Consular Conversations: Poland Means Europe
About this event
On the 1st of January 2025 Poland took over the Presidency of the EU Council. It will be our second time, after the Presidency in 2011. It will be the same tandem of Polish Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, however, the global situation is completely different from that of 2011.
The SFU School for International Studies' Consular Conversations series is a monthly public forum featuring discussions with members of the Consular Corps in Vancouver. These conversations are moderated by , an IS Adjunct Professor and Consul General of Argentina. The goal is to bring together the Consular Corps of British Columbia for public lectures that encourage dialogue on issues that transcend borders, explore inspiring topics, and cultivate connections. The primary audience will be members of the Consular Corps of British Columbia and the Schools for International Studies and Public Policy. This is an exceptional opportunity for students in both SFU units.
Speaker Bio
Mrs. Aleksandra Kucy is an experienced diplomat and civil servant. Her professional career in public administration began in 1999 when she started working at the Supervision Office for Pension Funds (UNFE), and later continued at the Office of the Committee for European Integration. Since 2006, she has been a member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During her tenure, she has held key positions, including head of unit at the Department of Public and Cultural Diplomacy and overseeing program affairs within the Department of Cooperation with the Polish Diaspora and Poles Abroad. In 2020, she assumed the role of Deputy Director for 尤物视频 and Financial Affairs within the same department.
Mrs. Aleksandra Kucy has also amassed valuable consular and diplomatic experience through her service at diplomatic missions, notably in Zagreb from 2006 to 2012 and in Ottawa from 2015 to 2019.
Mrs. Aleksandra Kucy holds a degree from the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw and has also graduated from the economics program at Columbia University in New York. Moreover, she has earned diplomas from postgraduate studies in foreign service and for financial directors. She is fluent in English, German, Croatian.
She assumed the position of the Consul General in Vancouver on 11th of September 2023 with jurisdiction ranging from Saskatchewan through Alberta, Northwestern Territories, Yukon to British Columbia.
February 24, 2025
4:00 PM
SFU Harbour Centre Room 7000
Sponsor
- School for International Studies