Personnel policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the period of formation of the foreign service of the Second Polish Republic – recruitment of the staff and requirements for candidates to work in the department
Personnel policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the period of formation of the foreign service of the Second Polish Republic – recruitment of the staff and requirements for candidates to work in the department

Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of this article is to present some major aspects of the personnel policy pursued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs starting from 1918. The starting point is marked by Poland’s regaining independence and the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is significant that the year 1926 closes a certain stage in the history of Polish diplomacy, during which the most functional organisational shape of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was sought, a network of foreign diplomatic and consular posts was created, and basic normative acts were drafted. The assessment of the personnel policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the first years of its operation is difficult because of the fluidity of personnel, frequent changes of ministers, and constant reorganization of the structure. From the very beginning of the reborn state, the appropriate personnel were selected, and detailed instructions were drafted to regulate personnel matters. It seems that despite many difficulties, a substantive and competent team was created. The basic division of the Ministry headquarters and the network of foreign missions were established during the first three years of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs operation, and they were perfected in the following years.

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