New EU ambassador to Georgia appointed: Pawel Herczynski to replace Carl Harzell
June 9, 2022

New EU ambassador to Georgia appointed: Pawel Herczynski to replace Carl Harzell


On 8 June, EU High Representative Josep Borrell announced the appointment of a new EU ambassador to Georgia, among 31 new heads of EU delegations.

Polish diplomat Pawel Herczynski will replace his Swedish colleague Carl Hartzell. 

Pawel Herczynski is currently European External Action Service (EEAS) Managing Director for the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and Crisis Response, and also served as Director for Security and Defence Policy at the EEAS. Prior to that, he was Polish ambassador to the EU Political and Security Committee (PSC).

The new ambassador will be formally appointed once the relevant host country agreements have been received. 

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