Radosław Gruk
5th Poland Ambassador to Uzbekistan
Assumed office
8 May 2021
Preceded byPiotr Iwaszkiewicz
Personal details
Born (1971-04-23) 23 April 1971
Katowice, Poland
SpouseMonika Gruk
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
ProfessionDiplomat
Awards

Radosław Tomasz Gruk[1] (born 23 April 1971) is a Polish diplomat, an ambassador to Uzbekistan since 2021.

Life

Radosław Gruk earned his master's degree from political science at the University of Warsaw.[2]

After graduating, in 1999 he began his professional career at the Ministry of Interior and Administration specializing in the matters related to Polish citizenship. In 2000, he joined the Office for Foreigners where he was in charge of repatriation of Poles from the former Soviet Union. He was cooperating with the Radom Airport and Polish National Tourist Office.[3]

In 2003, Gruk joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Until 2007, he was Second and First Secretary at the Consulate-General in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Between 2007 and 2013 he was Consul and political-economic officer at the rank of Counsellor and First Counsellor at the Embassy in Podgorica, Montenegro.[3][4] In 2015, he was sent to the Consulate-General in Almaty, Kazakhstan, being promoted to the head of unit and, since 2017, Consul General.[5][6] In 2019, he ended his term and became deputy director of the MFA Bureau of Human Resources.[3] In 2020, he was nominated Ambassador to Uzbekistan,[7] beginning his term on 8 May 2021.[8] He has been accredited also to Tajikistan.[9] On 25 August 2021, he presented his credentials to the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.[10]

He is married to Monika Gruk who is also a diplomat.[11]

Honours

  • 2016 – Honorary Badge of the Siberian[12]
  • 2016 – Pro Patria Medal[12]
  • 2017 – Golden Badge of Honor for Merits to the Siberian Association[13]
  • 2018 – Honorary badge "For Merit for Tourism"[12]
  • 2018 – Badge "For Merit for Sport"[12]
  • 2018 – Bene Merito Dioecesis Bydgostiensis[12]
  • 2019 – Medal „Za Zasługi dla Polaków w Kazachstanie”[14]
  • 2020 – Gold Cross of Merit[15]
  • 2021 – Medal of the Centenary of Regained Independence[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Наурыз". Казахский национальный университет им. аль-Фараби. 2018-04-21. Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  2. ↑ "Lista absolwentów studiów stacjonarnych w roku akademickim 1995/96". gazeta.pl (in Polish). 1996-11-19. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  3. 1 2 3 "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 9/". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  4. ↑ Medojević, Teresa, ed. (2013). "Pożegnalne spotkanie konsula RP, Radosława Gruka ze Stowarzyszeniem Polaków w Czarnogórze" (PDF). Głos Polonii (in Polish) (10): 4. ISSN 1800-8291. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-02.
  5. ↑ "Polonia pożegnała Radosława Gruka Konsula Generalnego RP w Ałmaty". Stowarzyszenie Wspólnota Polska (in Polish). 2019-02-05. Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  6. ↑ "Tydzień Polski w Ałmaty w ramach obchodów 100. rocznicy Odzyskania przez Polskę Niepodległości". Ministerstwo Sportu i Turystyki (in Polish). 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  7. ↑ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 listopada 2020 r. nr 110.46.2020 w sprawie mianowania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  8. ↑ "Personel". Polska w Uzbekistanie - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). 2021-05-13. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  9. ↑ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 listopada 2020 r. nr 110.47.2020 w sprawie mianowania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  10. ↑ "O'zbekiston Prezidenti yangi tayinlangan elchilarni qabul qildi". president.uz (in Uzbek). 2021-09-09. Archived from the original on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  11. ↑ Medojević, Teresa, ed. (2013). "Pożegnalne spotkanie konsula RP, Radosława Gruka ze Stowarzyszeniem Polaków w Czarnogórze" (PDF). poloniacg.me (in Polish). Głos Polonii. p. 4. ISSN 1800-8291. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Przyznanie Medali Stulecia Odzyskanej Niepodległości Andrzejowi Papierzowi i Radosławowi Grukowi z inicjatywy dr. Karola Nawrockiego". Muzeum II Wojny Światowej (in Polish). 2021-03-05. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  13. ↑ Serebriański, Jurij, ed. (2017). "Święto Niepodległej Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Ałmaty" (PDF). wienz.kz. 4 (19). Ałmaty: Ałmatyński Kurier Polonijny, Oleg Czerwiński. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  14. ↑ Serebriański, Jurij, ed. (2019). "Polonia Ałmaty pożegnała Konsula Generalnego" (PDF). Ałmatyński Kurier Polonijny (in Polish and Russian). pp. 2–5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  15. ↑ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 12 listopada 2020 r. o nadaniu odznaczeń". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  16. ↑ "Dowód wdzięczności za zaangażowanie. Andrzej Papierz i Radosław Gruk odznaczeni Medalem Stulecia Odzyskanej Niepodległości". radiogdansk.pl (in Polish). 2021-03-21. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
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