Dariusz Szymczycha is the First Vice President of the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce. He coordinates a support platform for the reconstruction of Ukraine, the Humanitarian Aid Fund and the support for the decentralization in Ukraine.
Previously, he worked as editor-in-chief of the daily “Trybuna”. Then, in the years from 2002-2005, he was the Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, Aleksander Kwaśniewski. In this role, he was responsible for the preparation of the presidential campaign to mobilize participation in the referendum on Poland’s accession to the European Union (turnout 58.85%, 77.45% in favor of accession). He also participated in the Polish mission of goodwill during the “Orange Revolution” in Ukraine in 2004.