Krzysztof Skubiszewski AUD (8 October 1926 – 8 February 2010) was a Polish

Poland

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 politician, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs (1989–1993) and an established scholar in the field of international law

International law

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Skubiszewski was born in Poznań

Poznan

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. He served in the successive cabinets of Tadeusz Mazowiecki

Tadeusz Mazowiecki

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, Jan Krzysztof Bielecki

Jan Krzysztof Bielecki

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, Jan Olszewski

Jan Olszewski

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 and Hanna Suchocka

Hanna Suchocka

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 and was the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Third Republic of Poland. An acclaimed international lawyer, he served as the president of the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal

Iran-United States Claims Tribunal

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 from 16 February 1994 until his death. He was a member of the Curatorium of The Hague Academy of International Law.

He was awarded with the Order of the White Eagle, Poland's highest state decoration.