Maciej Ruczaj

Maciej Ruczaj Ph.D.
Maciej Ruczaj in 2023
7th Poland Ambassador to Slovakia
In office 14 October 2023 – July 2024
President	Andrzej Duda
Preceded by	Krzysztof Strzałka
Personal details
Born	1983 (age 40–41) Poznań, Poland
Children	3
Alma mater	Charles University
Profession	Political scientist, diplomat

Maciej Ruczaj (born 1983) is a Polish political scientist and diplomat, from 2023 to 2024 serving as Poland ambassador to Slovakia.

Ruczaj was born in 1983^[1] in Poznań.^[2] He moved to Prague with his parents in late 1990s.^[2] He graduated from political science and international relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, as well as English studies and the Faculty of Arts, Charles University.^[3] His M.A. thesis on Flann O'Brien was awarded with Mathesius Award (2007).^[4] In 2015, he defended at the Charles University he defended his doctoral thesis on Patrick Pearse.^[2]

As a journalist and opinion journalist he has been publishing on Polish, Czech and Slovak history, literature and society in several media,^[2] e.g. "Lidové noviny",^[5] Echo24 [Wikidata],^[6] "Międzynarodowy Przegląd Polityczny [Wikidata]",^[7] .týždeň.^[8]

In late 2000s, he started his diplomatic career at the Polish Institute in Prague,^[9] since 2010 as a head of the unit. From 14 November 2016 to October 2023, he held the post of its director.^[10] He was member of the Czech Program Council of the Polish–Czech Forum.^[11]

On 14 October 2023, he took the post of Polish ambassador to Slovakia,^[12] presenting his letter of credence to the President Zuzana Čaputová on 15 November 2023.^[13] He ended his mission in July 2024.^[14]

Besides Polish, he speaks fluently English and Czech. He has also knowledge of Spanish, Italian and Slovak languages.^[10]

He is married with three children.^[12]

• 2016 – Pro Patria Medal, Poland^[12]
• 2022 – Medal of the Centenary of Regained Independence [Wikidata], Poland^[12]

• Josef Mlejnek, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Ze země Pana Nikoho. Zbigniew Herbert a Jan Zahradníček: dva básníci tváři v tvář totalitě, Praha: Dokořán, 2008, ISBN 978-80-7363-224-3.
• Ryszard Legutko, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Ošklivost demokracie a jiné eseje, Brno: CDK, 2009, ISBN 978-80-7325-184-0.
• Maciej Ruczaj, Maciej Szymanowski (ed.) Pravým okem. Antologie současného polského politického myšlení, Brno: CDK, 2010, ISBN 978-80-7325-211-3.
• Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Návrat člověka bez vlastnosti. Krize kultury v současné polské esejistice, Brno: CDK, 2010, ISBN 978-80-7325-210-6.
• Andrzej Nowak, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Impérium a ti druzí. Eseje z moderních dějin východní Evropy, Brno: CDK, 2010, ISBN 978-80-7325-222-9.
• Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Jagellonské dědictví. Kapitoly z dějin středo-východní Evropy., Brno: CDK, 2012, ISBN 978-80-7325-274-8.
• Tadeusz Gajcy, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Zády opřen o věčnost, Prague: MAKE detail, 2014, ISBN 978-80-905124-8-1.
• Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Chtěli jsme být svobodní… Příběhy z Varšavského povstání 1944, Ostrava: PANT, 2015, ISBN 978-80-905942-6-5.
• Petr Fiala, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Koniec beztroski: o Europie, demokracji i polityce, jakiej nie chcemy, Kraków: Ośrodek Myśli Politycznej, 2016, ISBN 978-83-64753-54-1.