Iwona Piórko began her term as European Union Ambassador to Singapore in September 2021.

Prior to her assignment in Singapore, she held several positions in Brussels, including as Member of Cabinet of European Commission Executive Vice-President for ‘Europe fit for the Digital Age’
Margrethe Vestager, where she oversaw a portfolio that included industrial policy, SME strategy,
internal market, trade, e-government as well as coordination with the EU Council of Ministers.
Previously, she was Head of International Affairs at the European Commission’s Directorate-General
for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. From 2014 to 2017, she was Member of
Cabinet of the EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini. From 2010 to 2014, she was Member of Cabinet of Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle.

She holds a Doctorate in Contemporary European Studies from Sussex European Institute, University of Sussex, Brighton and a Master of Arts degree in Advanced European Studies from College of Europe.

In addition to her native Polish, she speaks English, French and Spanish and understands German and Russian.

Wallbank, based in Singapore, oversees breaking news across much of Asia and around the world.

He has led Bloomberg's breaking news coverage in Asia hours across some of biggest market-moving moments of the last several years, including the US-China trade war, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Covid-19 pandemic, three Trump-Kim summits and five G-20s. He's a frequent analyst on Bloomberg TV commenting on geopolitical risk and global politics.

Before moving to Asia in 2019, Wallbank ran Bloomberg's Washington breaking news desk, where he managed headline coverage of the Obama and Trump administrations, US elections, and international geopolitical risk. Previously, as a reporter for Bloomberg and MinnPost, Wallbank covered Congress, the White House, and campaign politics.

Wallbank is a graduate of Michigan State University and holds an MBA from the University of Illinois.