# Jacek Chodorowicz

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{{short description|Polish diplomat (born 1964)}}
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| name             = Jacek Chodorowicz
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| ambassador_from  = Poland
| country          = Syria
| term_start       = 2002
| term_end         = 2008
| predecessor      = [Stanisław Pawlak](/source/Stanis%C5%82aw_Pawlak)
| successor        = [Michał Murkociński](/source/Micha%C5%82_Murkoci%C5%84ski)
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| ambassador_from2 = Poland
| country2         = Israel
| term_start2      = 2012
| term_end2        = 2018
| predecessor2     = [Agnieszka Magdziak-Miszewska](/source/Agnieszka_Magdziak-Miszewska)
| successor2       = [Marek Magierowski](/source/Marek_Magierowski)
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| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1964|12|07|df=yes}}
| birth_place      = [Warsaw](/source/Warsaw), Poland
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| children         = 2
| alma_mater       = [University of Warsaw](/source/University_of_Warsaw)
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| caption          = Jacek Chodorowicz (2025) 
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'''Jacek Michał Chodorowicz''' (born 7 December 1964, in [Warsaw](/source/Warsaw))<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Head of Mission |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/southafrica/ambassador-- |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Poland in South Africa - Gov.pl website |language=en-GB |archive-date=2025-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250306184551/https://www.gov.pl/web/southafrica/ambassador-- |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> is a [Polish](/source/Poland) [diplomat](/source/diplomat) who served as [ambassador](/source/ambassador) to [Syria](/source/Syria) (2002–2008) and [Israel](/source/Israel) (2012–2018).

== Life ==
Chodorowicz graduated in history from the [University of Warsaw](/source/University_of_Warsaw). He was educated also at the [Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael](/source/Netherlands_Institute_of_International_Relations_Clingendael).<ref name=":0" />

In 1991, he started his professional career as the assistant of the Undersecretary of State at the [Ministry of National Education](/source/Ministry_of_National_Education_(Poland)). In 1992, he joined the [Ministry of Foreign Affairs](/source/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Poland)) (MFA). Until 1995, he was expert and head of section of the Department of Africa, Asia, Australia and Oceania. Between 1995 and 1999, he served as [chargé d'affaires](/source/charg%C3%A9_d'affaires) to [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe). Following his return to the MFA headquarter in Warsaw, he was director of the Department of Africa and the Middle East.<ref name=":0" /> From 2001<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-10-12 |title=Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 12 października 2001 r. nr Z. 110-82-2001 w sprawie mianowania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (M.P. z 2001 r. nr 37, poz. 599) |url=https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WMP20010370599 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=isap.sejm.gov.pl |language=pl}}</ref> to 2008, he was ambassador to [Syria](/source/Syria).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-07-28 |title=Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 28 lipca 2008 r. nr 110-16-2008 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (M.P. z 2008 r. nr 59, poz. 523) |url=https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WMP20080590523 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=isap.sejm.gov.pl |language=pl}}</ref> Next, he returned to his previous post of the Department's director.<ref name=":0" /> On 24 January 2012, he was appointed ambassador to [Israel](/source/Israel).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-01-24 |title=Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 24 stycznia 2012 r. nr 110-5-2012 w sprawie mianowania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (M.P. z 2012 r. poz. 263) |url=https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WMP20120000263 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=isap.sejm.gov.pl |language=pl}}</ref> He ended his mission on 30 May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-22 |title=Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 lutego 2018 r. nr 110.9.2018 o zmianie postanowienia Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (M.P. z 2018 r. poz. 340) |url=https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WMP20180000340 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=isap.sejm.gov.pl |language=pl}}</ref> From 2018 to 2021, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs Plenipotentiary for dialogue with Jewish Diaspora.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-30 |title=Delegacja Ambasadorów stałych przy ONZ w Muzeum POLIN {{!}} Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich POLIN w Warszawie |url=https://polin.pl/pl/aktualnosci/2019/01/30/delegacja-ambasadorow-stalych-przy-onz-w-muzeum-polin |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=polin.pl |language=pl}}</ref> Next, he was working at the MFA Department of Development Cooperation. In 2023, he became for the third time the director MFA Department of Africa and the Middle East. In January 2025, he became chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Embassy in [Pretoria](/source/Pretoria), [South Africa](/source/South_Africa).<ref name=":0" />

In 2011, he was honored with the Knight's Cross of the [Order of Polonia Restituta](/source/Order_of_Polonia_Restituta).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-16 |title=Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 16 listopada 2011 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń (M.P. z 2012 r. poz. 337) |url=https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WMP20120000337 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=isap.sejm.gov.pl |language=pl}}</ref>

Besides his native [Polish](/source/Polish_language), he speaks [English](/source/English_language) and [French](/source/French_language).<ref name=":0" />

He is father to two sons.<ref name=":0" />

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Category:1964 births
Category:Ambassadors of Poland to Israel
Category:Ambassadors of Poland to Syria
Category:Ambassadors of Poland to South Africa
Category:Ambassadors of Poland to Zimbabwe
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