European Academy of Diplomacy

EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DIPLOMACY

PUTTING

THE WORLD IN BETTER HANDS

Warsaw, Poland 2011 / 2012

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Table of content Welcome to EAD .............................................................. 3 About EAD ........................................................................ 4 Academy of Young Diplomats ........................................ 6 International Programs .................................................... 8 Diplomacy and Leadership ...................................... 8 European Diplomacy Workshop ............................. 9 Summer/Winter Diplomatic School ....................... 10 U.S.-Poland Youth Leadership Exchange ............... 11 Youth Programs ................................................................ 12 Youth School of Diplomacy ..................................... 12 Skills Training Programs ................................................. 13 Language and Culture .............................................. 13 Diplomacy and Communication ........................... 14 Executive Trainings ................................................... 15 Trainers .............................................................................. 16 Guests and speakers of the EAD .................................... 18 Partners .............................................................................. 19

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Welcome to EAD

Dear Friends, The European Academy of Diplomacy (EAD) is an educational institution providing professional training for diplomats, civil servants and representatives of business, academia and the non-governmental sector from Europe and beyond. Since its inception in 2004 and with over 3000 graduates, EAD continues to be successful in offering the highest quality tailormade programs, which help to develop and prepare leaders for the challenges of a globalizing and ever changing world.

Our mission is to shape, sharpen and inspire international leaders who are eager to take responsibility and influence the world around them.

Located in the heart of Europe, in Poland, the European Academy of Diplomacy derives its principles and values from the country’s experience of a successful economic and political transition. It also draws inspiration from Poland’s valueoriented foreign policy, which endorses joint-responsibility for EU’s neighborhood and active engagement in the support for democracy and prosperity around the world.

At EAD it is our belief that a new generation of enlightened leaders needs to emerge. A generation, which will understand that in the 21st century responsibility has to be global and engagement has to be total. That only a clear vision, resulting from profound, continuous and mutually-beneficial international cooperation, can address the multitude of unprecedented challenges we face today.

We invite you to learn more about the European Academy of Diplomacy.

Yours respectfully,

Dr. Katarzyna Pisarska Director

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About EAD With more than 3000 graduates from over 30 countries the key to European Academy of Diplomacy’s success lies in having developed a unique formula having developed a unique formula of education and training. The institution offers programs that provide students with a combination of theory and practice, exploring the most critical topics for future international leaders willing to take responsibility for the world affairs. The EAD programs benefit from the knowledge and expertise of an international faculty of diplomats, academics and politicians in the institution’s effort to promote the ideals of enhancing international cooperation and strengthening leadership in Europe and beyond.

EAD programs graph POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

YOUTH PROGRAMS

SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS

Academy of Young Diplomats

Summer/Winter Diplomatic School

Youth School of Diplomacy

Language and Culture

Diplomatic Classes

Executive Trainings

Diplomacy & Leadership

Diplomacy & Communication Trainings

European Diplomacy Workshop Parliamentary Fellowship Program

U.S.-Poland Youth Exchange

EAD receipients graph YOUTH

STUDENTS

GRADUATES

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS

Academy of Young Diplomats Diplomacy and Communication Trainings Diplomacy and Leadership Diplomatic Classes European Diplomacy Workshop Executive Trainings Language and Culture Trainings Parliamentary Fellowship Program U.S.-Poland Youth Leadership Exchange Program Summer/Winter Diplomatic School Youth School of Diplomacy

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About EAD The preeminent quality and standards of EAD programs is the result of the efforts of our lectures, that are globally recognized subject-matter experts, dedicated to the study and practice of diplomacy and foreign affairs. Among our prominent speakers were: Valdas Adamkus (former President of Lithuania), Professor Zbigniew Brzeziński (former US National Security Advisor to president Jimmy Carter), Professor Danuta Hübner (EU Commissioner), Aleksander Kwaśniewski (former President of Poland), Aleksandr Milinkevich (Leader of Belarusian Opposition), Dr. Javier Solana (former Secretary General of NATO), Lech Wałęsa (Nobel Peace Prize winner and former President of Poland).

