Poland’s Consul General Speaks at Scranton

The University of Scranton recently welcomed an international diplomat as a guest lecturer.

Mateusz Sakowicz, Consul General of the Republic of Poland in New York, spoke Friday, Nov. 7, at the Rose Room inside Brennan Hall.

Sakowicz presented, “Global Insight from Poland’s Consul General,” as part of the University’s Schemel Forum World Affairs Luncheon Seminars series.

Sakowicz has worked in diplomatic relations for nearly 20 years. He assumed his current position in July 2024 after previously serving about four years as Deputy Permanent Representative of Poland to the United Nations in New York. Prior to that, he was awarded the Bronze Cross of Merit in 2019 for his diplomatic service.

Having hosted Sakowicz, as well as the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s senior curator Tom Shieber and University of Pennsylvania professor Josef Wegner, one event remains in the fall’s luncheon series. Matthew Duss, executive director at the Center for International Policy, will present, “America is Ready for a Pro-Peace Foreign Policy. Is Washington?” on Thursday, Nov. 20, at the McIlhenny Ballroom in the DeNaples Center. Cost is $30 to attend and includes a buffet lunch.

For more information, visit the Schemel Forum’s website, call 570-941-4740 or email schemelforum@scranton.edu.

The Schemel Forum is sponsored by Munley Law.