🇽🇰🎼🇵🇱 I was honored to meet new Filharmonia Naradowa Director Zofia Zembrzuska, the first woman to lead the Philharmonic. We discussed cooperation & potential joint projects both in Warsaw & Prishtina; I wished the Director great success in her new role. Dziękuję za gościnność, Szanowna Pani Dyrektor!

🇽🇰 Go “Kosova Cyber Team”! This week a cybersecurity team from 🇽🇰 led by University of Prishtina Professor Dr. Blerim Rexha is in Warsaw to take part in the European Cybersecurity Championship. I visited w/ the team, expressed pride in all the young men and women competing & wished them great success!

I extended a warm welcome today to my dear colleague and friend, Ambassador Haughey (@ieambpoland.bsky.social) of Ireland. We had a wide-ranging conversation including on our joint commitment to active public and digital diplomacy. 1/

I just came from a substantive meeting w/ Szymon Wojtasik, Deputy Director of Enlargement Policy & Eastern Neighborhood at @polandmfa.bsky.social. It’s a pleasure to work w/ the Deputy Director & MFA to support current & foster new cooperation initiatives. Dziękuję za gościnność, drogi Szymonie!

It’s always great to visit @wyborcza.pl & see Deputy Editor-in-Chief @bart-wielinski.bsky.social, this time as part of an important CoE study visit by 🇽🇰,🇵🇱,🇺🇦, &🇲🇪 on Legislation to Counter SLAPPS, Judicial Reforms in Media Freedom, & Freedom of Expression. /1

It was a great pleasure and privilege to receive an update on global political, business, and social issues from the @impactcee.bsky.social World Update in Warsaw. There I met friends of Kosova and made new ones. 1/

🇽🇰🎹🎓🇵🇱 This week I had the great pleasure of meeting the Rector of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Dr. Tomasz Strahl. UMFC has a 215-year history, and its founding coincides with the birth of the Romantic composer and pianist Fryderyk Chopin, the national icon of Poland and of world music. 1/

🇽🇰🎼🇵🇱 Maestro, world-renowned Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki and his student, acclaimed Kosovar composer Mendi Mengjiqi: a bond that forms a #foundationstone for Kosova–Poland relations 1/

🇵🇱🏀 Congratulations to #Poland for their strong game and win over Slovenia in their first game for FIBA EuroBasket 2025. Gratulacje, Polsko! 📸 @tvpworld.bsky.social

🇽🇰✈️🇵🇱 Today I had the pleasure to meet LOT Polish Airlines Director Robert Ludera & discuss establishing new direct flight connections btw #Prishtina & #Warsaw. As LOT is growing in Central & Eastern Europe & beyond, so too is Prishtina Int’l Airport, 1/

Kosova-Poland trade ties are intensifying, and the opportunities for broader economic and investment cooperation are growing—I was honored to discuss this today with Vice Minister Michał Baranowski of the Ministry of Development and Technology. Looking forward to the next steps! 🇽🇰🤝🇵🇱📈🚀

🇽🇰⚽️🇵🇱 Kosova in Polonia. Together with my colleague Visar Rrecaj, we came to support Polonia Warszawa and their player from Kosova #HajdinSalihu. Good luck to Polonia and Din Salihu! | #KosovainPoland

Mission sweet Mission. Great to be back in Warsaw at #KosovainPoland. Let’s get to work! 🇽🇰🇵🇱

“Shtëpia e shqiptarit është e Zotit dhe e mikut.” —Prince Lekë Dukagjini Lekë Dukagjini was 15th century prince and nobleman presiding over western Kosova and northern Albania.

Fadil Vokrri. A legend of Kosovar football, and a top flight diplomat. #FalemnderitFadilVokrri

@impactcee.bsky.social —founders and leaders Krystian Wolak, Joanna Kasprowicz, and Marta Liberska—are in #Prishtina, #Kosova! Tonight we were honored to meet and greet President Vjosa Osmani at her great event for Albanian and Kosova diaspora abroad… 1/

Chief of Mission of Kosova IOM, Anna Rostocka of 🇵🇱, is on RTK’s “#MirëmëngjesiKosovë” (Good morning Kosova 🇽🇰) morning program speaking on the Int’l Day Against Human Trafficking. I appreciate Ms. Rostocka’s great experience at IOM, both in Poland and Kosova. 1/

#MariaSkłodowskaCurie was a remarkable woman. From #Poland she became naturalized as French and the world’s foremost physicist and chemist—and to this day the only person (man or woman) to win a Nobel Prize in two disciplines (physics and chemistry). 1/

Kraków is a special city & Międzynarodowe Centrum Kultury is a special cultural institution for Kraków, #Poland, & beyond. So I was particularly happy to visit MCK Kraków & meet Director Dr. #AgataWąsowskaPawlik & Deputy Director Marzena Daszewska, accompanied by OSW Balkans specialist Marta Szpala.