„In our globalizing world we are in need of common values such as equality and freedom. This is the task for the new generation of diplomats – to built a planet based on the principle of solidarity and on other common values.”

Lech Wałęsa, President of the Republic of Poland (1990-1995)

“I have enjoyed the discussion with the students of the European Academy of Diplomacy enormously and, more importantly, I was very much impressed by the initiative you have undertaken. It represents a new Poland, the Poland of the 21st century, and a Poland for the first time in an extremely long time that is geopolitically entrenched in something larger than itself and yet friendly to Poland’s national identity and political sovereignty. By training a new generation of Polish diplomats, EAD is rendering a real national service.”

Professor Zbigniew Brzeziński, United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)

„The European Academy of Diplomacy does more than shape future Polish diplomats. It is an institution with the mission of building a stronger Poland within a unified Europe, a Europe without borders between East and West .”

Professor Norman Davies, British historian

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ACADEMY OF YOUNG DIPLOMATS Postgraduate Program AYD is a one-year graduate program of the EAD designed to prepare students and young professionals for employment in the Polish Foreign Service, civil service or careers in the European institutions, as well as other international organizations.

As part of an elite program, participants have the opportunity to become acquainted with both the competitive procedures of each institution and the practical side of working in their chosen professions.

The AYD presents knowledge and experience not found in university curricula. Its participants actively engage in meetings with high-ranking officials from national and international institutions, as well as leading authorities in the fields of politics and diplomacy. They learn practical skills from leading, internationally recognized experts and network with colleagues planning similar path of their professional career.

„The Academy of Young Diplomats is no doubt a very good choice for all young people interested in diplomacy, European institutions and international organizations who face serious decision regarding their future professional career. As a graduate of the AYD’s 1st edition and currently the employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs I must admit that the seminars of the Academy proved to be of a great help in planning my career path.”

Piotr Buszta Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland Graduate of the AYD’s 1 edition (2004/2005)

„The programs and trainings by the EAD, including the Academy of Young Diplomats, allow students approach the world of diplomacy.

The EAD speakers are not only theoreticians but also practitioners who share their experience of working in diplomacy-related institutions, such as Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the United Nations, the European institutions and other international organizations. I strongly recommend the AYD program.”

Michał Czaplicki European Parliament Graduate of the AYD’s 1 edition (2004/2005)

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ACADEMY OF YOUNG DIPLOMATS Postgraduate Programs

The AYD program consists of 10 meetings divided into: 

7, two-day, monthly conferences in Warsaw, during which the participants are trained by leading Polish and foreign specialists of international relations and diplomacy,

 A three-day out-of-Warsaw conference, where ideas on current international challenges are discussed,  Opening and graduation ceremony.

LABORATORY OF DIPLOMACY

Savoir-Vivre

Diplomatic Protocol

Public Speaking

ART OF COMMUNICATION National Branding

Intercultural Communication

Working with Media

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DIPLOMACY AND LEADERSHIP International Programs

The EAD meeting with Garri Kasparov, May 2009

The EAD meeting with Zbigniew Brzezinski, May 2009

Diplomacy and Leadership is the main international program of the European Academy of Diplomacy. It is designed for university students, graduates and young professionals from all over the world and aims at enhancing and developing their knowledge and leadership skills in the field of diplomacy to meet the growing demands of the globalized world.

The program consists of three weeklong sessions held in Warsaw. The course agenda includes meetings with high-level European politicians, business leaders and media partners, workshops in history and day-to-day activities of the diplomatic corps, as well as study visits to various Polish public institutions.

The program covers three main focus areas:  Realm of diplomacy and current state of world affairs,  Leadership skills,  Basic diplomatic skills (negotiations, public speaking, working with media).

Throughout the course of the program, each participant is acquainted with basic knowledge regarding leadership, provided by experienced coaches and trainers. Graduates of the program are able to design their optimal carrier path, recognize which type of leader they are and understand how to manage successful change in an organization along with subsequent administrative abilities.

