Tadeusz Aleksander Pawlowicz
Political scientist, diplomat, Polish community leader
Born Jul. 17, 1918, Petersburg, Russia; came to U.S., 1948; son of Witold and Jadwiga (Gieysztor); married Krystyna (Dabkowska); child: Olgierd.
Education: Academy of Commerce, Warsaw (Poland), 1939; Master of Arts (M.A.), St. Andrews University (United Kingdom), 1943; diplomatic - consular course, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, London (United Kingdom), 1944.
Career: secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Polish Government in Exile, London, 1944-45; Interim Treasure Committee, London, 1945-48; in New York City - Free Europe Committee, 1950-61, general secretary, Self Determination Committee, 1961-65, vice president, Foreign News Service, 1965-75, president, Pilsudski Institute of America, 1978-83; Retired.
Author: numerous studies on political and economical problems of Poland and East - Central Europe.
Member of, i.a.: co-founder, council member, 1950-52, Polish Council representative in America, Polish Independence Movement "Niepodleglosc i Demokracja" (United Kingdom); board member, since 1961, Pilsudski Institute of America (president 1978-83); founder, president, Polish Federalist Association; American Political Science Association; Academy of Political Science; New York Newspaper Guild.
Honors: Medal in Moral Philosophy, St. Andrews University, 1943; War Medal 1939-45, Defense Medal, British Government; Officer Cross - Polonia Restituta, 1985; Honorary Citizen of New Orleans (LA).
Served with: Polish Army, September '39 Campaign; Polish Underground Army - Zwiazek Walki Zbrojnej (Z.W.Z.); Polish Armed Forces in the West (France, United Kingdom), 1940-42.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Hobbies: collecting old maps, skiing, tennis.
Home: 766 Central Avenue #211, Naples, FL 33940.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.