Junczyk was born in
Raszyn, Poland. After studying law and postgraduate journalism studies at the
University of Warsaw, she worked as a journalist. During
martial law, she was banned from practicing as a journalist, and then left for the United States. She was involved in the creation of the
Museum of the History of Polish Jews "POLIN". From 2001, for five years, she was the director for development and deputy director of this emerging institution. On 1 March 2010, she took the position of
Consul General of the Republic of Poland in New York City. She was consul general until 2014. During her tenure as consul general, the Karski program was inaugurated in the United States, and the Polish-American group Jan Karski Centennial Campaign was established, thanks to which
Jan Karski was posthumously honored with the highest civilian decoration of the United States, the
Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2012 the Consulate General also inaugurated the annual Jan Karski Spirit Award, awarded by the Jan Karski Educational Foundation. Junczyk-Ziomecka became the first laureate of this award, followed by prominent American politicians: Ambassador to the UN,
Samantha Power (2013) and Senator
John McCain (2014). Thanks to consular activities aimed at popularizing knowledge about Jan Karski, in March 2013
Georgetown University Press published in the USA – 69 years after the first publication – Jan Karski's book
Story of a Secret State. During Ewa Junczyk-Ziomecka's tenure the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York was also a place of intensive training for Polish and American teachers, the aim of which was to promote knowledge about the person and heritage of Jan Karski. On 19 January 2015 she became the president of the
Jan Karski Educational Foundation. Member of the Open Republic Association, the
Association of the Jewish Historical Institute and the Association of Polish Journalists. Author of several books, including about "
Solidarity" and about
Pope John Paul II. She actively works for
Polish-Jewish dialogue. == Personal life ==