The EAD meeting with Lech Walesa, November 2008

The EAD meeting with Boris Tarasyuk, November 2010

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EUROPEAN DIPLOMACY WORKSHOP International Programs The EDW is a specialized program, which educates in the European Union structures of diplomacy and creates a greater capacity for understanding and influencing the EU foreign policy. Designed specifically for civil servants and public administrators, it has attracted representatives from both within and outside the EU and from a wide variety of institutions, government and NGO alike.

Over the course of six days, the program covers specific areas:  EU Structure in the context of Foreign Policy,  The European Neighborhood Policy and the Eastern Partnership,  EU-Russia partnership perspectives,  Negotiation in and with the EU,  Public Diplomacy of the EU.

The EDW provides a forum for exchanging experiences and enhancing cooperation between the EU and leaders from the Eastern Partnership countries, as well as citizens of other countries by giving them opportunities to broaden their knowledge and hone essential skills for helping shape the modern world.

The participants of the most recent edition of the European Diplomacy Workshop represented 13 countries (Austria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Columbia, Georgia, Germany, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Spain and Ukraine).

„I had a great time in Warsaw and it was a pleasure to meet so many extraordinary people.

The greatest experience for me was to see how much passion the EAD staff as well as people of all these different countries showed for the European idea.”

Andreas Berding Germany. Participant of the EDW’s 1st edition (2010)

The EDW was a very enriching experience thanks to the interesting seminars and workshops, and the participants from very diverse and impressive backgrounds. It was a perfect opportunity for networking and exchanges with outstanding people from all over Europe and also for making new friends.

Birgit Tkalec-Bekina Austria. Participant of the EDW’s 1 edition (2010)

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SUMMER/WINTER DIPLOMATIC SCHOOL International Programs Summer/Winter Diplomatic School (SDS/WDS) is a program for young professionals from Poland, Germany and Russia. Its primary aim is to supplement professional experience and knowledge by creating a platform for discussion on international affairs, focusing on these three countries and perspective of their cooperation.

The SDS/WDS participants learn more about reasoning and methodology of overcoming diplomatic conflicts and cultural misunderstandings, rules of effective communication, public diplomacy and negotiations. They are acquainted with their national colleagues (Polish, Russian, German) perspectives on the similar aspects of diplomacy and try to work out mutual understanding in the issues common for all three countries.

DIPLOMATIC SCHOOL FOCUS AREAS

Historical remembrance

Security and energy policy

Neighborhood policy

Modernization & Democratization

The capstone of the program is a public conference, where the SDS/WDS participants, along with experts, discuss the future and challenges of the EU-Russia relations.

Additional activities during Summer/Winter Diplomatic School, including museums, sightseeing, as well as some study visits, allow foreign participants to widen their knowledge of Polish culture and history.

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U.S.-POLAND YOUTH LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE PROGRAM International Programs U.S.-Poland Youth Leadership Exchange Program (PL-US) is a program designed for high school students from Poland and the United States. It was created, at Senator Richard Lugar’s initiative, to mark the 90th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The program is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State, administered by the American Councils for International Education and coordinated in Poland by the European Academy of Diplomacy.

This exchange program provides its participants with a sense of civic responsibility, commitment to international understanding and cooperation, and develops young leaders who will share their newfound knowledge and skills with their peers.

The program consists of two subsequent stages. Firstly, young leaders from Poland travel to the US where, over the course of 3 weeks, the group has the opportunity to participate in local high school classes, participate in job shadowing and experience everyday American life. A similar group of US students then follows a corresponding program in Poland.

The final phase of the program consists of workshops for both groups of participants in Poland, where the students prepare community service projects based on their shared experiences throughout the program. At the completion of the projects, the best project receive awards and funding for implementation.

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YOUTH SCHOOL OF DIPLOMACY Youth Programs Youth School of Diplomacy (YSD) is an educational program designed for high school students interested in the diplomacy. Within the program participants systematize their knowledge about Polish foreign policy and explore the world of diplomacy in practice.

