More than 80 students from Krakow and surrounding areas showed off their knowledge of the United States during two recent trivia contests held on different days at the Pedagogical University in Krakow. Consulate staff and Fulbright students comprised the jury and ran the 4th annual contest. Primary School No. 1 in Bochnia beat out a dozen other junior teams on November 28th, while Senior High School No. 2 ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 14 December, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Education, Events, Krakow, News
| Tags: education, students, U.s. Consulate General Krakow, Zoom in on America
Dr. Rich Baldauf, U.S. Embassy Warsaw Science Fellow from the EPA, and Izabela Misiewicz, US Embassy Warsaw, presented at a workshop for teachers who are running GLOBE programs at various schools throughout Poland. The workshop was designed to introduce the teachers to educational resources developed by the EPA for teaching about air pollution and its ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 14 December, 2018 | Topics:
Environment, Events, News
On December 12 Embassy representatives from PAS and ECON attended the Vital Voices Poland Christmas Breakfast for mentors, mentees and partners who support women empowerment, around 150 people representing business, academia, and diplomacy. Vital Voices President Elżbieta Raczkowska welcomed guests and introduced Mrs. Jolanta Kwaśniewska, former First Lady of the Republic of Poland and Honorary Mentor ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 December, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
Remarks Judith G. Garber Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Katowice, Poland December 12, 2018 President of COP 24, Excellencies, and Distinguished Delegates; I am so pleased to be with you today. I am grateful to our gracious hosts here in Poland for their hospitality, excellent preparation, and leadership. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 December, 2018 | Topics:
Environment, Events, News
Press Statement Robert Palladino Deputy Spokesperson Washington, DC December 12, 2018 The United States stands in solidarity with France and condemns in the strongest terms the horrific act of terror in Strasbourg. Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of those affected and with all the people of Strasbourg. We commend the work of ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 December, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
On December 8th, the U.S. Consulate General in Krakow organized “Poles and Americans – 100 Years Together”, a scavenger hunt-type City Game, highlighting the centennial of U.S.-Polish relations. Over 70 participants turned out on Saturday for a team building activity where players had to find hidden places and complete designated tasks, by using a series ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 12 December, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Education, Events, Krakow, News, Public Affairs
| Tags: city game, Consul General B. Bix Aliu, Kopiec Kosciuszki
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 11, 2018 Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan will travel to Bratislava, Vienna, Sofia, Sarajevo, Skopje, and Warsaw from December 12-20. On December 12 in Bratislava, Slovakia, Deputy Secretary Sullivan will underscore the importance of U.S.-Slovak bilateral relations and urge senior Slovak officials to use ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 12 December, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC December 11, 2018 On November 28, 2018, I designated Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, as Countries of Particular Concern under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 for having engaged in or tolerated ”systematic, ongoing, [and] egregious ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 12 December, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Michael R. Pompeo, News
Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC December 10, 2018 Seventy years ago, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Emerging from a world war that shocked humanity with its cruelty, the sovereign nations of the world united to specify those rights that are inherent to all persons, and committed ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 December, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, U.S. Secretary of State
On December 6, Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher attended the closing ceremonies for the Anakonda-18 (AN-18) multinational training exercise in Elblag, Poland, which also officially confirmed the successful validation of the Headquarters Multinational Division-North East (MND-NE) per the 2016 Warsaw NATO Summit. President Andrzej Duda, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak and GENCOM General Jaroslaw Mika attended on behalf of the Polish government and military. Military ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 10 December, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Military Cooperation, News
Office of the Press Secretary December 7, 2018 Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 2018 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Our Nation was founded on the idea that our Creator endows each individual with certain unalienable rights. In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 10 December, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 4, 2018 Since 2013, the United States has raised its concerns with Russia regarding Russian development of a ground-launched cruise missile (NATO designator: SSC-8, Russian designator: 9M729) with a range capability between 500 and 5,500 kilometers on repeated occasions. These include more than 30 engagements at ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 10 December, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
Office of the Press Secretary December 7, 2018 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Well, thank you very much and this is a wonderful evening in a beautiful house called the White House. And thank you for being here. Melania and I are honored to welcome you to the White House and to wish all ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 10 December, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
We are pleased to announce the winner and finalists of the 2018 edition of the My America photo contest for participants of the Summer Work Travel program. All photos can be seen
HERE Winner – Bogusz Kluz “Have you ever been on Mars?” The other finalists include the following photos (names as given by participants) ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 December, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Education, Events, Krakow, News, Travel & Tourism
| Tags: My America SWT photo contest
Special Briefing Jon M. Huntsman U.S. Ambassador to Russia Andrea L. Thompson Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Via Teleconference December 6, 2018 MS NAUERT: Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks so much for joining us, and welcome to the State Department on-the-record call about INF. This call will be embargoed until the end of the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 December, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2018 REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT PENCE AT A HANUKKAH CELEBRATION THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. How are you? (Applause.) You know our great Vice President and Karen Pence, two spectacular people. And they wanted to be here with us ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 December, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States, Vice President of the United States
The U.S. Embassy Warsaw invites the public to sign a condolence book for the late President Herbert Walker Bush at the Piękna 14a entrance between the hours of 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Thursday, December 6 and Friday, December 7.
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 6 December, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
12/04/2018 08:56 AM EST Remarks Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State German Marshall Fund Brussels, Belgium December 4, 2018 SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you, Ian, for the kind introduction. Good morning to all of you; thank you for joining me here today. It’s wonderful to be in this beautiful place, to get a chance ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 December, 2018 | Topics:
Michael R. Pompeo, News, Press Releases
Office of the Press Secretary December 3, 2018 TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: By this Message, I officially inform you of the death of George Herbert Walker Bush, the forty-first President of the United States. President George H.W. Bush led a life that exemplified what is truly great about America. As with so ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 December, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
Office of the Vice President December 3, 2018 United States Capitol Rotunda Washington, D.C. REMARKS BY VICE PRESIDENT PENCE AT CEREMONY PRECEDING THE LYING IN STATE OF THE HONORABLE PRESIDENT GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH THE VICE PRESIDENT: Speaker Ryan, Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Leader Pelosi, members of Congress, distinguished guests, but most of all to ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 December, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, Vice President of the United States
Friday, November 30, 2018 Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov The United States Agency for International Development, represented by Administrator Mark Green, and the Government of the Republic of Poland, represented by the Minister-Member of the Council of Ministers, the Honorable Beata Kempa, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday, November 26, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 December, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, U.S. & Poland
As part of the U.S. Embassy’s yearlong celebrations of 100 Lat Razem (100 Years Together) marking Poland’s rebirth 100 years ago and American support, Deputy Chief of Mission Eric Green attended the English language premiere of the play “Polish Fantasy” at the historic Ateneum Theater in downtown Warsaw on December 1. Created especially by the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 December, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News
