Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz

Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz (born October 26, 1970) is a Polish sociologist and the current leader of Poland 2050 since 2026. She was formerly the Ambassador of Poland to Russia from 2014 to 2016 and later the Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy from 2023 to 2026. She became the first woman ambassador of Poland in Moscow since the establishment of Polish–Russian relations, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the 16th century. Pełczyńska-Nałęcz previously served as Undersecretary of State at the Polish Foreign Ministry from 2012 to 2014.[edit]