YSD provides the youth with:  comprehension of the structure and functions of Polish foreign service, the policy of the European Union and system

of international security,  practical skills necessary for effective work in international environment (savoir-vivre, negotiations, public speaking),  meetings and debates with diplomats and representatives of public institutions,  assistance to personal development and/or future career path,  ameeting peers who share similar interests.

Youth School of Diplomacy is an opportunity for educational and civic development of a young person. It promotes the ideals of civic responsibility and professional diplomacy among the high school students, as well as prepares them for functioning in international environment.

Diplomatic Classes Aside from the Youth School of Diplomacy EAD welcomes high school classes for study-visits at its premises. In the framework of the visits a sample of diplomatic training is presented, providing youth with a the opportunity to learn more on different aspects of diplomacy. The classes are organized at the request of high school teachers, as part of their teaching curricula.

Diplomatic classes are a non-profit project of the EAD designed for high school students. It is an opportunity to learn more on diplomacy - foreign service, civil service, the EU, diplomatic protocol, savoir-vivre. The classes are run on tutor’s initiative within weekly class meeting.

„I believe that in this generation the leading role will be given to social changes (…) and that all this will contribute to creating some new ideals of thinking about mutual understanding and the need of being human.”

Professor Wladyslaw Bartoszewski Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (1995 and 2000-2001) in the EAD meeting (2005)

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LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Skills Training Programs Language trainings The European Academy of Diplomacy offers foreign languages courses for demands and rigors of diplomacy. Courses in English, German, Russian, French, Spanish and Italian prepare participants for the official state exam in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The classes offer both general language skills and provide participants with specific political, economic, national security and culture specific vocabulary.

The EAD, in the cooperation with the Diplomatic Protocol of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also offers Polish language courses for representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Poland. This initiative aims to help the foreign diplomats in Poland to understand the history and culture of Poland through the language of its people. At the advanced level, the classes focus on political, social and economic issues that are the main areas of participants’ professional interests.

Polish Culture Club The Polish Culture Club (PCC) aims to aid elite diplomats and business leaders who understand that their lack of knowledge about the historical and cultural context of Poland often causes bigger misunderstandings than the more obvious language barrier. Through creative partnerships with professional experts PCC bridges the knowledge gap by creating opportunities where foreigners can interact and become active participants in Polish public life.

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DIPLOMACY AND COMMUNICATION Skills Training Programs In response to the growing interest in effectively using skills associated with diplomatic protocol, savoir-vivre, and public speaking in both professional and private domains, the European Academy of Diplomacy has prepared the following trainings: Diplomatic Protocol – organized in cooperation with the most prominent figures in the fields of diplomatic protocol, savoir-vivre, and intercultural communication; intended for individuals desiring to develop their expert knowledge in diplomatic protocol and savoir-vivre.

Public Speaking – specialized development and refinement of the art of public speaking, including mastery of selfpresentation and oratory prowess. Particular attention is devoted to developing a finesse and flair in influencing an audience. The training concludes with an Oxford debate where the participants can apply and display the knowledge gained and practiced during the training.

International Negotiations – designed for professionals who need expert knowledge in leading and participating in multifaceted negotiations in an international environment.

Working for the EU – designed specifically with those pursuing careers at EU institutions. Courses are organized in cooperation with the prestigious French Ecole Nationale d’Administration and highlight the most important aspects of HR process within the EU institutions, paying particular attention to the hiring process, passing EU exams and being successful throughout the interview process.

Other trainings offered:  Organizing Conferences and Special Events,  Savoir-vivre and Meetings Etiquette,  Cultural Differences,  How to Work with Media,  Working for the Polish MFA.

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EXECUTIVE TRAININGS Skills Training Programs Executive trainings for civil servants and business offered by the European Academy of Diplomacy respond to challenges that public administration and other professionals face on a daily basis as a result of globalization and ever-changing current events.