In a celebration of the memory of President Herbert Hoover and his friendship with Ignacy Paderewski, American pianist, Neal Larrabee, performed at the Opole Philharmonic at an event organized by the U.S. Consulate in Krakow and the Alumni Association in partnership with the Opole province on December 1. The concert was part of the U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 December, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
On November 28 at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Deputy Chief of Mission Eric Green and Cultural Attaché Dan Hastings attended a ceremony that posthumously awarded “The Righteous Among The Nations” medals to Poles who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. The award ceremony was jointly ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 3 December, 2018 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, Human Rights, News
Office of the Press Secretary December 1, 2018 ANNOUNCING THE DEATH OF GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES: It is my sorrowful duty to announce officially the death of George Herbert Walker Bush, the forty-first President of the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 3 December, 2018 | Topics:
Donald J. Trump, Events, News, President of the United States
Office of the Press Secretary December 2, 2018 Melania and I send our warmest greetings to our Jewish brothers and sisters in the United States, in Israel, and around the world celebrating Hanukkah. For eight nights, Jewish families and friends will come together to engage in the lighting of the menorah. This special tradition started ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 3 December, 2018 | Topics:
Donald J. Trump, Events, News, President of the United States
Office of the Press Secretary December 1, 2018 Melania and I join with a grieving Nation to mourn the loss of former President George H.W. Bush, who passed away last night. Through his essential authenticity, disarming wit, and unwavering commitment to faith, family, and country, President Bush inspired generations of his fellow Americans to public ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 3 December, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Europe District will host an “Event for Industry: Working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,” in Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 starting at 8:30 a.m. hours. Media are invited to cover opening remarks by representatives from the U.S. Embassy and the Polish government starting at ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 30 November, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC November 29, 2018 The 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place in Katowice, Poland, December 2-14, 2018. Judith Garber, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 30 November, 2018 | Topics:
Environment, Events, News
On behalf of the U.S Department of State, the U.S. Embassy in Poland is pleased to invite all interested candidates to apply for summer 2019 Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSIs). In 2019 seven (7) different SUSIs will be offered to experienced university faculty, scholars, and other related professionals around the world. SUSIs are intensive ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 November, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, News
Ambassador Nikki Haley U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City November 26, 2018 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Mr. President. This morning I spoke with President Trump and Secretary Pompeo and my statement reflects the concerns at the highest level of the American government. For the past ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 November, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC November 26, 2018 The United States expresses its deep concern over the incident in the Black Sea that occurred November 25 as Ukrainian vessels attempted to transit through the Kerch Strait. Reports that Russian vessels rammed and fired on the Ukrainian ships, injuring Ukrainian crewmen, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 November, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Michael R. Pompeo, News, U.S. Secretary of State
As part of the U.S. Embassy’s yearlong celebrations of 100 Lat Razem (100 Years Together) honoring Poland’s rebirth and American support 100 years ago, the Embassy supported the International Dance Theaters Festival in Lublin which brought American ballet dancers and directors to Poland from November 16-25. Held at Lublin’s spectacular Cultural Meetings Center, the international ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 26 November, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News, U.S. & Poland
As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week activities, the U.S. Mission to Poland organized a three-city, weeklong speaker program on business development, entrepreneurship and innovation featuring Dr. Sharon Freeman, an advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and founder and CEO of GEMS of Wisdom consulting firm. Dr. Freeman spoke on the importance of entrepreneurship as ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 November, 2018 | Topics:
Business, Events, News
The U.S. Embassy is proud to support the “Women in Tech Summit” to be held at the Warsaw Expo on November 27-28. Organized by the non-profit Perspektywy Foundation, the “Women in Tech Summit” will provide a platform for women professionals in the technology sector to share their experiences, learn about career possibilities, and inspire each ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 20 November, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
Economic Counselor, John Armstrong, kicks off Global Entrepreneurship Week and International Education Week at the Polish Chamber of Commerce (KIG) yesterday. KIG represents over 150 business organizations and yesterday held its 9th Annual Innovative Economy Congress, titled “New Dimensions of Work.” It is no accident that solid foundations in both education and entrepreneurial skills are ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 20 November, 2018 | Topics:
Business, Events, News
Since its founding in 1946 by
United States Senator J. William Fulbright , the Fulbright Program has become one of the most widely recognized and prestigious scholarships in the world. In the history of program, 59 Fulbright fellows from around the world went on to win the Nobel Prize while 37 others became heads of state. This year from Poland, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 19 November, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, Scholarships and Exchanges
Office of the Press Secretary November 15, 2018 On America Recycles Day, our Nation renews its commitment to reducing, reusing, and recycling waste in ways that contribute to the continued growth of our economy and the responsible stewardship of our environment. The United States recycling rate has made tremendous progress over the last 50 years, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 16 November, 2018 | Topics:
Environment, Events, News, President of the United States
This year the U.S. Embassy’s Office of Agricultural Affairs proudly inaugurated its “Ameryka od Kuchni” program to raise awareness about U.S. foods, beverages, and ingredients among Poland’s culinary, retail, HORECA, and food processing stakeholders. Under this program, the Office of Agricultural Affairs coordinates with U.S. food and beverage industry partners to showcase high-quality U.S. products ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 16 November, 2018 | Topics:
Agriculture, Business, Economic Affairs, Events, Krakow, News, Trade, U.S. & Poland
| Tags: U.S.Embassy Warszw
As part of its continuing, nationwide 100 Lat Razem (100 Years Together) initiative to honor Poland’s rebirth in 1918 and American support, the Embassy is sponsoring the Paderewski Birthday Concert to be held at 3:00 pm on November 18 at the Muzeum Wnętrz in Otwock Wielki. Thanks to the Otwock Wielki branch of the National Museum of Warsaw, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 16 November, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
On November 9 at Dom Spotkań z Historią, Public Affairs Counselor Frank Finver and Deputy Cultural Attaché Scott Whitmore participated in the final competition of the Karta Foundation’s “Peers of Independence” project that the Embassy sponsored and helped kick off in April. Established by the Karta Foundation to honor the centennial of Poland regaining its ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 15 November, 2018 | Topics:
Events, History, News, U.S. & Poland
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Europe District will host an “Event for Industry: Working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,” in Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday, 04 December 2018 at 0830 hours. LOCATION: Warsaw Marriott Hotel Al. Jerozolimskie 65/79 00-697 Warsaw Poland PURPOSE: USACE Europe District has upcoming construction projects for ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 14 November, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC November 12, 2018 The United States joins our European Allies and partners in condemning the November 11 sham “elections” in Russia-controlled eastern Ukraine. Yesterday’s illegitimate processes were an attempt by Moscow to institutionalize its Donbas proxies, the so-called “Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics.” These entities have no ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 November, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
November 8, 2018 READOUT OF SECRETARY PERRY’S VISIT TO WARSAW, POLAND WARSAW, POLAND – Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry visited Warsaw, Poland, the first stop on his four-country trip to Central and Eastern Europe. The Trump Administration is dedicated to growing our energy partnership with Poland, a key strategic ally of the United ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 9 November, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases
On November 7, Deputy Chief of Mission Eric Green delivered opening remarks for a seminar on road safety in Poland entitled “Toward Zero Deaths: Reducing Traffic Fatalities in Poland” that was by the Embassy’s Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) on behalf of Minnesota-based 3M. Polish Ministry of Infrastructure Deputy Minister Mikołaj Wild; 3M Regional Director Alain ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 9 November, 2018 | Topics:
Business, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News
| Tags: U.S. Embassy Warsaw
This year the 18th annual edition of International Education Week (
IEW ) takes place November 12-16.
