Jacek Junosza Kisielewski studied Biology at the
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. In 1978, he defended his
doctoral thesis, and, in 1990,
post-doctoral degree (
habilitation) on
Inland-water Gastrotricha from Brasil. He was working as a biologist at the
University of Agriculture and Pedagogy in Siedle and at the Research Centre for Agricultural and Forest Environment of
Polish Academy of Sciences in Poznań. He was a visiting professor at the
University of São Paulo (1984–1985). He has also been carrying out research at the
Amazon delta. He was doctoral advisor of one thesis (1992). In 1991, he joined the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland. Between 1991 and 1996, he served at the Consulate General in Brussels, since 1992 as
Consul-General. Later, he was working at the MFA Consular Department, and as director of the Department for Cooperation with Polish Diaspora. From 1999 to 2004, he was Consul-General in
Toronto. Following his directoral post at the Consular Department, he was nominated Poland ambassador to Brazil, presenting his
letter of credence on 13 February 2008. accredited to the
president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on 19 October 2016. He ended his term on 14 August 2020. Besides
Polish, Junosza Kisielewski speaks
English,
French, and
Portuguese. He is married to Grażyna Junosza Kisielewska, with a daughter. == Honours ==