In order to cope with the demand and necessity of increased levels of international cooperation, the EAD trains civil servants in the fields of Diplomatic Protocol, Public Speaking, Organizing Conferences and Special Events and others. All the executive trainings are tailor-made and if necessary combine various modules of the skills training programs offered by the EAD. In the run-up to the Polish Presidency in the European Union, the European Academy of Diplomacy has trained more than 700 Polish civil servants representing ten different Polish ministries and government agencies. The European Academy of Diplomacy has been providing with training, among other the following Polish public institutions:

The Chancellery

Ministry of National Defence

of the Prime Minister

Ministry of National Education

Ministry of the Internal Affairs and Administration

Ministry of Regional Development

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Ministerstwo Zdrowia

Ministry of Health

Ministerstwo Pracy i Polityki Społecznej

Ministry of Labour

Ministry of the Environment

and Social Policy

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Trainers THIERRY BECHET – European Commission official; has held several positions in External Relations, both in Brussels and in delegations; currently in charge of EC-United Nations relations at the EC Delegation in Geneva.

KATARZYNA BRAITER - head of the European Union Foreign Affairs Spouses, Partners and Families Association; Former employee of the Polish Embassy in Angola (1993-2002), responsible for media and organization of cultural events as well as consular issues and humanitarian help in the civil war sites. She is a trainer on diplomatic protocol and African culture.

GRZEGORZ CHMIELEWSKI – former Vice-director of the Diplomatic Protocol in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. He organized and participated in numerous high-level national and international visits. He lectured diplomatic protocol, etiquette and rules of savoir vivre for the employees of governmental administration, diplomats and other civil servants.

RADOSŁAW CISZEWSKI – former director of the Office of Professor Danuta Hübner, member of the European Parliament. In 1994 President of the Parliament of Children and Youths in Katowice voivodeship. He cooperated with UNICEF, Polish Children and Youth Foundation and Central Research Institute for Teaching and Learning, Initiative of Christians for Europe in Dresden. Employee of the Robert Schuman Foundation of Poland (1999- 2003) – a.o. coordinator of a social campaign on promotion of the Polish accession to the European Union. Since 2002 trainer of the ‘Youth’ program. 2005-2009 chief editor of the TVN CNBC television.

PIOTR DZWONEK – Head of the European Security Policy and Defense Division in the Security Policy Department of Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (from 2009). During his work in the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU he was responsible for Common Foreign and Security Policy. He performed substantive support for the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the Political and Security Committee.

ADAM JARCZYŃSKI – Executive Director of the Polish Academy of Public Relations and Director of the Polish Academy of Protocol and Etiquette. He has 8-year long experience in public relations. He acted as Spokesman of the Polish Forum of Young Diplomats and PR consultant of the European Foundation of Voluntary Blood Donors “Krewniacy”. Experienced also in market researches filed (SMG/KRC and in Millwardbrown CO).

PIOTR BOGUSŁAW JĘDRZEJCZAK – theater director (PWST in Krakow), specialist in culture studies, psychologist. He lectures public speaking, acting techniques, speaker at theatre studies. Art director of festivals. Author of a book ‘How to become an actor in Poland’. Director of Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’, Russell’s ‘Shirley Valentine’ , his own ‘ Via Bank’ and others.

DAVID KOSCHEL - trainer, capacity building expert and manager with in-depth experience in designing and delivering executive training for diplomats and other government officials in the areas of multilateral diplomacy, negotiation skills, good governance, and functioning of the UN system. With work experience in the UN, at Transparency International, the German Foreign Ministry and the German Parliament. He worked as facilitator of courses with large audiences, he has developed excellent communication, analytical and didactic skills that perfectly equip him to offer skills training and academic teaching on negotiation techniques, multilateral diplomacy, the UN system, peacekeeping, climate change, civil society advocacy and project management.

JULIE LEPRETRE – Director of the department responsible for the recruitment to the EU institutions in French National School of Administration L’ENA (Center for European Studies in Strasbourg), graduate in political science in the University of Strasbourg.