IEW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Education that promotes the benefits of international education and exchange programs worldwide. Initially created so that America could inspire its students to study abroad,
IEW now encourages ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 November, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Education, Events, News
On October 26, Ambassador Mosbacher kicked off the first ever PL+U.S. Youth Forum and officially opened the American Center Warsaw at Warsaw’s University of Technology. Minister for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Jadwiga Emilewicz and Warsaw University of Technology’s Vice-Rector for Science Rajmund Bacewicz joined the Ambassador at these major events. At the start of the PL+U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 November, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Events, News
Press Releases: Joint Statement Following the Annual Bilateral U.S.-Polish Strategic Cooperation Consultative Group (SCCG) 11/05/2018 11:53 AM EST Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC November 5, 2018 Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Andrea Thompson, and Polish Under Secretary for Security Policy, Minister Bartosz Cichocki, co-chaired the bilateral Strategic Cooperation Consultative Group (SCCG) in Warsaw, Poland on November 5, 2018. The SCCG ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 6 November, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Joint Statement to the Permanent Council by the ‘Group of Friends on Safety of Journalists’ on International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists As delivered to the Permanent Council by Ambassador Eberhard Pohl, Head of the German Permanent Mission to the OSCE Vienna, November 1, 2018 Mr. Chairperson, I am pleased to make ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 November, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Human Rights, News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Next week, Secretary Perry will travel to Poland, Ukraine, Hungary and Czech Republic to build on his recent efforts to elevate American energy partnerships in the region, most recently at the Three Seas Summit in Romania. During the summit, the Secretary launched the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation (P-TEC) which seeks to expand ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 November, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
On October 30 the Embassy’s Public Affairs Counselor Frank Finver, Cultural Attaché Dan Hastings, and Cultural Specialist Beata Milewska met with staff responsible for establishing the Warsaw Ghetto Museum projected to open in 2023. The Embassy officials learned about the project’s background and the Polish government’s preservation of an historic building that will house the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 31 October, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Human Rights, News
On October 30, Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher delivered remarks at the Atlantic Council’s Central and Eastern Europe breakfast titled “Rise of the Digital Challengers: Digitization as the next growth engine for Central and Eastern Europe,” attended by Polish government and business leaders in the digital sector. The Ambassador noted that the digital economy is the future ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 30 October, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Business, Events, News
On October 25, Ambassador Mosbacher addressed 200 Polish teachers at the opening of the international conference “How to talk about Righteous? Representations in Culture, Meaning in Education” organized by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw and co-sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Poland. In her opening remarks, Ambassador Mosbacher saluted ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 30 October, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Culture, Education, Events, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary October 27, 2018 HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the terrible act of violence perpetrated at The Tree of Life Synagogue ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 29 October, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
Secretary Pompeo outlined 12 requirements for the Islamic Republic of Iran to act like a normal state. With 11 days to go before the November 4 sanctions deadline, here’s a daily reminder for the regime. #11: The Iranian regime must stop enrichment and never pursue plutonium reprocessing. This includes closing its heavy water reactor.
White House Statement» Secretary’s Remarks» ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 26 October, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, U.S. Secretary of State
The U.S. Embassy supported the 4th Congress of Persons with Disabilities which took place on October 25th in Warsaw. A grassroots and nonpartisan initiative, the Congress gathered several hundred activists who advocate for the rights of people with disabilities all over Poland. The Embassy’s Cultural Attaché Dan Hastings gave remarks at the Congress along with ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 26 October, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Human Rights, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary October 23, 2018 UNITED NATIONS DAY, 2018 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On United Nations Day, we recognize the many ways the United Nations has contributed to peace and security among nations. Since it was founded more than 70 years ago with the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 24 October, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
On October 18 Counselor for Public Affairs Frank Finver attended a ceremony at the Jewish cemetery in Kraśnik (Lubelskie region of Poland) unveiling a new monument honoring the lives of Jews who lived in Kraśnik before perishing during World War II and who comprised up to half of Kraśnik’s population. Monika Krawczyk, CEO of the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 24 October, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
Media Accreditation PRESS RELEASE PL+U.S. Youth Forum: “Better Together” and Opening of American Center Warsaw Media are invited to cover a U.S. Embassy and American Center Warsaw-hosted PL+U.S. Youth Forum for 300 Polish youth ages 16-25 taking place on Friday, October 26 starting at 9 a.m. at the Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 October, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
By U.S. Mission Poland | 19 October, 2018 | Topics:
News
By U.S. Mission Poland | 19 October, 2018 | Topics:
News
The American Chamber of Commerce in Poland (AmCham) welcomed Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher to Poland at a reception in her honor at the Warsaw Marriott Hotel on October 16th. AmCham Chairman Tony Housh introduced the Ambassador to 150 AmCham members and guests, and presented her with her AmCham pin to inaugurate her term as Honorary Chair ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 October, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Business, Events, News
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC October 16, 2018 Begin text: On the occasion of the fifth meeting of the EU-U.S. Cyber Dialogue in Brussels on 10 September 2018, the European Union (EU) and United States reaffirmed their strong partnership in favour of a global, open, stable and secure cyberspace where the rule ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 October, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
The Embassy is proud to support the advancement of women in the fields of technology and entrepreneurship. It is a co-sponsor of the Go Global event organized by the What If Foundation which the Google Campus Warsaw is hosting from 17:30 – 20:00 on October 17. Three prominent women leaders from Forbes 100 European Female ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 16 October, 2018 | Topics:
Business, Events, News
October 10th marked a very special day for the U.S. Embassy in Poland represented by Frank Finver, Public Affairs Officer, Alison Behling, ESTH Officer, and colleagues. That Wednesday, they joined Klub Gaja, Fundacja Nasza Ziemia, the city of Warsaw, and Lasy Panstwowe, and participated in a tree planting ceremony for the Festival of the Tree. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 15 October, 2018 | Topics:
Environment, Events, News
U.S. Government officials attended the 75th anniversary commemorating the revolt of prisoners at the Sobibor death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland organized by Poland’s Ministry of Culture and National Heritage on October 13. Susan Sandler, the U.S. Department of State’s Deputy Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, led the official delegation that included diplomats from the U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 15 October, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
As part of its ongoing, nationwide 100 Lat Razem initiative to honor Poland’s rebirth in 1918 and the support provided by the United States, the Embassy is supporting the Women for Paderewski concert to be held at 11:00 on October 20 at the Fine Arts Academy Scenography Department. The concert will feature performances by three ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 15 October, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, U.S. & Poland
The American Corner and National Museum in Gdańsk are delighted to invite you to attend the international conference Women’s Art – Photography as a Medium of Change which the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk will host on Friday, October 19. The conference will discuss the importance of photography in feminist art in the 20th ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 12 October, 2018 | Topics:
American Spaces, Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
