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Exhibition honours Polish diplomats on Foreign Service Day

16.11.2021 17:00
A new stamp exhibition in Warsaw honours Polish diplomats past and present and documents their efforts in building the country's reputation abroad, the Polish foreign ministry has said.
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Photo:Łucja Sucharska/MSZ/gov.pl

The display at the Polish foreign ministry's Diplomatic Academy traces the century's 20th-century history and its long road to independence and freedom, according to the gov.pl website.

The exhibition also highlights Poland's position in the contemporary world and the achievements of famous Polish men and women, the website said.

The initiative comes as officials mark Foreign Service Day on Tuesday, "a holiday of Polish diplomacy, which was reborn on 16 November 1918," the Polish prime minister's office said in a tweet.

It added that on that day 103 years ago, Polish leader Józef Piłsudski "sent a telegram to world leaders" to notify them about the establishment of an independent Polish state.

The Polish foreign ministry tweeted that Foreign Service Day was a celebration highlighting the work of the country’s diplomats and consular officers around the world as well as its locally engaged staff.

President Andrzej Duda said in a message last year that "Polish foreign policy is not only about interests, but also about the values ​​that guide us."

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Source: gov.pl