Prime Minister Tusk announced the name of Pełczyńska-Nałęcz's successor

Agnieszka Bartol has been appointed as the new Permanent Representative of Poland to the European Union, succeeding Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz. She is a graduate of the University of Nancy and the College of Europe in Natolin. Bartol has extensive experience in European affairs, having worked at the European Council and participated in the drafting of the Constitutional Treaty and the Lisbon Treaty. She served as the Director of the Cabinet of the Secretary-General of the Council of the EU and was appointed Director General for Communication and Information in November 2022. Additionally, she held the position of Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister from February to October 2024. Bartol is fluent in French and English, and also speaks Italian and Russian. She is married and has two daughters.