Congratulations to new Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs @radek-sikorski.bsky.social & to all taking on new roles in the government. #Kosova looks forward to continuing to build strong relations w/ @polandmfa.bsky.social & all Ministries of the Government of the Republic of #Poland.

🌃 From 🇽🇰’s Liri, Pavarësi (Freedom, Independence) in Warsaw to 🇵🇱’s Solidarność (Solidarity) in Prishtina. Greetings from #Kosova’s capital—in the summertime it’s *the city that hardly sleeps*!

Farewells are definitely not the best part of this job, but my cooperation and friendship with Ambassador Juris Poikāns of Latvia will definitely stay strong. Ambassador Poikāns, the first-ever Ambassador of Latvia to Kosova…1/

Dear Drilon, thank you for your initiative and also please accept my admiration for your successful diplomacy! It’s not easy for an ambassador of a small and new country 🇽🇰 to attract a 🇵🇱 Minister of Foreign Affairs and some leading 🇪🇺colleagues and the 🇺🇸 US CdA! You made it possible!!! 👏👏👏

This week I organized a farewell lunch for my dear colleague & friend 🇦🇹 Ambassador @andreasstadler.bsky.social who is concluding his mandate in Poland. Joined by 🇵🇱 Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister #MoscickaDendys, Senate EU Affairs Chairman #TomaszGrodzki, & Ambassadors from 🇫🇷, 🇺🇸, 🇭🇷, & 🇲🇪, /1

Earlier this week I had the great privilege of meeting Director of Narodowe Centrum Kultury #RobertPiaskowsi. Director Piaskowski has done a great deal for art and culture in Kraków and Poland and excelled in promoting Polish art during the recent EU Presidency. /1

I’m thankful for the great hospitality of Consul General of Austria in Kraków, @mgaertner.bsky.social! I look forward to exploring cultural cooperation with him in Southern Poland and I’m grateful for his support for Kosova joining the EU! 1/2

Thank you for your great hospitality, Consul General @mgaertner.bsky.social, dear Martin! I look forward to exploring cultural cooperation with you in Southern Poland and I’m grateful for your support for Kosova joining the EU! Do të jetë shumë kënaqësi që të bashkëpunojmë, i nderuar koleg! 🇽🇰🤝🇵🇱🤝🇦🇹

Thank you @drilonsgashi.bsky.social and Marta Szpala of @osweng.bsky.social for your visit and the fruitful exchange on possibilities of cultural and scientific cooperation here in Southern 🇵🇱! 🇦🇹 has a keen interest in furthering the integration of the Western Balkans into the EU. 🇪🇺🇦🇹🤝🇽🇰🤝🇵🇱🇪🇺

Supper of Champions 🇵🇱🍓🍝 My wife Tringë and I agreed: we had to make makaron z truskawkami (pasta with strawberries) in honor of Polish champion tennis player #IgaSwiatek. This Polish summer comfort food is now a staple for #KosovainPoland. 🇽🇰🍓🍝🇵🇱

During my visit to Łódź, I had the pleasure of visiting Łódź University & meeting Vice Rector Dr. Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek. We spoke about academic cooperation in various areas, joint research opportunities, & academic exchanges btw Uni Lodz & the University of Prishtina & other 🇽🇰 universities. 🇽🇰🎓🇵🇱

The incredible #IgaSwiatek makes history for herself and her country Poland by becoming #Wimbledon Champion. 🇵🇱 Wielkie gratulacje, pani mistrzyni! 📸 Wimbledon

I was happy to welcome my new Montenegrin colleague Ambassador Veljko Milonjić to #KosovainPoland. We discussed our good bilateral ties, our respective countries’ strong relations w/ Poland, & the firm commitment of both 🇽🇰&🇲🇪 to joining the EU. I look forward to working w/ Ambassador Milonjić. 🇽🇰🤝🇵🇱🤝🇲🇪

A hearty congratulations to my dear colleague and friend Ambassador @andreasstadler.bsky.social for being awarded Poland’s highest cultural honor: the “Gloria Artis Gold Modal!” Wielkie gratulacje, drogi przyjacielu!

