Republic of Poland Ambassador to the United Kingdom


The Republic of Poland Ambassador to the United Kingdom is the official representative of the Government of the Republic of Poland to the Queen and Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The first permanent Polish diplomatic mission was created in late 18th century by the last king of Poland, Stanisław August Poniatowski. After partitions of Poland, there was over a century gap in diplomatic relations. The mission was reestablished following Poland regaining independence in the aftermath of World War I.
This is the list of Ambassadors of Poland to the United Kingdom.

Ambassadors of Poland to the [Court of St James]

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

  1. 1553 Thomas Stafford
  2. 1763 Józef Poniński
  3. 1766–1768 Charles Lee
  4. 1769–1772 Tadeusz Burzyński
  5. 1772–1785 Franciszek Bukaty

    Second Polish Republic

  6. 1918–1919 Władysław Sobański
  7. 1919–1920 Eustachy Sapieha
  8. 1920–1921 Jan Ciechanowski
  9. 1921–1922 Władysław Wróblewski
  10. 1922–1929 Konstanty Skirmunt
  11. 1929–1934 Konstanty Skirmunt
  12. 1934–1945 Edward Raczyński

    People's Republic of Poland

  13. 1945–1949 Henryk Strasburger
  14. 1949–1953 Jerzy Michałowski
  15. 1953–1956 Eugeniusz Milnikiel
  16. 1960–1964 Witold Rodziński
  17. 1964–1969 Jerzy Morawski
  18. 1969–1972 Marian Dobrosielski
  19. 1972–1978 Artur Starewicz
  20. 1978–1983 Jan Bisztyga
  21. 1987–1990 Zbigniew Gertych

    Third Polish Republic

  22. 1990–1993 Tadeusz de Virion
  23. 1994–1999 Ryszard Stemplowski
  24. 1999–2004 Stanisław Komorowski
  25. 2004–2006 Zbigniew Matuszewski
  26. 2006–2012 Barbara Tuge-Erecińska
  27. 2012–2016 Witold Sobków
  28. 2016– Arkady Rzegocki