Jacek Junosza Kisielewski

Polish biologist and diplomat

Jacek Junosza Kisielewski Ph.D.


Poland Ambassador to Brazil
In office 2007–2013
Preceded by	Paweł Kulka Kulpiowski
Succeeded by	Andrzej Braiter
Poland Ambassador to Portugal
In office September 2016 – 14 August 2020
Preceded by	Bronisław Misztal
Succeeded by	Joanna Pilecka

Personal details
Born	(1952-01-21) 21 January 1952 (age 72) Poznań
Nationality	Polish
Spouse	Grażyna Junosza Kisielewska
Children	1 daughter
Alma mater	Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Profession	Diplomat, biologist
Awards
Website	jjknatura.com/

Jacek Marek Junosza Kisielewski^[1] (Polish pronunciation: [j'at͡sɛk m'arɛk jun'ɔʂa kʲiɕɛl'ɛfskʲi]; born 21 January 1952, in Poznań)^[2] is a Polish biologist and diplomat; ambassador to Brazil (2007–2013) and Portugal (2016–2020).

Life

Jacek Junosza Kisielewski studied Biology at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. In 1978, he defended his doctoral thesis, and, in 1990, post-doctoral degree (habilitation) on Inland-water Gastrotricha from Brasil.^[3] He was working as a biologist at the University of Agriculture and Pedagogy in Siedle and at the Research Centre for Agricultural and Forest Environment of Polish Academy of Sciences in Poznań. He was a visiting professor at the University of São Paulo (1984–1985). He has also been carrying out research at the Amazon delta.^[4] He was doctoral advisor of one thesis (1992).^[5]

In 1991, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland. Between 1991 and 1996, he served at the Consulate General in Brussels, since 1992 as Consul-General.^[6] Later, he was working at the MFA Consular Department, and as director of the Department for Cooperation with Polish Diaspora. From 1999 to 2004, he was Consul-General in Toronto.^[7] Following his directoral post at the Consular Department, he was nominated Poland ambassador to Brazil, presenting his letter of credence on 13 February 2008.^[1] He ended his term in 2013. Afterwards, he was back at the Department for Cooperation with Polish Diaspora and Poles Abroad, since 2014 as a director.^[7] In August 2016, he was nominated Poland ambassador to Portugal,^[8] accredited to the president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on 19 October 2016.^[9] He ended his term on 14 August 2020.^[10]

Besides Polish, Junosza Kisielewski speaks English, French, and Portuguese.^[11] He is married to Grażyna Junosza Kisielewska,^[12] with a daughter.^[11] In his free time, he photographs nature.^[13]

Honours

Brazil:
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (2013)^[14]
- Honorary citizen of São Paulo^[11]
Poland: Pro Memoria Medal (2010)^[7]
Portugal: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (2020)^[15]

Works

Kisielewski, Jacek (1998), Brzuchorzęski (Gastrotricha) : (z 108 rysunkami w tekście), Łódź: Polskie Towarzystwo Hydrobiologiczne, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, ISBN 83-7171-138-7, OCLC 749790780

References

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^ Wizimirska, Barbara, ed. (1996). "Rocznik Polskiej Polityki Zagranicznej". Yearbook of Polish Foreign Policy (in Polish). Warszawa: Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych: 282. ISSN 1230-4794.
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^ "The Author - JJK Natura - Wildlife photography". jjknatura.com. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
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