The Embassy of Poland in Berlin

H.E. Jan Tombiński

His Excellency Jan Tombiński is the Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Republic of Poland to Germany, a position he has held since August 2024. With a distinguished career in diplomacy spanning over three decades, Ambassador Tombiński has served in various significant roles within the Polish Foreign Service and the European External Action Service (EEAS).

He began his diplomatic career in 1990 at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has since held numerous key postings, including Ambassador of Poland to Slovenia (1995–1998), Ambassador to France (2001–2007), and Permanent Representative of Poland to the European Union in Brussels (2007–2012). Ambassador Tombiński also served as the EU Ambassador to Ukraine (2012–2020) and as the EU Ambassador to Italy (2012–2020).

His extensive diplomatic career also includes leadership positions in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including Director of the European Policy Department and the Central and Southern Europe Department. In addition, he has been an advisor at the College of Europe in Natolin since 2021 and has authored numerous publications on European integration.

Ambassador Tombiński has been honored with prestigious awards, including the Officer's Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the French Republic and the Pius Order of the Holy See.

After the unification of the two German States in 1990, the Polish embassy moved to Berlin. In addition to Poland's embassy in Berlin and consulate in Cologne, Poland has 8 other representations in Germany. These representations include consulates in Bremen, Erfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Leipzig, Lubeck, Munich, and Schwerin.