Janusz Lewandowski (diplomat)
Janusz Lewandowski (March 10, 1931, Warsaw–August 13, 2013) was a Polish diplomat, known for arranging the Operation Marigold, a failed secret attempt to reach a compromise solution to the Vietnam War.[1][2]
In 1955 he graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, then Ukrainian SSR and afterwards held various positions at the Polish foreign ministry.[1]
At the time when he started arranging the Vietnam talks, officially he was a representative at the International Control Commission set up to monitor the ceasefire in the divided Vietnam.[1]
Later he served as an ambassador to a number of countries and retired in 1991.[1]
Lewandowski died of cancer in 2013[1] and interred at the Powązki Military Cemetery.[3]
Awards[]
- Order of Polonia Restituta, Knight's Cross, Poland
- Order of Polonia Restituta, Officer's Cross, Poland
- Order of Prince Henry, Portugal
- Order of Sukhbaatar, Mongolian People's Republic
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Janusz Lewandowski, 82, Polish Peace Envoy in Vietnam, Dies", by DOUGLAS MARTIN September 2, 2013, The New York Times
- ^ James G. Hershberg, "Marigold: The Lost Chance for Peace in Vietnam ", 2012, ISBN 978-0-804-77884-8
- ^ Cemetery location: "Kwatera D24-rząd 18 grób 1"
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