Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski plans to meet with Karol Nawrocki to resolve stalled ambassador nominations.
Sikorski Seeks Presidential Approval for Ambassador Nominations
Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, speaking at a press conference before his flight to India on Friday, January 16, stated his hope to convince President Andrzej Duda to sign 42 pending ambassador nomination applications. Sikorski noted he previously successfully convinced the president to sign 24 such applications.
“The role of the minister is to submit applications containing opinions from the Foreign Service Convention and counterintelligence, approval from the host country, the Sejm committee, and the interested party itself,” Sikorski explained. “The role of the president, in accordance with the constitution, is to issue nominations and letters of recommendation to other heads of state. Everyone in the state should do what belongs to them,” he emphasized.
A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry noted that the nomination documents “have been lying with the president for 163 days.” When asked if he expected a breakthrough in this matter, Sikorski replied: “A breakthrough could happen sooner. It’s enough that the president signs the nominations.”
Nawrocki and Sikorski to Meet on Ambassador Appointments
Head of the Presidential Bureau of International Policy Marcin Przydacz announced that Karol Nawrocki will meet with Radosław Sikorski at the Presidential Palace on January 26 at 14:00. The main topic of the discussions will be ambassador nominations. Przydacz pointed out that in many Polish foreign missions, chargés d’affaires are currently functioning instead of ambassadors, calling this “not an optimal situation.”
A dispute between the government and presidential sides on this issue began during Andrzej Duda’s presidency. The Washington embassy garners particular attention, currently led by Bogdan Klich as chargé d’affaires, as his ambassador nomination has not yet been signed by the president. According to “Dziennik Gazety Prawna,” this situation is problematic and will complicate preparations for the G20 summit, in which Poland will participate for the first time.
Polish Ambassador to Denmark to Visit Greenland
During his press conference, Sikorski also answered questions about Greenland and his earlier announcement that the Polish ambassador to Denmark would travel to the island. “There is increased interest from the whole world in the matter of Greenland, for obvious reasons,” Sikorski responded. “Not everyone may know this, but we also have fellow Poles in Greenland.”
He recalled that the state-owned company KGHM previously had an exploration license on the island, which was later sold. “Our ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark will go there to check if there is a need to establish an honorary consulate in Greenland. If our countrymen living on the island say it would be useful, we will consider this step. We have one of the largest minorities there,” he added. According to Statbank Greenland, 80 Poles lived on the island in 2025.
