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Podoski, Victor
Diplomat. Minister Plenipotentiary of Poland at Ottawa, Canada. Born in the Ukraine, in the Kiev District, in 1895. Attended school in Warsaw. Studied engineering in Glasgow, Scotland, and Economics and Political Science in London. Served in the Polish cavalry from 1918 to the end of 1920 during Poland's War with Soviet Russia. Was assistant Military Attache in London from 1921 to 1925. Afterwards, following the tradition of his ancestors, one of whom was Ambassador to Vienna in the 16th century, and another to Turkey in the 18th century, entered the diplomatic service in which he has remained until the present time. He had posts in Moscow and Washington, and prior to his arrival in Ottawa as Consul-General of Poland to Canada, was Chief of the Anglo-American Division of the Foreign Office in Warsaw. He possesses several decorations, including the Gold Cross of Merit. Speaks six languages and understands twelve. He has made literary contributions on: Education in England, Government of India, The New Deal, the Constitution of the British Commonwealth. His hobby is art collecting, and is interested in every expression of art, especially dramatic art, being an amateur playwright, producer and actor.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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