President Andrzej Duda expressed his reservations about Klich's candidacy for Ambassador, pointing to his earlier statements on Donald Trump. Sikorski responded rapidly to these allegations, calling on the president not to weaken the position of Polish diplomats. The abroad Minister appealed to the president not to disavow Klich publicly, as this made it hard for him to work for the Republic of Poland.
The conflict on ambassadors has continued since March 2024 erstwhile Radosław Sikorski decided to complete the mission of more than 50 ambassadors and retreat any of the candidatures. president Andrzej Duda felt that without his signature, ambassadors could not be called or cancelled, which led to impasse and temporary replacement by chargé d’affaires. In this context, the decision to appoint Klich to the position of chargé d’affaires in Washington may be seen as an expression of the conflict between the Ministry of abroad Affairs and the President.
According to data from the Ministry of abroad Affairs, in 2022 Klich called Donald Trump a "unsustainable and unrespectable democracy politician", which may have affected the President's decision not to sign his appointment as ambassador. president Andrzej Duda announced in Polsat News that an agreement on ambassadors had been reached and the Ministry of abroad Affairs returned to the standard nomination procedure, i.e. prior acceptance of candidates by the President.
MFA spokesperson Paweł Wronski expressed hope that the case had been resolved. "We look forward to signing the first ambassadorial nominations," he said. It is worth noting that according to data from the Central Statistical Office, in 2022 Poland had 63 diplomatic representations abroad, of which 45 were embassies. According to the Gov.pl Portal, the Ministry of abroad Affairs performs tasks in the field of abroad policy of the state, including talks with global partners, represents Poland in global organizations and issues passport documents.
In the context of Polish-American relations, it is worth noting that the USA is 1 of the most crucial economical partners of Poland. According to data from the Central Statistical Office, in 2022 the value of Polish exports to the USA amounted to EUR 12.6 billion, in turn the value of imports from the USA to Poland amounted to EUR 8.3 billion. Moreover, according to the Gov.pl Portal, the Ministry of abroad Affairs talks with global partners on security, economy and social policy.
It is worth noting that the conflict over ambassadors matters not only for Polish-American relations, but besides for Poland's global position. According to the Global fire power diplomatic ranking, in 2022 Poland ranked 24th among 140 countries in terms of diplomatic potential. However, according to the Gov.pl Portal, the Ministry of abroad Affairs talks with global partners on the improvement of democracy and human rights.
