Adam Krzymowski Ph.D. | |
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![]() Adam Krzymowski at the UN headquarters, New York, 2023 | |
3rd Poland Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates | |
In office 2 March 2011 –31 July 2015 | |
Preceded by | Roman Chałaczkiewicz |
Succeeded by | Robert Rostek |
Personal details | |
Born | Białystok,Poland | 6 November 1973
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
Profession | Political scientist,Diplomat |
Website | adamkrzymowski |
Adam Krzymowski (born 6 November 1973) is a Polish political scientist and diplomat,Ambassador of Poland to the United Arab Emirates,2011-2015. [1] Currently,professor (Full) at Zayed University. [2] [3]
In 1998,he graduated with distinction at the Faculty of Political Science of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. In 2000 he completed the Postgraduate National Security Studies organized by the Ministry of National Defense,the National Security Bureau and the University of Warsaw. [4] In 2002,he presented at the University of Warsaw written under the direction of Stanisław Parzymies the doctoral dissertation "United States of America and the European Security and Defense Identity" for which he obtained a doctoral degree in political science. [5] [6] [7]
Krzymowski participated in the strategic processes concerning Poland’s membership in the European Union,the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,and the Middle East. From 1998 to 2008,he worked at the Office of the Committee of European Integration,where he rose through the ranks to become the Chief Specialist. [8]
In these time,he participated in several conferences,including on the Future of North Atlantic Security Strategic Imperatives,on the invitation of NATO Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (2000,Reykjavik);European Armament Industries,ESDP,and Transatlantic Cooperation (2001,Paris);the EU and NATO-Practical Progress and Prospects,on the invitation of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (2001,London);Atlantic Partner or Regional Player? Europe’s Security and Defence Policy after September 11 (2001,Paris);the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU,(2001,Paris);NATO’s Research &Technology Organization on Real-Time Intrusion Detection,(2002,Estoril);Dual Enlargement:Security Policy Implications (2004,Tallinn);Economic Dimensions of Defence Institutions (2004,Berlin),both on the invitation of the George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies. From 2006 to 2007,he was a member of the Governmental Team for the National Security Strategy of Poland. [9]
In the years 2008–2015,he worked at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland in the Office of the Prime Minister's Plenipotentiary for International Dialogue., [5] [10] [11] [12] where he was promoted to the position of Counsellor to the Prime Minister. In 2008,he represented his country in the first governmental-parliamentary delegation to the European Space Agency in Paris,leading Poland to join that organisation. [13] [14]
From March 2,2011 to July 31,2015,he was the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in the United Arab Emirates and a representative at the International Renewable Energy Agency. [10] Among other things,Adam Krzymowski contributed to the opening of direct flights between Poland and the UAE,and the historic first visit of a member of the royal family,UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs to Poland (May 2011);Deputy Prime Minister,Minister of Economy of Poland to the UAE (January 2012);Prime Minister of Poland to the UAE (April 2012);UAE Minister of Economy to Poland (February 2012);President of Poland to the UAE (December 2013);member of the royal family,UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs to Poland (June 2014);Deputy Prime Minister,Minister of Economy of Poland to the UAE (April 2015);to the historic first visit of the Vice President,Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai to Poland (June 2015),who,in addition to meeting with the President of Poland,met with the President-elect,for whom it was his first official meeting with a foreign leader. Adam Krzymowski also contributed to establishing and holding the first meeting of the Joint Economic Committee (February 2013) and another one,which took place in 2015. During his term as Ambassador,trade exchange increased from USD 316 million to USD 1.3 billion. [1] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
Moreover,as the Ambassador,he participated in the EU-GCC Joint Council and the International Contact Group for Libya (2011),headed the Polish delegation to the first meeting of the International Working Group on Economic Recovery and Development of the Friends of the Syrian People (2012),participated in the International Contact Group on Afghanistan (2012),was the head of the Polish delegation at the Proliferation Security Initiative meeting (2013),represented Poland at the International Conference on Countering Piracy (2014),was the head of the Polish delegation at the International Contact Group on Afghanistan (2015). [13]
After his Ambassador’s mission,in early 2016,he assumed the post of Senior Advisor to the Director General of the Expo 2020 Dubai. He became a Board of Trustees member of the Strategic Advisory Centre for Economic and Future Studies in Abu Dhabi. Since early 2020,he has been a Professor at Zayed University and since 2021,a member of the Oxford Network of Peace Studies at the University of Oxford. In 2023,Krzymowski completed the Study of the U.S. Institutes for Global Scholars on U.S. Foreign Policy. As part of it,he had research activities at various universities,including the University of Delaware,Yale University,the University of Pennsylvania,George Washington University,and the U.S. Naval Academy. [13]
As a professor,he has delivered lectures at various universities,including Sorbonne University and New York University in Abu Dhabi,the University of Sharjah (UAE),the London School of Economics and Political Science,the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna,the Chinese University of Hong Kong,and the Catholic University of Santa Maria (Peru). Krzymowski is also a prolific author of scholarly publications on various contemporary topics related to regional and global security policy issues,international political economy,and diplomacy in the emerging global era. [21] [10] [22] [6] [23] [24] [25]
Since January 2024,he has been a member of the International Advisory Board of the Hung Research Center for Hong Kong and Globalization. [26]
In July 2025,at the World Congress of Political Science in Seoul,South Korea,he presented a paper on "Central Eastern Europe - Three Seas Initiative and Gulf Cooperation Council Countries' Impact on Transatlantic,Indo-Pacific Grand Strategies and Changing World Order. [26]
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