JANUSZ NIESYTO – ambassador ad personam, former Vice-director in the Department of Protocol in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. Employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1973. Counselor-Minister and Minister in Polish Embassy in Brussels, plenipotentiary ambassador of Poland to Switzerland and Lichtenstein (2005-2007). Works as a lecturer of international relations, etiquette, diplomatic protocol and business in various universities and colleges. Currently the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Finland 16

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Trainers JERZY M. NOWAK - ambassador ad personam, in the foreign service since 1960. On diplomatic missions to: Dar-es-Salaam (1962-65), Buenos Aires (1967-71) and New York (UN mission, 1981-86). Served as Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the UN International Atomic Energy Agency, Office of the UN and UNIDO in Vienna (1992-97) and in Spain (2000-2002). Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to NATO and the Western European Union in Brussels (2002-07). From 2005-2007, Dean of the North Atlantic Council. Doctor of Law, member of the Euro-Atlantic Association (President, Council Vice President), member of the American Eisenhower Fellowship, and, earlier, member of the Board of Directors of the East-West Institute in New York and the Polish association of the Club of Rome. Founding Member of the United Nations Student Association (UNSA) from 1957.

CONSTANCE PHILPOT – senior U.S. Foreign Service officer. She taught international relations and economics as a faculty advisor at the U.S. Army War College. Prior to that she served as a senior advisor on the former Soviet Union in the Secretary of State’s Office of Policy Planning and as Deputy Chief of Mission in Embassy Minsk (2004-2006). She also served in Moscow as Deputy Economic Counselor (2000-2003); in Riga, Latvia (1994-1997) and Rangoon, Burma (1991-1993) as chief of the Economic/Commercial office; in Helsinki, Finland (1987-1990) as Economic, Science and Technology officer and in Rome (1981-1983) as Consular and Science officer. She earned her B.A. in Russian Area Studies from Bowling Green State University.

JAN WOJCIECH PIEKARSKI – ambassador ad personam. Graduate of the Faculty of Law in the University of Warsaw, and Postgraduate Study of Foreign Service in Polish Institute of Foreign Affairs. In his long career in diplomatic service he worked in Ministry of Foreign Affairs, specializing in problems of the Middle East, Africa and Asia. From 1994 to 1999, as a Director of the Diplomatic Protocol Department a.o. he organized visits of Polish presidents. He served as diplomat in Iran (First Secretary, 19771981), and was Polish ambassador to Pakistan, Belgium and Luxemburg, as well as to Israel. He lectures for Polish academic institutions.

Co-author of the book ‘Diplomatic Protocol and Etiquette’. Holder of many Polish and foreign decorations, including the Order of White Eagle, Legion of Honor and Golden Medal of the Department of State.

ZBIGNIEW PISARSKI – Co-founder and Program Director of the European Academy of Diplomacy. Founder and President of the Casimir Pulaski Foundation (foreign policy think-tank). Advisor to the President of the Republic of Poland on Strategic Review of National Security. Expert of the Council of Europe on Central and Eastern European affairs. Commentator on foreign affairs and security for Polish and international media. He holds an MA degree in European Studies from Vienna University. In 2007 he was a Visiting Fellow at the Government Department at Harvard University and in 2010 a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies at Georgetown University. He has completed Ph.D. studies at the Warsaw School of Economics, and is currently preparing his doctoral dissertation. He speaks Polish, English, Russian and understands German and French.

MONA SHAIR – Certified Coach (ACC) accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF). She received her coaching training from the renowned Coaching Development School in London. Mona Shair-Wloch is also certified and registered as a Master Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner by the German Association for NLP and has received intensive training at the hand of the U.K.’s and Germany’s leading trainers. These qualifications follow her Bachelor in Psychology and Management from McGill University in Canada and Master Studies in International Relations from University of Kent in Brussels (UKB). In addition to being a career counselor and trainer at three universities and an independent life coach, she has also developed a series of workshops focused on powerful performance and communication skills.

KRZYSZTOF ŚLIWIŃSKI – ambasador ad personam, the former Head of the Office of International Cooperation of “Solidarność”, and the former associate editor of Gazeta Wyborcza. He was Polish Ambassador to Marocco and South Africa. He also served as spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland.