The Embassy once again proudly supported the vibrant Polish-American music project URBANATOR DAYS, a unique opportunity for Poland’s artistically talented youth to unveil their musical skills on stage with top professional jazz musicians from Poland, Europe and the United States. Thanks to URBANATOR DAYS 2018, a project led by Poland’s world-renowned jazz musician Michał Urbaniak, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 October, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary October 10, 2018 GENERAL PULASKI MEMORIAL DAY, 2018 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Today, we pay tribute to the Polish immigrant and renowned military commander, General Casimir Pulaski, who gave his life for the cause of freedom during the American Revolutionary ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 October, 2018 | Topics:
Events, History, News, President of the United States, U.S. & Poland
From October 3-5, Assistant Cultural Affairs Attache Scott Whitmore traveled through the Lubuskie Voivodeship for the U.S. Embassy’s 100 years/100 cities and towns outreach effort as part of our Sto Lat Razem campaign. Stops included school visits to Lubniewice, Sulęcin and Różanki for presentations on U.S. and Polish cooperation over the past 100 years and ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 October, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
Schedule of Events: 9:00-10:00 Registration and networking in atrium 10:00-10:15 Opening Remarks in atrium 10:30-11:30 Opening presentations on four themes: Business and Innovation: “Working Together”, Presenter: Jadwiga Emilewicz, Minister of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (tbc) People-to-People: “Closer Together”, Presenter: Justyna Janiszewska, Executive Director of Fulbright Commission, Poland Democracy: “Engaging Together”, Presenter: Mateusz Komorowski, CEO ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 October, 2018 | Topics:
American Spaces, Events, News
A US Army Civil Affairs Team visited Second High School in Pulawy as part of the US Mission’s “100 Years/100 Cities” campaign to commemorate the role the United States played in Poland regaining independence in 1918. Over 60 English language students attended the presentation and engaged the U.S. soldiers during a question and answer period. Students ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 10 October, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
The U.S. Embassy, in cooperation with American Center Warsaw, has opened registration for the PL+U.S. Youth Forum, an interactive conference discussing the U.S. and Polish relationship in the 21st Century. The event will include interactive and inspirational presentations and panel discussions on Polish and U.S cooperation in the areas of security, trade, democracy and people ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 9 October, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, U.S. & Poland
On November 23 in Słupsk the Wojciech Kilar Polish Philharmonic Sinfonia Baltica will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the composer Leonard Bernstein’s birth with a special concert of American music. The Bernstein concert – one in a planned series of classical American music concerts – is also dedicated to the centennial of Poland’s rebirth as ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 3 October, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
On September 29 Deputy Cultural Attaché Scott Whitmore attended the exciting graduation ceremony of students who completed their undergraduate and graduate programs at the University of Warsaw’s American Studies Center. It was the first time that the American Studies Center held an “American style” commencement ceremony which students themselves organized. The ceremony kicked off with ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 3 October, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, News
The Embassy is pleased to support the 2018 Sopot Jazz Festival, one of the oldest jazz festivals in Poland, that runs from October 4-6. Two renowned American saxophonists, Roxy Coss and Lauren Sevian, will perform at the festival. Musician, composer, bandleader, educator and activist Roxy Coss has performed extensively around the world, including headlining at ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 October, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
The U.S. Embassy to Poland is once again proud to support the American Film Festival (AFF) in Wroclaw whose 9th edition opens October 23 with the American hit film, A Star Is Born, the first directorial work by actor Bradley Cooper and starring Cooper – a three-time Oscar nominee – and the living music legend ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 October, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
On September 26 Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher visited the headquarters of the New York-based Kosciuszko Foundation, one of the oldest organizations of the Polish diaspora in the United States. Invited by the Kosciuszko Foundation’s leadership – President Marek Skulimowski, Chairman of the Board Alex Storozynski and Vice-Chairman of the Board Andrzej Rojek – Ambassador Mosbacher learned ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Culture, Education, Events, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary September 25, 2018 REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP TO THE 73RD SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY United Nations Headquarters New York, New York (…) From Warsaw to Brussels, to Tokyo to Singapore, it has been my highest honor to represent the United States abroad. (…) ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 26 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC September 20, 2018 Today, the White House released its 2018 National Cyber Strategy, outlining the steps the federal government is taking to advance an open, secure, interoperable, and reliable cyberspace. Given the interconnected and global nature of cyberspace, the State Department engages in key diplomatic and programmatic ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 26 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
NATO’s highest Military Authority, the Military Committee, will meet from September 28-30, 2018, in Warsaw, Poland. The meeting will be hosted by the Chief of the Polish General Staff, Lieutenant General Rajmund Andrzejczak. The NATO Military Committee Conference enables the Chiefs of Defense to meet and discuss issues of importance to the Alliance. They will ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 25 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
Global Coalition to Counter ISIS Holds Tenth Finance Working Group Meeting in Poland WARSAW, POLAND – On September 20-21, the Counter ISIS Finance Group (CIFG) convened its 52 member states and observers in Warsaw, Poland to discuss the ongoing global efforts to counter ISIS financing. The CIFG was established in January 2015 as one of ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 25 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
The U.S. Embassy in Warsaw participated in the 25th annual Clean Up the Earth event organized by Our Earth Foundation (Fundacja Nasza Ziemia) on September 21. Our Earth Foundation is a Polish NGO that specializes in ecological education aimed at saving and protecting the earth’s natural resources. This year’s theme was “Take Action – Separate ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 25 September, 2018 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Environment, Events, News
Several Marines from the U.S. Embassy participated in the fourth annual charity run hosted by charity foundation STOWARZYSZENIE SZLAKIEM TĘCZY on the 15th of September. The U.S. Embassy has supported the charity organization in the past through its annual Toys for Tots campaign, which donates Christmas gifts to children in need.
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 24 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
U.S. Embassy Warsaw Charge d’Affairs Eric Green and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Undersecretary of State Rafał Romanowski welcomed officials from eight countries to a two-day (September 19-20) seminar on agro-terrorism and bioterrorism in Warsaw. The seminar is a bilateral effort by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Polish ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 20 September, 2018 | Topics:
Agriculture, Chargé D’Affaires, Events, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary September 18, 2018 SAFEGUARDING FREEDOM, BUILDING PROSPERITY Through United States–Poland Strategic Partnership Poland and the United States share a common history and set of values that both nations hold dear. Recognizing that the international order is being challenged, the time is now for our nations to ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 19 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
On September 16 at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Deputy Chief of Mission Eric Green gave remarks at a luncheon honoring the heroism of Polish Righteous who saved Jews during the Holocaust and Nazi occupation of Poland. Sponsored by the New York-based Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR), the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 19 September, 2018 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, History, Human Rights, News
For the first time ever, two Polish baseball players from Poland were selected for Major League Baseball’s elite European All-Star Cadet Camp that brings the best young baseball players from across Europe for an intensive training camp. Wojtek and Łukasz, who play in the Polish Baseball and Softball League under 15 division took part in ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary September 18, 2018 Melania and I send our warmest greetings to all Jewish people on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish faith. Yom Kippur is a day of atonement, prayer, and fasting, and is the last day of the Ten Days of Repentance. Yom Kippur ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
Ambassador Mosbacher gave remarks on U.S.-Polish relations before 60 guests and media at residence on September 14 entitled “U.S. Ambassadors to Poland: From Hugh Gibson to Georgette Mosbacher – 100 Years and Beyond.” In her remarks, the Ambassador outlined her policy priorities, including greater economic cooperation and increased trade; energy diversification and security; and strengthening ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Culture, Events, History, News
