Ryszard Schnepf

Ryszard Schnepf
Ryszard Schnepf; Ph.D.
Poland Ambassador to Uruguay
	In office; 1991–1996
Preceded by	Konstanty Rozwadowski
Succeeded by	Jarosław Gugała
Poland Ambassador to Costa Rica
	In office; 2001–2005
Preceded by	Mieczysław Biernacki
Succeeded by	Andrzej Braiter
Poland Ambassador to Spain
	In office; 2008–2012
Preceded by	Grażyna Bernatowicz
Succeeded by	Tomasz Arabski
Poland Ambassador to the United States
	In office; 2012–2016
Preceded by	Robert Kupiecki
Succeeded by	Piotr Wilczek
Personal details
Born	September 22, 1951; Warsaw
Nationality	Polish
Spouse(s)	Zuzanna Schnepf-Kołacz, Dorota Wysocka-Schnepf
Parents	Alicja Szczepniak-Schepf, Maksymilian Schnepf
Alma mater	University of Warsaw
Profession	Diplomat, lecturer

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

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

Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (Spain, 2012)[3]
Grand Cross of the National Order of Juan Mora Fernández (Costa Rica, 2004)[4]

References

"dr Ryszard Schnepf". nauka-polska.pl. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
"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.
"Caballero. Ambasador udekorowany wysokim odznaczeniem". www.waszyngton.msz.gov.pl (in Polish). 25 June 2015. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
"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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[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.