State delegations
At the commemoration event of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz on January 27, 2025, dozens of official state delegations will be present.
The decision on the composition of their official delegations is made independently by each country.
HEADS OF STATE DELEGATIONS
CONFIRMED LIST
Albania – Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr. Igli Hasani
Argentina – Ambassador Alicia Irene Falkowski
Australia – Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong
Austria – President Alexander Van der Bellen
Azerbaijan – Ambassador Nargiz Gurbanova
Belgium – Their Majesties the King and Queen of Belgium, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Chairwoman of the Presidency Željka Cvijanović
Bulgaria – President Rumen Radev
Canada – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Croatia – Prime Minister Andrej Plenković
Cyprus – Minister of Defence Vasilios Palmas
Czech Republic – President Petr Pavel
Denmark – Their Majesties the King and the Queen of Denmark, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen
Estonia – President Alar Karis
Finland – President Alexander Stubb
France – President Emmanuel Macron
Germany – President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Greece – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Anastasios Chatzivasileiou
Hungary – President Tamás Sulyok
Iceland – Minister of Foreign Affairs Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
Ireland – Prime Minister Micheál Martin
Israel – Minister of Education Yoav Kisch
Italy – President Sergio Mattarella
Kazakhstan – Ambassador Alim Kirabayev
Kosovo – President Vjosa Osmani Sadriu, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz
Latvia – President Edgars Rinkēvičs
Liechtenstein – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education and Sport Dominique Hasler
Lithuania – Speaker of the Seimas Saulius Skvernelis
Luxembourg – H.R.H. the Hereditary Grand Duke, H.R.H. the Hereditary Grand Duchess, Prime Minister Luc Frieden
Malta – President Myriam Spiteri Debono
Mexico – Ambassador Juan Sandoval Mendiolea
Moldova – President Maia Sandu
Monaco – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Isabelle Berro-Amadeï
Montenegro – President Jakov Milatović
Netherlands – His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, Her Majesty Queen Máxima, Her Royal Highness Catharina-Amalia Princess of Orange, Prime Minister Dick Schoof
New Zealand – Head of Mission Chargé d'affaires Thomas Fitzsimons
North Macedonia – President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova
Norway – His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre
Panama – Ambassador Jorge Ricardo Silén Santacoloma(/p>
Poland – President Andrzej Duda and First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda
Portugal – Minister of the Presidency António Leitão Amaro
Romania – Minister of Culture Natalia-Elena Intotero
Rwanda – Ambassador Anastase Shyaka
Serbia – Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Đurić
Slovakia – President Peter Pellegrini
Slovenia – President Pirc Musar
Sovereign Order of Malta – H.M.E.H. The Prince and Grand Master, Fra' John Dunlap
Spain – His Majesty King Philip VI of Spain, Her Majesty Queen Letizia
Sweden – Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria, Speaker of Parliament Andreas Norlén, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson
Switzerland – President Karin Keller-Sutter
The United Kingdom – His Majesty The King Charles III
The United States – Steve Witkoff, United States Special Envoy to the Middle East
Ukraine – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Vatican – Apostolic Nuncio to Poland Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi
And:
Council of Europe – Deputy Secretary General Bjorn Berge
European Commission – Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis
European Council – President Antonio Costa
European Parliament – President Roberta Metsola
NATO – Deputy Secretary General Radmila Šekerinska
UNESCO – Director-General Audrey Azoulay
United Nations – Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo
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STATE DELEGATIONS
Information about the anniversary event has been sent by the Museum to the embassies of both European Union member states and countries that have expressed a special interest in preserving the memory of Auschwitz through support for the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation's Endowment Fund. The goal of the Fund is to preserve the historical authenticity of the site for future generations.
The decision on the composition of their official delegations is made independently by each country.