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC September 17, 2018 Today we mark an event that forever altered the course of world history. On this day 231 years ago, the United States Constitution was signed in Philadelphia by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention, setting in motion the American experiment in limited government and ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, History, News
The Embassy is pleased to once again support the Polish – American music project URBANATOR DAYS, a unique opportunity for musical youth to unveil their talent on stage with top professional jazz musicians from Poland, Europe and the United States. The project will include music workshops on Thursday, September 27 and a concert by Michal ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 September, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
On September 14th, Deputy Chief of Mission Eric Green spoke at a reception in honor of Polish alumni of the Fulbright Program that the Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission hosted in Warsaw. Academics from universities from all over Poland took part in the celebratory event. Both Deputy Chief of Mission Green and the Executive Director of the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 September, 2018 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, Events, News, Scholarships and Exchanges
On September 14 at the National Museum in Warsaw, the U.S. Embassy, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, and Homeland Security Investigations celebrated the return to Poland of the 1628 painting “Portrait of a Lady.” The painting was stolen by the Nazis from the National Museum in Warsaw during World War II and ended ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Culture, Events, News
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC September 15, 2018 On this International Day of Democracy, the United States reaffirms its unwavering belief in democracy as the form of government with the greatest capacity to advance peace, prosperity, and security, and to safeguard the universal human rights, fundamental freedoms, and dignity of every person. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher met with U.S. and Polish soldiers in Powidz on September 12 to learn about infrastructure improvements to the airfield and future expansion. U.S. Army Europe’s rotational deployments to Poland enhance deterrence and increase interoperability among NATO Allies. US military presence also fulfills the United States’ 2014 and 2016 NATO Summits commitments to ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 14 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News
The New York-based Kościuszko Foundation has announced a
new call for applications for fellowships and grants for advanced study, research, and/or teaching at universities and other institutions of higher learning in the United States. One of this year’s awards is the new “Centennial Award” which will honor the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Poland and the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 12 September, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, News
Primary Contact: 1LT Christina Shoptaw Ph#: +1 865-236-7461 Email:
christina.m.shoptaw.mil.@mail.mil Task Force Raider, 2/278th ACR Wednesday, September 12, 2018 BEMOWO PISKIE, Poland— The NATO Enhanced Presence Forward Battle Group Poland is set to replace commanders and units in a transfer of authority scheduled for September 20, 2018. Battle Group Poland commanded by U.S. Army Lt. Col. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 12 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher delivered remarks during a 9/11 commemorative ceremony in Skaryszewski Park, Warsaw, organized by the District of Praga-Poludnie and co-hosted by District Mayor Tomasz Kucharski (Burmistrz Dzielnicy Praga-Południe) and Chairman of the Praga-Poludnie District Council Marcin Klus. During her remarks, Ambassador Mosbacher read a statement by the White House commemorating the date: “The ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 12 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC September 10, 2018 Tomorrow we honor the nearly 3,000 people who were killed in the terrorist attacks 17 years ago on September 11. Tomorrow also marks six years since the tragic loss in Libya of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Glen Doherty, Sean Smith, and Tyrone ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC September 10, 2018 In Ukraine, Ambassador Brownback will meet with government officials and religious leaders to discuss efforts to protect and promote religious freedom. In Poland, Ambassador Brownback will attend the 2018 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe as part ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Human Rights, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary September 7, 2018 National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 2018 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation During the National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, we pause to honor the memory of the nearly 3,000 innocent people who were murdered by radical ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 10 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
On September 7, a day after Georgette Mosbacher was credentialed by Poland’s President Andrzej Duda, the United States’ new – and 28th – Ambassador to the Republic of Poland familiarized herself more with Poland’s history and culture during a visit to the Warsaw Rising Museum, Castle Square, and Dom Spotkań z Historią. In between these ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 10 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Culture, Events, News
WARSAW, 6 September 2018 – Some 1,500 representatives of governments and civil society from the OSCE’s participating States and partner States will gather in Warsaw for a two-week meeting beginning on 10 September. They will review the implementation of the commitments adopted by their governments in the fields of human rights and fundamental freedoms, democracy, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 10 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC September 7, 2018 Ambassador Michael G. Kozak will lead the U.S. delegation to the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), to be held in Warsaw, Poland, September 10-21, 2018. This annual meeting will bring together hundreds of civil ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 10 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Human Rights, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary September 9, 2018 Melania and I wish all Jewish people Shana Tova and send our warmest greetings to those celebrating Rosh Hashanah and the start of the High Holy Days. Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of the New Year in the Jewish faith. Far and wide, the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 10 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
On September 6. U.S. Ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher was officially credentialed by President Andrzej Duda in a ceremony at Belweder Palace. Following the credentialing ceremony, Ambassador Mosbacher laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Pilsudski Square.
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News
The State Department is pleased to invite nominations for the Winter 2019 Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) for Scholars on U.S. National Security Policymaking. The six week-long Institute will take place from January 3 to February 15, 2019 at the University of Delaware in Newark, DE. The U.S. Embassy invites Polish candidates to apply ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 5 September, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, News
On August 31, 2018 Cultural Attaché Dan Hastings met with the mentees of the EducationUSA Advisory Program. The students came to Warsaw from all over Poland for a training related to preparing their successful application to universities and colleges in the United States. The high school mentorship program was prepared by the U.S. Embassy in cooperation ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 5 September, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Education, Events, News
Several representatives from the U.S. Embassy’s Offices of the Defense Attaché and Defense Cooperation attended a ceremony in memory of the sacrifices of the Blue Army on Saturday 2 at the Blue Army Memorial in Warsaw. The event recognized contributions by some 25,000 Americans who volunteered for duty in France during WWI, and was attended ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
The U.S. Embassy would like to wish all of our 43 Polish FLEX students a successful year in their American high schools and with their host families as they begin their exchange in the United States. The students were selected based on their leadership and civic engagement and come from towns across Poland. They will ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 September, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, News
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Touch ‘n’ Go Band performed to a sold-out audience at the 2018 Radom Fashion Show on August 25. The band performed a repertoire of today’s popular American, chart-topping hits! The annual fashion show promoted emerging talented designers and offered them networking opportunities with established fashion entrepreneurs. The event also ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 29 August, 2018 | Topics:
American Spaces, Events, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary August 28, 2018 President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will welcome President Andrzej Duda and First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda of Poland for their first official visit to the White House on September 18, 2018. The visit takes place as Poland celebrates the centennial year of ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 29 August, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News
The U.S. Embassy Warsaw invites the public to sign a condolence book for the late Senator John McCain at the Piękna 14a entrance between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, August 31st.