JULIAN SUTOR – ambasador ad personam, Philosophy Doctor in legal sciences with specialization in international law. For more than 50 years he worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. For a long time worked as a lecturer in universities and in institutions of public administration.Autor of numerous books on diplomacy, especially diplomatic and consular law.

PAWEŁ ŚWIEBODA – President of demosEUROPA – Centre for European Strategy. Graduate of the London School of Economics and the University of London. He served as the EU Advisor to the President of Poland (1996-2000). He headed the Office for European Integration in the Chancellery of the President. Director of the Department of the European Union in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2001-2006).

MACIEJ ŚWIEŚCIAK – in the Foreign Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland since 2008. In 2010/2011 he completed the International Training Course (ITC) in Security Policy at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. Holds a MA in International Relations from Collegium Civitas, Warsaw, Poland; graduate of the Diplomatic Academy in Warsaw.

DARIUSZ WAWRZENIECKI - psychologist, graduate of the University of Warsaw. Facilitator and moderator as well as personal development coach. Works as a lecturer in The Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities. From 1998 to 2002 Vicepresident of a company specializing in human resources counseling “People Sp. z o.o.”. Earlier member of the board of the International Financial Group Sp. z o.o. responsible for Business Development Unit. From 2002 to 2006 senior consultant of Mercer Human Capital.

Coach and lecturer of individual and group sessions on efficiency in management and human resources policy.

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Guests and speakers of the EAD We benefit from the knowledge and expertise of diplomats, academics and politicians in our efforts to promote the ideals and values of professional and independent diplomacy. At the European Academy of Diplomacy we had the honour to host many prominent world-leaders, opinion-makers and opinion-shakers.

Presidents:

Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (1998– 2003 and 2004–2009) in the inauguration ceremony of the Academy of Young Diplomats, November 2009

Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995–2005), in the meeting with the EAD students, May 2010

Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, Prime Minister of Poland (1991), in the AYD session, January 2011

Józef Oleksy, Prime Minister of Poland (19961997) in the AYD session, May 2011

Grzegorz Kołodko, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Poland (1994-1997 and 2002-2003), in the AYD session December 2010

Adam Daniel Rotfeld, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (2005), in the inauguration ceremony of the Academy of Young Diplomats, November 2009

Boris Tarasyuk, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (1998-2000, 2005-2007), in a discussion with participants of the European Diplomacy Workshop, November 2010

Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Minister of National Defence of Poland (1992–1993 and 1997–2000), in the EAD panel discussion on the EU and Orange Revolution in Ukraine, November 2009

Lech Wałęsa, President of Poland (1990-1995), in the inauguration ceremony of the Academy of Young Diplomats, November 2008

Ministers:

Leading Politicians and Experts:

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Javier Solana, ,Secretary General of NATO (1995–1999) and High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU (1999 -2009) in the inauguration ceremony of the Academy of Young Diplomats, November 2010

Zbigniew Brzeziński, United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter (19771981) and Katarzyna Pisarska, the EAD Director, in the meeting with the EAD students, May 2009

Danuta Hübner, European Commissioner for Regional Policy (2004-2009), in the inauguration ceremony of the Academy of Young Diplomats, November 2010

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Our Partners

Konrad Adenauer Foundation

American Councils

École Nationale d’Administration

Institute for International

US Department of State

Harvard Club of Poland

Poland’s National School of Public

Diplomatic Protocol of the MFA of

PZU Group SA

Administration

the Republic of Poland

Istituto Superiore Calabrese di

Picreadi Creative Diplomacy

Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy

Austrian Cultural Forum

Hungarian Cultural Institute

in Warsaw

in Warsaw

Polish Forum of Young Diplomats

The Kosciuszko Foundation

Education

Politiche Internazionali

Polish Humanitarian Action

Casimir Pulaski Foundation

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EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DIPLOMACY

European Academy of Diplomacy Oleandrów 6 00-629 Warsaw, Poland tel.: +48 22 378 11 99, +48 22 201 25 61 fax: +48 22 205 06 35 e-mail: academy@diplomats.pl

www.diplomats.pl

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