Jan Ciechanowski (diplomat)

Jan Ciechanowski
Jan Ciechanowski in 1925
Ambassador of Poland to the United States
In office
16 December 1940  5 July 1945
Preceded byJerzy Potocki
Succeeded by
Envoy of Poland to the United States
In office
12 October 1925  20 February 1929
Preceded byWładysław Wróblewski
Succeeded byTytus Filipowicz
Personal details
Born
Jan Maria Włodzimierz Ciechanowski

(1887-05-15)15 May 1887
Grodziec, Congress Poland, Russian Empire (now part of Będzin, Poland)
Died16 April 1973(1973-04-16) (aged 85)
Washington, D.C., United States
Political partyLeague of Polish Independence
Parents
  • Stanisław Ciechanowski
  • Maria Garbińska
Occupation
  • economist
  • diplomat

Jan Maria Włodzimierz Ciechanowski (Polish pronunciation: [t͡ɕɛxaˈnofskʲi]; 15 May 1887 – 16 April 1973) was a Polish economist and diplomat. He was the envoy of Poland to the United States from 1925 to 1929, and later the ambassador of Poland (Polish government-in-exile) to the United States from 1940 to 1945. From 1939 to 1940 he was the secretary-general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland.