Polish politician and diplomat
Kajetan Dzierżykraj-Morawski (also known as Jan Chomęcki; 19 April 1892 – 2 November 1973) was a Polish politician, diplomat, and journalist. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland and the "Polish High Commissioner of Danzig".
Life and career.
After Poland regained independence in 1918, Kajetan became the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Polish resident minister for the League of Nations, and became involved in various other governmental roles. After the May Coup in 1926 he was forced to withdraw from politics until he was offered by Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski a position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during World War II. The war caused his evacuation first to Romania, then to Paris, and after the German occupation of Paris he evacuated to London. His ambadassor and diplomatic work for France earned the respect of Charles de Gaulle. Despite his withdrawal from diplomacy in Poland, he remained an active ambassador and helped Polish refugees (particularly in France).
Kajetan is the great-grandson of Franciszek Morawski, as well as the cousin of politician Edward Dzierżykraj-Morawski and military commander Witold Dzierżykraj-Morawski.
Death.
Kajetan lived out his life in the Polish veterans' care home in Lailly-en-Val near Beaugency and died on 2 November 1973 at the age of 81. He was buried in a cemetery in Lailly-en-Val along with other Polish veterans. Kajetan posthumously received the Order of the White Eagle (Poland) on 11 November 1996 for his duties in World War II.