Diplomatic immunity

Anonymous diplomats quoted by Rzeczpospolita reveal that the majority of new ambassadors will be people closely linked to the ruling cabinet. For example, the former president of the Polish Olympic Committee Stefan Paszczyk, considered to be a trusted man of President Aleksander Kwaśniewski, will become an ambassador in Buenos Aires. Moreover, almost all current Deputy Foreign Ministers will be appointed to diplomatic posts abroad. Foreign Minister Adam Rotfeld defended the government, saying that the last significant ambassadorial changes were in 2001 and that the average term for an ambassador is four years.