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 29 August, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
Illinois National Guard (ILNG) Commander Major General Richard J. Hayes received the Commander’s Cross and Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland from President Andrzej Duda for his contribution to Poland’s defense and sovereignty on August 15 during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace. General Hayes commented that the medal reflects ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 22 August, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary August 13, 2018 PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP IS REBUILDING AND READYING OUR MILITARY TO DEFEND AGAINST ALL THREATS “We must protect those who protect us. When our service members are in uniform, it is our obligation to ensure that they have the finest equipment, the finest training, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 16 August, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Office Phone: +49 (0) 162.105.1250
www.eur.army.mil |
kimberly.d.calkins.mil@mail.mil DRAWSKO POMORSKIE TRAINNG AREA, Poland – The closing ceremonies for Resolute Castle 18 will be held at the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, at 10 a.m. Aug. 27, 2018. Resolute Castle 18 is a six-month exercise supported by the South Carolina National Guard, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 14 August, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
The U.S. Embassy invites teachers and educators to apply for participation in the Holocaust Teacher Training program which takes place annually in June and July. For more than a decade, the U.S. Department of State, in cooperation with the Association of Holocaust Organizations (AHO) in New York, has helped organize summer teacher-training programs in the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 August, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Education, Events, Human Rights, News
STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON August 8, 2018 Imposition of Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act Sanctions on Russia Following the use of a “Novichok” nerve agent in an attempt to assassinate UK citizen Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia Skripal, the United States, on August 6, 2018, determined under the Chemical and ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 10 August, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
08/07/2018 06:40 PM EDT Readout Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC August 7, 2018 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Secretary Michael R. Pompeo spoke on the phone with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko today to discuss a range of bilateral issues. Secretary Pompeo reiterated strong U.S. support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 8 August, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
On August 1, Chargé d’affaires Eric Green participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Monument of the Polish Underground and Homeland Army in Warsaw in honor of the 74th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. Participants in the ceremony included the Mayor of Warsaw, Deputy Speaker of the Sejm, Head of the Association of Polish Underground ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 1 August, 2018 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Events, News
Press Release: Remarks at the Close of the Ministerial Advancing Religious Freedom Remarks Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC July 26, 2018 SECRETARY POMPEO: Good afternoon, everyone. Since the earliest days of his presidency, President Trump has directed his administration to advance and defend the rights of religious freedom at ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 30 July, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Airmen and Soldiers were deployed for one month to Krzesiny Air Base, Poland, in July, to test their ability to rapidly setup facilities, equipment and vehicles as part of the European Contingency Air Operations Sets effort. A first for the U.S., this effort sets the standard for future exercises and real world Deployable Air Base ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 30 July, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
To mark the fifteenth anniversary of the Singer Festival, the famous Israeli – American guitarist
David Broza will appear for the first time in Poland for a solo concert at the On the Water Theater at the Royal Lazienki Park. A multi-platinum artist, who performs in Hebrew, Spanish, English, and Arabic, Broza is well known for his ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 July, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC July 25, 2018 Russia, through its 2014 invasion of Ukraine and its attempted annexation of Crimea, sought to undermine a bedrock international principle shared by democratic states: that no country can change the borders of another by force. The states of the world, including Russia, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 26 July, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
On July 20 in Gdansk, PAO Frank Finver officially opened a photo exhibition of the American artist Jacqueline Livingston, entitled In the shade of Feminism. On the fringes of American Art of the 1960s and 1970s at the National Museum in Gdansk Gallery of Photography Zielona Brama. Mr. Finver was joined by the guardians of ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 July, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
U.S. Embassy has launched the pilot edition of the FLEX Mentoring Program. It is a year-long mentoring program aimed at connecting FLEX program alumni with senior alumni of other U.S. Government sponsored exchange programs for a unique professional development opportunity. It is funded by U.S. Embassy Warsaw and carried out with a partnering organization – ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 July, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Education, Events, News
Economic officers stationed at U.S. embassies and diplomatic missions around the world prepare annual reports analyzing 170 foreign markets to help U.S. companies make informed business decisions. This year’s reports feature a new, streamlined format to help U.S. companies more easily access information about countries that have implemented business-friendly reforms, export opportunities around the world, as well ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 20 July, 2018 | Topics:
Doing Business in the U.S., Economic Affairs, News, Trade
On Friday, the Ambassador invited 8-year old Tadzio Osko from Warsaw, Poland to the U.S. Embassy. Tadzio had written a letter to Ambassador Jones, showing his passion for space. In his letter, Tadzio expressed his wish to eventually join NASA and become the first human to walk on Mars. Tadzio and his parents visited the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 20 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News
After commissioning through ROTC, COL Hough served as in 3-187th IN, 3rd IBCT, 101st ABN Division (AASLT). Upon successful completion of his first assignment, COL Hough attended the Infantry Maneuver Captains Career Course (MCCC), where he received orders to XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft. Bragg, N.C. While assigned to XVIII Airborne Corps, COL Hough served in ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 20 July, 2018 | Topics:
Military Cooperation, News
The U.S. Mission to Poland is excited to announce the 2018 edition of the “My America: Summer Work Travel” photo contest. We invite Polish Summer Work Travel participants to submit photographs that highlight their experience in America. Photographs may focus on the natural environment, culture, people, or places in the United States, among other subjects. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 July, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Education, Events, News
| Tags: photo contest, photography, Summer Work Travel
Scott Whitmore, deputy cultural attache, met with young leaders of social projects who took part in the Equal Opportunities Program of the Polish-American Freedom Foundation. Scott Whitmore talked to them, among others, about the US educational system and learning opportunities in the United States. The program in which young people participated was a week-long training ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 July, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
On Monday July 16 U.S. Embassy Warsaw and American Councils for International Education launched a mentoring program for alumni of the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 FLEX exchange. FLEX exchange participants get scholarships to go to the USA for a year to study at an American high school and stay with an American host family. The FLEX ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 16 July, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, News
Ambassador Jones recently met with 43 high school students who are departing to the U.S. for the 3rd edition of the FLEX (Future Leaders Exchange Program) in Poland. Highlighting the unique opportunity these students will have while in the United States, Ambassador Jones challenged the students “to be ambassadors of Poland while in the U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 16 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Events, News
On Tuesday Ambassador Paul Jones hosted a reception for sixteen American teachers who are in Poland to explore the relationship between the United States and Poland and learn about the Polish educational system, culture and rich history. Ambassador Jones summed up the goal of this exchange best by telling the educators that “the experiences you ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 12 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Events, News
On July 7, a perfect summer Saturday, the U.S. Embassy Warsaw, American Center Warsaw and Dom Spotkan z Historia (History Meeting House, DSH) jointly organized a public event in downtown Warsaw, celebrating both July 4th and the centennial of Poland regaining its independence. The picnic took place in the historic center of Warsaw and attracted over 8,000 ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 12 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, American Spaces, Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
Polish Central Bureau of Investigation (CBSP) police officers cooperated with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Pakistani Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) in order to prevent the 61.2 million PLN worth of substances from being distributed. Over 3 tons of hashish and 517 kilograms of APAA/BMK (amphetamine precursor) were seized as the result of an ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 6 July, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
On June 26, the Center for American Law Studies at the University of Warsaw (CALS) celebrated the 20th anniversary of its establishment by holding an international gathering of legal professionals at the “Poland-U.S. Conference on the Rule of Law.” Held at the premises of the University of Warsaw’s Faculty of Law and Administration, the anniversary ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 5 July, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
July 1, 2018 U.S. Marines took part in a family picnic in Radom opening the “Kameralne Lato” festival. This year it is the 11th edition of “Kameralne Lato” – the National Film Meetings, which consists of a series of film and educational meetings (more:
www.kameralnelato.pl ). During the event there was an opportunity to learn about ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 3 July, 2018 | Topics:
American Spaces, Events, News
