Urszula Gacek
Urszula Gacek | |
|---|---|
Poland Ambassador to the Council of Europe | |
| In office 2011–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Piotr Świtalski |
| Succeeded by | Janusz Stańczyk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 March 1963 Urmston, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Profession | economist, politician, diplomat |
Urszula Józefa Gacek (born 17 March 1963) is a Polish politician and a former member of the
Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York City
.
Early life
Gacek was born in Urmston, Lancashire, England, and studied at Oxford University. She then worked as a financial analyst and as an author of chemical and energy publications before entering politics.
Political life
Gacek served as a member of the
EPP-ED group, serving, amongst others, on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Delegation for Relations with the USA. From 3 February 2011 to 30 November 2014 she was the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the Council of Europe.[1]
Between 2014 and 2016 she was Consul General at the
Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York City.[2]
She currently heads the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's election observation mission to the United States.[3]
References
- ^ "Permanent Representative of Poland". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- ^ Golec, Grzegorz (2016-02-16). "Urszula Gacek odwołana ze stanowiska konsula | Radio RDN". archive.fo (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ "International observers watching U.S. election as early voting breaks records". CBC News. 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-18. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
External links
- Personal profile of Urszula Gacek in the European Parliament's database of members
- Council of Europe Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
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