Ryszard Schnepf

Ryszard Marian Schnepf (1951) is a Polish politician and diplomat.

Ryszard Schnepf

Ph.D.
Poland Ambassador to Uruguay
In office
1991–1996
Preceded byKonstanty Rozwadowski
Succeeded byJarosław Gugała
Poland Ambassador to Costa Rica
In office
2001–2005
Preceded byMieczysław Biernacki
Succeeded byAndrzej Braiter
Poland Ambassador to Spain
In office
2008–2012
Preceded byGrażyna Bernatowicz
Succeeded byTomasz Arabski
Poland Ambassador to the United States
In office
2012–2016
Preceded byRobert Kupiecki
Succeeded byPiotr Wilczek
Personal details
Born (1951-09-22) September 22, 1951
Warsaw
NationalityPolish
Spouse(s)Zuzanna Schnepf-Kołacz, Dorota Wysocka-Schnepf
ParentsAlicja Szczepniak-Schepf, Maksymilian Schnepf
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
ProfessionDiplomat, lecturer

Early life

Schnepf was born in Warsaw, Poland on 22 September 1951, to Polish mother, Alicja Szczepaniak-Schnepft (born in 1930), recognised as Righteous among the Nations and father, colonel Maksymilian Schnepft (1920–2003), who until 1968 was head of the communist military office (Studium Wojskowe) at the University of Warsaw.

Ryszard Schnepf graduated from history at the University of Warsaw. He defended doctoral thesis there.[1]

Career

Since 1978 he has been working as a lecturer at the University of Warsaw. In the early 1990s Schnepf joined the diplomatic service. Between 1991 and 1996 he served as Ambassador to Uruguay and Paraguay and between 2001 and 2005 to Costa Rica. From 2007 to late 2008 he served as the under-secretary of state of Poland, as part of the Foreign Ministry. From 2008 to 2012 he was ambassador to Spain.[2]

On 14 January 2013, Ryszard Schnepf presented his credentials to U.S. President Barack Obama in a formal ceremony at the Oval Office, marking his official recognition as Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the United States. He served as Poland's Ambassador until July 31, 2016. He was succeeded as Ambassador by Piotr Wilczek.

Honours

References
  1. "dr Ryszard Schnepf". nauka-polska.pl. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  2. "Ambassador of Poland to the United States of America". washington.mfa.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. "Caballero. Ambasador udekorowany wysokim odznaczeniem". www.waszyngton.msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 25 June 2015. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  4. "El Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores impone condecoración al Embajador de Polonia, Ryszard Schnepf". rree.go.cr (in Spanish). 10 December 2004. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
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