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Krzysztof Paturej was appointed Director of the Office of Special Projects in January 2006.
Prior to his present appointment, he headed the Division on Non-Proliferation within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.
Mr Paturej is a career diplomat, experienced in issues relating to international security, disarmament and non-proliferation. He has participated in numerous conferences and meetings of international organisations and intergovernmental bodies on disarmament and non-proliferation as either a member or Head of the Polish Delegation.
Mr Paturej has dealt with the issues of multilateral chemical disarmament since the period of the Chemical Weapons Convention’s negotiation and during the Preparatory Commission to the OPCW. After the Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force on 29 April 1997, he was nominated the Representative of Poland to the OPCW. He has been involved with the work of the OPCW policy making organs serving as Chair of the Executive Council, the Committee of the Whole and the IX Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the CWC.
Mr Paturej received his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Russia. He was granted a Masters of Arts degree in the same area of specialisation by the Polish Institute of International Affairs.
Mr Paturej is married and is the father of three children.