Władysław Bartoszewski †
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (1999, 2000 - 2001)
Władysław Bartoszewski was a Polish politician, social activist, journalist, writer and historian. A former Auschwitz concentration camp prisoner and World War II resistance fighter, was part of the Polish underground and participated in the Warsaw Uprising. After the war he was persecuted and imprisoned by the communist Polish People’s Republic due to his membership of the Home Army and opposition activity.
After the collapse of the communist regime, Bartoszewski served twice as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from March through December 1999 and again from 2000 to 2001. He was also an ambassador and a member of the Polish Senate. Bartoszewski was a close ally and friend of Polish anti-Communist activist and later president Lech Wałęsa.
Bartoszewski was a chevalier of the Order of the White Eagle, and an honorary citizen of Israel.