Krzysztof Skubiszewski

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Krzysztof Skubiszewski
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
12 September 1989 – 26 October 1993
Prime MinisterTadeusz Mazowiecki
Jan Krzysztof Bielecki
Jan Olszewski
Hanna Suchocka
Preceded byTadeusz Olechowski
Succeeded byAndrzej Olechowski
Personal details
Born(1926-10-08)8 October 1926
Nancy University
ProfessionLawyer
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Krzysztof Jan Skubiszewski

Minister of Foreign Affairs (1989–1993) and an established scholar in the field of international law
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Early life and education

Skubiszewski was born in

Nancy University in France for postgraduate studies.[1] He graduated from Harvard University in 1958.[2]

Career

Skubiszewski taught international law at his alma mater, Poznan University.[1] He was an expert on Polish-German relations.[2] He was a member of the Curatorium of The Hague Academy of International Law. He was a pioneer in scholarship on the law-making authority of international organizations.[3] During the communist regime in the country he was an active member of the Solidarity movement.[4][5]

After the fall of communism, he served in the successive cabinets of

Third Republic of Poland.[6][7] He was in office from 12 September 1989 to 26 October 1993.[8] In 1992, Skubiszewski, together with 9 other ministers of foreign affairs from the Baltic Sea area, and an EU commissioner, founded the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) and the EuroFaculty.[9]

He was awarded with the

Iran-United States Claims Tribunal there from 16 February 1994 until his death. In 2006 he was awarded by the French-German-Polish for French-German-Polish Committee together with the other two co-founders of the Weimar Triangle, the former Foreign Ministers Hans-Dietrich Genscher and Roland Dumas, the Adam-Mickiewicz Prize. together[10][11]

Death and legacy

Skubiszewski died on 8 February 2010 at the age of 83.

the Caucasus for his memory in 2013.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Adamowski, Jaroslaw (9 February 2010). "Krzysztof Skubiszewski obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Bacon, Katie (Summer 2010). "Straddling the Gap Between East and West". HLS Bulletin. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  3. S2CID 153854772
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  4. ^ Korczyńska, Emilia (8 February 2010). "Former Foreign Minister Krzysztof Skubiszewski passes away". Warsaw Business Journal. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  5. ^ Ellenbogen, Marc S. (9 February 2010). "One by One They Just Fade Away". Global Panel Foundation. The Hague. UPI. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Farewell to Krzysztof Skubiszewski". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  7. ^ John Tagliabue (8 September 1989). "Polish Cabinet Pact: 9 Posts to Solidarity and 4 to Communists". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Polish ministries". Rulers. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  9. ISBN 978-3-8305-1769-6
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  10. ^ a b Adamowski, Jaroslaw (8 March 2010). "Steadied Poland in the post-communist turbulence". The Age. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  11. ^ "Krzysztof Skubiszewski passed away". Baltic Development Forum. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  12. ^ "The Krzysztof Skubiszewski Scholarship and Research Grant 2013". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
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