Grzegorz Marek Poznański, a graduate of the Institute of International Relations of the University of Warsaw and postgraduate in European integration, has over 20 years of experience in international diplomacy. He has been working at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1997 in the fields of security policy as well as European relations. He has also represented the Republic of Poland at the UN, in Estonia and, most recently, in Lithuania as the Deputy Head of Mission. Mr. Poznański speaks Polish, English, Russian and Chinese.