Janusz Lewandowski (March 10, 1931, Warsaw–August 13, 2013) was a Polish diplomat, known for arranging the Operation Marigold, a failed secret attempt to reach a compromise solution to the Vietnam War. In 1955 he graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, then Ukrainian SSR and afterwards held various positions at the Polish foreign ministry. At the time when he started arranging the Vietnam talks, officially he was a representative at the International Control Commission set up to monitor the ceasefire in the divided Vietnam. Later he served as an ambassador to a number of countries and retired in 1991. Lewandowski died of cancer in 2013 and interred at the Powązki Military Cemetery. Awards Order of Polonia Restituta, Knight's Cross, Poland Order of Polonia Restituta, Officer's Cross, Poland Order of Prince Henry, Portugal Order of Sukhbaatar, Mongolian People's Republic References 1931 births 2013 deaths Diplomats from Warsaw People from Warsaw Voivodeship (1919–1939) Polish diplomats People of the Vietnam War Burials at Powązki Military Cemetery Ambassadors of Poland to Cyprus Ambassadors of Poland to Greece