More than thirty Polish ambassadors to be returned - Foreign Minister

Foreign Minister of Poland Witold Waszczykowski announced that more than 30 Polish ambassadors will be replaced over the coming months. “Ambassadors in the US, UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, the Vatican, as well as several countries outside Europe will end their term. The ambassador in Spain has already returned to the country. In total, we will replace over thirty ambassadors, consuls and a large group of employees of cultural institutes. A significant part of the ambassadors will see their terms naturally ending this year," Waszczykowski told the PAP news agency. Waszczykowski said that although it is customary for an ambassador's term to last four years, this is only “customary” and not contractual. Poland's ambassador to the EU has already been changed and the country's representative in NATO will be replaced following the NATO summit in Warsaw in July, the Minister said.