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Polish president appoints new national security advisor

03.02.2025 15:30
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has appointed Gen. Dariusz Łukowski as the new chief of his National Security Bureau (BBN) to replace Jacek Siewiera, news outlets reported.
Polish President Andrzej Duda (left) appoints Gen. Dariusz Łukowski (right) as his new national security advisor, at the presidential palace in Warsaw, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.
Polish President Andrzej Duda (left) appoints Gen. Dariusz Łukowski (right) as his new national security advisor, at the presidential palace in Warsaw, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański

Łukowski's previous role was as Siewiera's deputy, Polish state news agency PAP reported.

Siewiera stepped down from his position as Duda’s national security advisor last month to pursue a scholarship programme at the University of Oxford, according to reports at the time.

At a ceremony in the presidential palace on Monday, Duda also appointed his long-time aide Wojciech Kolarski as his new top foreign policy aide.

Polish President Andrzej Duda (left) appoints his long-time aide Wojciech Kolarski (right) as his new top foreign policy aide, at the presidential palace in Warsaw, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Andrzej Duda and Wojciech Kolarski during the ceremony at the presidential palace in Warsaw on Monday. PAP/Leszek Szymański

Kolarski replaces Mieszko Pawlak as the head of the president's International Policy Bureau, reporters were told.

Pawlak, meanwhile, will now serve as a deputy national security advisor to Duda, the Polish President's Office said.

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Source: IAR, PAP, TVN24