12 Facts About Mark Brzezinski

Mark Francis Brzezinski was born on April 7,1965 and is an American lawyer who served as the United States Ambassador to Poland from 2022 to 2025.

Mark Brzezinski previously served as the United States Ambassador to Sweden from 2011 to 2015 under President Barack Obama.

The son of Zbigniew Brzezinski, former US National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter, Brzezinski attended Dartmouth College, the University of Virginia Law School, and St Antony's College, Oxford.

Mark Brzezinski's mother is the grandniece of former Czechoslovak president Edvard Benes.

Mark Brzezinski's sister is Mika Brzezinski, co-host of the morning talk show Morning Joe, and his brother is military expert Ian Brzezinski.

Mark Brzezinski graduated from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts in government, earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia Law School, and holds a Doctor of Philosophy in political science from Oxford University.

Mark Brzezinski earned a Fulbright Scholarship to study the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland.

Mark Brzezinski was a foreign policy advisor to the presidential campaign of Barack Obama, and was later appointed Ambassador to Sweden by Obama.

On May 26,2021, The New York Times reported that President Joe Biden was considering nominating Mark Brzezinski to be the United States Ambassador to Poland.

Mark Brzezinski's nomination was favorably reported by the committee on December 15,2021, and was confirmed by the Senate on December 18,2021 by voice vote.

Mark Brzezinski was sworn in as the United States Ambassador to Poland on January 19,2022 by Vice President Kamala Harris.

Mark Brzezinski presented his credentials to President Andrzej Duda on February 22,2022.