XIV Junior & XXII Senior European Taekwon-Do Championships Actualities

The Organizing Committee has pleasure to inform you that the honor patronage of the 14th Junior and 23rd Senior European Championships, to be held from 16th to 18th May, 2008 in Wroclaw, has been assumed by Mr. Rafal Dutkiewicz – President of the Wroclaw City.

Below you can find the original and the translation of the letter we received from Wroclaw’s Mayor Office.

Wroclaw, 1st October 2007 Mr. Andrzej Undro President of Wrocławska Akademia Taekwon-do Club Dear Mr. President, On behalf of the Mayor of Wroclaw City, Mr. Rafal Dutkiewicz I would like to thank you warmly for all information about the European Championships in Taekwon-do. The Mayor of Wroclaw accepts with pleasure your invitation to assume the honor patronage of this event. He is convinced that both the rank of the championships and a growing interest in this sport are guarantee of high interest of media and an opportunity to promote Wroclaw not only in our country but also widely outside its borders/frontiers. I wish all participants a great sport competition and many unforgettable memories from their stay in Wroclaw. Yours faithfully Maciej Potocki Director of Wroclaw Mayor Office

Mr. Dutkiewicz was born on 6th of July 1959 in Mikstat, Poland. He is married and got two children.

• Educational Background:
  • 1977 - 82 Technical University Wrocław - Applied Mathematics
  • 1986 - Catholic University Lublin - PhD in Mathematical Logic
  • 1991 - University of Freiburg (Germany) - KAAD Scholarship
• Professional Career:
  • 1982 – 92 Catholic University Lublin - Lecturer / Senior Lecturer
  • 1989 – 1994 Technical University Wrocław - Senior Lecturer
  • 1991 – 2002 Signium / Ward Howell International, Wrocław - Co-founder / Consultant - Managing Director
  • 2002 – present Mayor of Wrocław
  • 2.07.2003- 1.05.2004 Committee of the Regions, Brussels – Observer
  • 1.05.2004 - Committee of the Regions, Brussels – Member; member of EDUC Commission
• Social activity:
  • leader of independent scout organization
  • at the turn of 70s and 80s organizer of The Weeks of Christian Culture in Wroclaw
  • Chairman of A.Mickiewicz Scholarship Society;
  • in martial law - member of underground Solidarity structures.
  • 1989 Secretary of Solidarity Civil Committee
  • 1990 President of Solidarity Civil Committee in Wrocław
• Party membership independent
• Languages German, English
• Interests poetry, classical music
• Sport biking, swimming
• Main political objective: to implement the broad agreements in favor of wealthy and safe City of Wroclaw; promotion of civic awareness and transparent political rules.