I am delighted that Poland's Minister of Culture and wonderful curator, Hanna Wroblewska, has awarded me Poland's highest cultural honour, the „Gloria Artis Gold Medal“. One more good reason to remain connected with 🇵🇱 and her great cultural and scientific contributions!

Der Botschafter Andreas Stadler wurde mit der Goldmedaille „Kulturelle Verdienste Gloria Artis“ 🥇 für seinen Beitrag zur Entwicklung der polnisch-österreichischen Beziehungen in Kultur und Wissenschaft ausgezeichnet. Vielen Dank an das Kulturministerium für diese Auszeichnung! 🙏

Ambasador Austrii Andreas Stadler został odznaczony Złotym Medalem „Zasłużony Kulturze Gloria Artis” 🥇 za wkład w rozwój relacji polsko-austriackich w kulturze i nauce. Dziękujemy Ministerstwu Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego za to wyróżnienie! 🙏 @andreasstadler.bsky.social

As first reported by my Manager Ambassador Patrick Haughey (@ieambpoland.bsky.social), I’ve been transferred to Legia Warszawa. 😉 Friday fun aside, it was awesome playing football w/ diplomatic colleagues at the Legia practice pitch. Being from #Kosova, of course I play…1/

There are countless great figures of Polish history and culture to admire. Among my favorites is former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister #IgnacyJanPaderewski. A renowned Polish composer, pianist, and statesman—he fully committed himself to restoring and maintaining #Poland’s independence. 🇵🇱

An inspiring two-day visit to the City of Łódź (Miasto Łódź) capped by an excellent visit and meeting with Vice Mayor of Łódź #AdamPustelnik. There’s a lot of follow-up and much to do thanks to a new partnership and friendship. Do zobaczenia wkrótce, Łodzi i Panie Wiceprezydencie Pustelnik! 🇽🇰🌆🇵🇱

Dzień dobry, Łódź! Bardzo się cieszę, że tu jestem — wiem, że czeka nas owocna dwudniowa wizyta! #KosovainŁódź #KosovainPoland 🇽🇰🇵🇱 📸 service95 / Unsplash

It was deeply moving to visit the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw and meet its Director Dr. Michał Trębacz. As the Director emphasized, JHI is one of the world’s leading centers for Jewish memory—specifically Polish Jewry—and of memory and documentation of the Holocaust. 1/

From #KosovainPoland: 🎨🇽🇰 Starting today(!) the 5th #AutostradaBiennale opens its doors in Prizren, Kosova: “Unfolding Currents: The Pulse of Time.” Yet another great reason to visit Kosova! autostradabiennale.org?fbclid=IwQ0x...

🚀 Inspiring & likewise fascinating conversation w/ Startup Grind Warsaw Director Ahmad Piraiee (@piraiee.bsky.social) W/ the backdrop of Warsaw’s skyline & Varso Tower, the EU’s tallest building, we spoke about how far #Poland has come & I shared the hopes & dreams for #Kosova’s rise. 1/

Excited to have picked up @anneapplebaum.bsky.social’s Gulag: A History from the local book shop by #KosovainPoland. This is essential reading that I have to do ASAP!

I had the pleasure of meeting earlier today Polish Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, Senator #GrzegorzSchetyna. We discussed security and EU integration for the Balkans, and his past background and experience engaging with Kosova. I greatly appreciated hearing his views and insights.

📆 Next up on the diplomatic agenda: - a four eyes meeting with my daughter over ice cream. 👧🍦

🇽🇰🤝🇵🇱🤝🇺🇸 | In Warsaw, we had the honor & privilege to celebrate July 4th—U.S. Independence Day. I briefly met & congratulated U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Daniel Lawton, & together w/ Tringë, we spent quality time w/ our dear colleagues & friends Ambassador @andreasstadler.bsky.social & Olga Kuczaba-Stadler.

I just got off the phone w/ #DionGallapeni, a great talent from Kosova who has just joined @rtswidzewlodz.bsky.social! I congratulated him for his arrival in Widzew Łódź & Poland, & to our growing #KosovainPoland community. Congratulations as well to his manager & my friend Armend Kelmendi! 1/

Ishte kënaqësi që së bashku me Ansamblin Shota të jemi mysafirë në Kuvendin Komunal të qytetit Legnica. Kosova është në Poloni me kulturë dhe trashëgimi!

This weekend my family and I were honored to attend the Orzeł i Krzyż (Eagle and the Cross) show organized in Murowana Goślina near Poznań—a fascinating presentation of #Poland’s 1,000-plus year history. I’m very grateful to Poznan National Museum and Park Dzieje Director Tomasz Łęcki and…/1