2018 – 31 May 2023
Preceded byMarcin Kubiak
Succeeded byKrzysztof Dobrowolski
Personal details
Born (1950-01-31) 31 January 1950 (age 74)
Warsaw, Poland
SpouseEwa Małgorzata Gotz-Dębnicka
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
ProfessionDiplomat

Krzysztof Dębnicki (born 31 January 1950 in Warsaw, Poland)[1] is a Polish scientist and diplomat serving as a Poland ambassador to Malaysia (2018–2023), Pakistan (2007–2010)[2] and Mongolia (2001–2005).[3]

Education

Krzysztof Dębnicki studied at the University of Ghana (1968–1970).[4] He earned his Master's of Arts degree in history from the University of Warsaw. In 1984, he defended his Ph.D. thesis on political transitions in Nepal between 1950 and 1980. In 2008, he gained post-doctoral degree – habilitation – on political system of India.[5]

Besides Polish, he speaks Russian and English languages.[4]

Scientific career

Dębnicki specializes in history and politics of Central Asia and South Asia. In 1975, he started working at the University of Warsaw Department of Oriental Studies. He conducted researches at the University of Delhi (1985/1986) and New York University (1990/1991). In the 1970s and 1980s, he carried out several road journeys to Central Asia, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sittim, China (including Tibet and Xinjiang) and Mongolia.[6]

Apart from scientific publications, he has been also publishing in newspapers, e.g. Gazeta Wyborcza,[7] Rzeczpospolita,[8] Tygodnik Powszechny, National Geographic, The Guardian.[9]

Diplomatic career

Dębicki joined the Polish diplomatic service in 1993[9] and became desk officer responsible for Iran and the Persian Gulf countries. In 1995, he was appointed Counselor in the Poland Embassy in New Delhi, managing Poland-India political relations. For nine months he was chargé d’affaires there. In 1999, he ended his term. He went back to Poland on motorbike, travelling though Central Asia and Russia. In 2001, following work for the Asia and Australia Department, he was nominated ambassador to Mongolia whose purpose was to reopen the embassy.[9] He returned to Warsaw in 2005. For the next two years he worked as a lecturer at the University of Warsaw[10] and Collegium Civitas.[11] Between 2007 and 1 September 2010[12] he was an ambassador to Pakistan.

In January 2018, Dębicki was nominated Poland ambassador to Malaysia.[13] He took the post in September.[14][15] He presented his credentials to Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak on 7 November 2018.[16] He ended his term on 31 May 2023.[17]

Works

  • Nepal, królestwo wśród chmur, Warszawa: Książka i Wiedza, 1981.
  • Royalists and populists: evolution of the political system of Nepal 1950–1980, Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, 1992.
  • Współczesna historia Królestwa Nepalu, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Akademickie Dialog, 2005.
  • Konflikt i przemoc w systemie politycznym niepodległych Indii, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Akademickie "Dialog", 2000, 2006.

References

  1. ^ Wituch, Tomasz; Stolarczyk, Bogdan (2010). Studenci Instytutu Historycznego Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego 1945–2000. Kraków: Arkadiusz Wingert. p. 412. ISBN 978-83-60682-27-2.
  2. ^ "Nominations for new Polish ambassadors". www.msz.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  3. ^ "Sejmowa komisja pozytywnie o kandydatach na ambasadorów w Estonii, Norwegii i Malezji". www.gazetaprawna.pl. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  4. ^ a b "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych". orka.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2001-01-16. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  5. ^ "Nowa Nauka Polska". nauka-polska.pl. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  6. ^ "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych". www.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  7. ^ "Gazeta.pl: Archiwum". gazetapl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  8. ^ Dębnicki, Krzysztof (1999-12-04). "Islamskie strachy Rosji - Archiwum Rzeczpospolitej". archiwum.rp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  9. ^ a b c "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych". orka.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  10. ^ "Wyszukiwarka pracowników UW - Katedra Azji Południowej". stary-spispracownikow.uw.edu.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  11. ^ "DĘBNICKI Krzysztof, prof., b. amb". Collegium Civitas (in Polish). 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  12. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 1 września 2010 r. nr 110-28-2010 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". prawo.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  13. ^ "Nominacje dla nowych ambasadorów RP". www.msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  14. ^ "Diplomatic and Consualr List". kln.gov.my. Malaysia Ministry of Foreign Affairs. November 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  15. ^ "Szef MSZ mianował czworo nowych ambasadorów". WPROST.pl (in Polish). 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  16. ^ "Ambassador H.E. prof. Krzysztof Dębnicki presented Credential Letters". kualalumpur.msz.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  17. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 27 kwietnia 2023 r. nr 110.36.2023 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (M.P. z 2023 r. poz. 566)". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-06-13.