Tadeusz Olechowski (10 January 1926, Vilnius â 4 January 2001, Warsaw) was a Polish communist politician, Polish ambassador to various countries from 1960s to 1980s (France, 1969âÂÂ1972 and 1976âÂÂ1980, Egypt, 1972âÂÂ1974, West Germany, 1983âÂÂ1986), Minister of Foreign in 1972, viceminister of Foreign Affairs (1965âÂÂ1969, 1980âÂÂ1983 and 1986âÂÂ1988), last minister of foreign affairs of the People's Republic of Poland (1988âÂÂ1989).