Jan Józef Pawelec is a Polish official and political scientist, since 2023 serves as Poland ambassador to Angola. Life Pawelec was educated at the Tischner European University in Kraków. He graduated from Political Science at the Jagiellonian University. He received also Master of Philosophy degree in Russian and East European Studies from St Antony's College, Oxford. Between 2011 and 2017, he worked at the Ministry of National Defence. From 2017 to 2023, he was the director of the Department of Trade in Strategic Goods and Technical Safety at the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology. Between 2020 and 2023, he was also director of the Department for Trade and International Cooperation at the same Ministry. He was representing Poland at the EU Trade Policy Committee. Committee for Financial Security of the General Inspector of Financial Information, programme council of the International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce, Accreditation Council (2019-2020). On 11 October 2023, he was nominated Poland ambassador to Angola. He is also accredited to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Central African Republic He began his term in December 2023.<ref name":0" /><ref name":2" /> Besides Polish, he speaks English and has basic knowledge of German and Portuguese.<ref name=":0" /> Honours * Bronze Cross of Merit, Poland<ref name=":1" /> * Bronze Medal of Merit for National Defence, Poland<ref name=":0" /> * <ref name=":0" />
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