Wiesław Tarka is Chargé d’affaires a.i. and Titular Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in France. A career diplomat, he has held senior positions within the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and abroad. He served as Ambassador of Poland to Croatia (2008–2012) and to Sweden (2015–2018). He also held key responsibilities as Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, overseeing European and international cooperation, migration policy, and cross-border affairs. Within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he has served as Director of the Foreign Service Inspectorate and Deputy Director of the European Policy Department, contributing to regional initiatives such as the Visegrad Group and the Central European Initiative, as well as the coordination of the Western Balkans Summit. Earlier in his career, he was posted to the Polish Embassy in Stockholm and worked in cultural administration in Warsaw. Mr. Tarka holds a degree in Modern Philology from the University of Warsaw and has an academic background in linguistics. He speaks several languages, including English, German, Swedish, Croatian, French, Ukrainian, and Russian. He has been awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and the Order of Prince Branimir of Croatia.
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