Ambassador Jones closed out the first edition of the Civic UP Academy with remarks to 27 Polish high school students, FLEX alumni and NGO partners, stating “how important it is for young people like those gathered here today to help rejuvenate the close relationship between Poland and the United States and to be active members ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Events, News
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC June 29, 2018 This week’s World Gas Conference in Washington, DC, reinforced the fundamental importance of countries and regions employing a diverse matrix of fuels, source countries and delivery routes to enhance their energy security. Over the last week, U.S. officials underscored the strong U.S. opposition to ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 July, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
The U.S. Embassy and the American Center Warsaw invite you to join us on Saturday, July 7th for a celebration of U.S. Independence Day and the 100 year bond between Poland and the United States. The event will take place from 12 PM to 8 PM at Jan Twardowski Square in Warsaw, by Krakowskie Przedmieście! ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 29 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, American Spaces, Art & Culture, Events, News
We welcome yesterday’s announcement that Poland’s natural gas company PGNiG has signed agreements with Venture Global LNG and Port Arthur LNG to export U.S. liquefied natural gas to Poland over the next twenty years. We view these agreements as a major step toward increased U.S. energy exports to Poland and Europe, a key objective for ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 28 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson June 27, 2018 STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON Legislation in Poland Regarding Crimes Committed During the Holocaust The United States welcomes the Polish Parliament’s passage of amendments to its Institute of National Remembrance Law. This action underscores Poland’s commitment to open debate, freedom of speech and academic inquiry. The Holocaust and the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 28 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
By U.S. Mission Poland | 24 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
As part of the Batory High School’s end-of-year celebrations on June 22, Ambassador Jones spoke to students at one of the oldest and most prestigious high schools in Warsaw, highlighting the role the United States played in helping Poland regain independence 100 years ago. Ambassador Jones also discussed the longstanding bilateral relationship between Poland and ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 22 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News
On June 21, Ambassador Jones signed a Letter of Support, titled “Together for the Environment,” for the common implementation of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and in support of UNEP/GRID Warsaw in partnership with the UN Environment Program. The director of UNEP/GRID Warsaw, Maria Andrzejewska, also attended the signing and shared updates from ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 22 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Environment, Events, News
On June 19 in Białystok, the American duo Elizabeth Schwartz and Peter Stan from New York performed the grand finale at the closing gala of the 11th edition of the Zachor Festival of Jewish Culture. The Zachor Festival, which took place this year from June 16-19, celebrates the rich Jewish cultural heritage in northeastern Poland. It was ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 22 June, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
Civic Up! Academy is a one week camp that offers instruction on U.S. civics and civic engagement for Polish high school students who are already actively engaged in their local communities Organized by the United States Embassy in Poland in cooperation with the Center for Citizenship Education and the Rural Development Foundation, “Civic UP! is ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 21 June, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, News
BEMOWO PISKIE, POLAND 06.20.2018 Story by 2nd Lt. Robert Bannon 2d Cavalry Regiment Educational opportunities abound in the U.S. Army, enriching Soldiers who actively seek them out and reap their benefits. Even in the midst of a six-month rotation in Bemowo Piskie, Poland as part of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence initiative, Soldiers from the 1st ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 21 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
By: Ensign Cody L. Keim GDYNIA, Poland – The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) and embarked Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Gdynia, Poland, June 22, 2018, for a scheduled port visit to enhance U.S.-Poland relations as the two NATO allies work together for a ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 21 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
Commanding officer of the Naval Support Facility Redzikowo Captain Scott C. McClelland spoke with high school students from Gdańsk about Polish-American security cooperation and the future of NATO. CAPT McClelland also provided an overview of his military and civil career, travels and everyday life at Redzikowo base as well as shared personal insights on the importance of ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 20 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
On June 17 the City of Słupsk held its second edition of “Ziemia Słupska,” a popular and colorful festival of folklore groups that the U.S. Embassy helped to support. The festival featured 21 musical folk ensembles that performed music from various regions. The festival also included sounds and sights from America, with the Huu-Ska Luta ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 20 June, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Events, News
On June 18 at the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in Warsaw, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture Piotr Gliński held a ceremony honoring five individuals who have contributed to the successful repatriation of looted Polish art stolen during World War II. Among those he honored was Assistant Legal Attaché James Brown from ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News
Remarks A. Wess Mitchell Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs The Heritage Foundation Washington, DC June 5, 2018 Good morning everyone, it’s really great to see a lot of friends in the audience and I appreciate you all being here today. I’d like to thank Heritage Foundation for inviting me to speak today. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 15 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, Speeches
The 11th edition of Zachor Festival of Jewish Culture will take place in Białystok, Poland from June 16-19. This year’s festival, “Zachor – Color and Sound,” will present three performers from the United States. On Monday, June 18, the vocalist and guitar player Gerard Edery (
https://www.gerardedery.com ) will perform a concert of Sephardic songs with ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 14 June, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
On June 8, Deputy Chief of Mission John Law and Embassy personnel attended the graduation ceremony for 45 U.S. Fulbright fellows who are concluding their work and research in Poland. Hosted by the Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission in the majestic Tyszkiewicz-Potocki Palace that houses the Museum of the University of Warsaw, the ceremony honored the work, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 June, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, News
U.S. Embassy Zagreb will be hosting annual Startup Camp program this September and applications are now open. The Startup Camp is a 5-day program that provides extraordinary mentoring from successful entrepreneurs and investors from Croatia and the United States. The projects will be evaluated by venture capitalists, business angels, businessmen, and the best teams will ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 June, 2018 | Topics:
Business, Events, News
On June 5, Professor Robert Blobaum of West Virginia University spoke to a group of international relations and cultural diplomacy students at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. Professor Blobaum is a U.S. historian who researches Polish history around the time of World War I and he presented American views on the war and Poland ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, History, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary June 8, 2018 Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2018 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation More than two centuries ago, on June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress formally adopted the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of our ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
On June 5th Cultural Affairs Officer Dan Hastings visited Poland’s parliament (Sejm) where he gave a presentation on the U.S. diplomatic mission’s ongoing “100 Years Together” initiative across Poland. He was cordially hosted by Małgorzata Wypych, the head of Polish Sejm’s Parliamentary Group for Polish-US Relations, and six other Members of Parliament who belong to ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 8 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
On May 30 Ambassador Jones hosted a dinner for a delegation led by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and representatives from the Polish government and organizations promoting Jewish culture and history. During their tour of the region, the delegation visited Holocaust memorial sites in Ukraine and Poland, and other historical sites and museums. The ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, History, Human Rights, News
Mission Poland hosted MSNBC anchor Richard Lui from May 21-24 as an expert media speaker. During his visit to Poland, he spoke to students at the University of Warsaw and the College of Social and Media Culture in Torun on the changing media landscape and challenges in the 21st century. He also met with civil ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 6 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
Primary Contact: Capt. Anna Bielek-Pestka Ph#: +48- 723-251-615 Email:
15bz.rzecznik@ron.mil.pl 15th Mechanized Brigade BEMOWO PISKIE, Poland— The NATO Enhanced Presence Forward Battle Group Poland is set to replace commanders in a change of command ceremony scheduled for July 14, 2018. Battle Group Poland commanded by U.S. Army Lt. Col. Adam Lackey and commander of 1st Squadron, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 6 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
Primary Contact: Capt. Anna Bielek-Pestka Ph#: +48- 723-251-615 Email:
15bz.rzecznik@ron.mil.pl 15th Mechanized Brigade 4 June 2018 BEMOWO PISKIE, Poland– Soldiers from the NATO Enhanced Presence Battle Group Poland participated in the opening ceremony of Saber Strike 18 on Monday, June 4, 2018. The opening ceremony signified the start of the eighth iteration of a long-standing U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 5 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
Press Statement Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC June 1, 2018 The United States joins people around the world in celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) Pride Month, and reaffirms its commitment to protecting and defending the human rights of all, including LGBTI persons. In many parts of the world, LGBTI individuals ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Human Rights, News, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
Press Statement Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC May 31, 2018 As a highly connected nation, the United States depends on the open, interoperable, reliable, and secure global Internet. Through its diplomatic efforts, international engagement, and coordination on behalf of the U.S. government, the U.S. Department of State advances U.S. objectives in cyberspace ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 1 June, 2018 | Topics:
News, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
BALTOPS 18 exercise will take place in the Baltic Sea region from June 3 – 15, in which 4,700 sailors and marines from 20 NATO member and two NATO partner countries will participate. 2018 marks the 46th edition of the biggest naval exercise in the Baltic region. BALTOPS is an annual joint, multinational maritime exercise ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 1 June, 2018 | Topics:
Military Cooperation, News, Press Releases
The 2d Cavalry Regiment will depart in roughly 40 convoys from Rose Barracks, Germany and conduct a tactical road march through the eastern portion of Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, and Latvia from May 28 to June 23, 2018. This movement will consist of more than 1,000 Strykers and other military vehicles in support ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 1 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary May 31, 2018 National Ocean Month, 2018 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The United States is a nation whose identity, wealth, and security are inextricably linked with the ocean and coastal waters. From sea to shining sea, Americans benefit from ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 1 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
Executive Summary The constitution provides for freedom of religion and states that religion is a personal choice, and all churches and religious organizations have equal rights. An agreement with the Holy See determines relations with the Roman Catholic Church and grants it privileges not accorded to other religious groups. Statutes adopted because of agreements between ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 30 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Human Rights, News, Reports, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
Ironhorse Public Affairs Office Phone: +48 510-905-076
www.facebook.com/1stABCT1stCD |
lloyd.e.bedford2.mil@mail.mil ZAGAN, Poland – The 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team “Dagger Brigade,” 1st Infantry Division, will conduct a relief in place ceremony with the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team “Ironhorse Brigade,” 1st Cavalry Division, at 10 a.m. June 4, at the Zagan Cultural Palace in downtown Zagan. During ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 29 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary May 25, 2018 PRAYER FOR PEACE, MEMORIAL DAY, 2018 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On Memorial Day, we pause in solemn gratitude to pay tribute to the brave patriots who laid down their lives defending peace and freedom while in military ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 29 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
Chargé D’affaires John Law, addressing an audience of 350 young students from high schools and universities across Poland at the 2nd annual Young Leaders Conference held May 24-25 at the Palladium Theater, spoke about his diplomatic career as well as “the importance of youth in renewing the strong relationship shared between Poland and the United ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 25 May, 2018 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Education, Events, News
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC May 24, 2018 The United States has complete confidence in the findings of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) as presented today by the Dutch Public Prosecutor: the missile launcher used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 originated from the 53rd Anti-aircraft Brigade of the Russian Federation, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 25 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
The Embassy is pleased to announce its support and sponsorship of the 14th Jewish Motifs International Film Festival which opens at 7:00 pm on May 23 in Warsaw’s Muranow Cinema and runs through May 27. The opening night features a screening of the 2017 Polish production The Prince and the Dybuk by directors Elwira Niewiera ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 May, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
On May 15, Cultural Attaché Dan Hastings visited Łazarski University in Warsaw where he met with second and third year international relations and law students as part of the U.S. Embassy’s ongoing “100 Years Together: People, History, Future” initiative. Highlighting that the connections between America and Poland date back to America’s founding and the contributions ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 May, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
Readout Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC May 21, 2018 The following is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Secretary Michael Pompeo met with Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz on May 21 in Washington. During the meeting, Secretary Pompeo congratulated Foreign Minister Czaputowicz on the centennial of Poland’s restored independence and thanked Poland for its leadership ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 22 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Office Phone: 0611-143-537-0009 | DSN: (314) 537-0009
www.eur.army.mil |
donald.t.wrenn.civ@mail.mil WIESBADEN, Germany – Exercise Saber Strike 18 will be held June 3-15 at training areas in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Approximately 18,000 participants from 19 different countries will participate in the eighth iteration of the exercise spread across the four countries. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 21 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
On May 11, the award-winning American artist Amy Karle and participants of the first ever Arts Incubator program in Poland presented their final exhibition – Layers of Life – at the internationally acclaimed Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw. The exhibition, which runs through May 27 in the Copernicus Center Pavilion located on the banks of the Vistula River – ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 21 May, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Events, News
| Tags: Amy Karle
On May 17, Ambassador Paul Jones hosted a reception at his residence in Warsaw to honor the work of the New York-based Kosciuszko Foundation in promoting closer ties between the United States and Poland. Together with Marek Skulimowski, the President and Executive Director of the Kosciuszko Foundation, Ambassador Jones personally recognized the 40 new Kosciuszko Foundation ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 21 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
| Tags: Kosciuszko Foundation
Press Statement Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC May 17, 2018 The United States stands for the protection of fundamental freedoms and universal human rights. Our nation was founded on the bedrock principle that we are all created equal – and that every person is entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
| Tags: US Department of State
Press Statement Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC May 15, 2018 On behalf of the United States Department of State, I offer best wishes to Muslims around the world for a peaceful and blessed Ramadan. For those observing this month, it is a time of reverence, generosity, and spiritual introspection. Ramadan is also a ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 16 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases
| Tags: US Department of State
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC May 15, 2018 The United States condemns Russia’s construction and partial opening of the Kerch Strait Bridge between Russia and occupied Crimea, which was done without the permission of the government of Ukraine. Crimea is part of Ukraine. Russia’s construction of the bridge serves as a reminder ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 16 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases
| Tags: US Department of State
Email:
usarmy.bavaria.7atc.list.jmtc-pao-all@mail.mil COM: +49(0)9641-70-569-0029 Web:
www.eur.army.mil/7atc Photos:
www.flickr.com/photos/7armyjmtc/ Video:
www.youtube.com/7thArmyTrainingCommand/ GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (May 1, 2018) – U.S. Army Europe and the German Army will co-host the third Strong Europe Tank Challenge at Grafenwoehr Training Area, June 3 – 8, 2018. Eight NATO and partner nations are scheduled to participate in this year’s tank challenge. Austria, France, Germany, Poland, Ukraine ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 15 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
Press Statement Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC May 14, 2018 Today I am proud to celebrate the opening of the United States Embassy to Israel in Jerusalem. This significant event fulfills a promise made by President Trump. As he proclaimed on December 6, 2017, “Seventy years ago, the United States, under President Truman, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 15 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
On May 11 at 8:30 pm at the internationally-acclaimed Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw, award-winning American artist Amy Karle and 20 prominent Polish artists will open their long-awaited exhibit Layers of Life. The project hosted by the Copernicus Science Center and directed by Karle, will present a collection of Bioart and STEM projects created with new ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 May, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
Last last month in the city of Poznań, U.S. Fulbright Fellow, visiting professor, and accomplished pianist Pamela Howland gave the latest of her captivating public performances throughout Poland on “Chopin Meets the Beatles: Songs of Love, Loss & Longing.” Appearing at the Stary Browar mall in Poznan as the guest of Poznań’s Adam Mickiewicz University, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 May, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Events, News
EducationUSA Interactive: Student Visas • Date and Time: Thursday, May 24, 2018, 11:00 EDT / 15:00 UTC • Event page:
https://www.facebook.com/EducationUSA • Language: English Are you an international student interested in studying in the United States? Do you need help with applying for a student visa and have questions on the process? Join EducationUSA for a Facebook Live event ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 May, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, News
On April 26, the local organization Dom Kultury Śródmieście featured an “American Day” as part of a series of meetings held during the “Various Varsovians” Festival in Warsaw that is designed to highlight the international diversity of Warsaw. The Festival highlighted various communities of foreigners who have settled in Warsaw and showed how they work ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 May, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
Press Statement Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC May 9, 2018 On Europe Day, we send our congratulations to the citizens of the European Union. The United States recognizes the EU as one of our closest partners on our most important objectives abroad. For decades, the EU has collaborated with the U.S. on a ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 10 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
Ambassador Paul W. Jones and mission employees at the U.S. Embassy of Warsaw gathered for Foreign Service Day on May 4, 2018 to remember the sacrifices made by those representing U.S. missions overseas. 250 Foreign Service officers have lost their lives while serving overseas, including most recently in Juba, South Sudan and Bratislava, Slovakia. Those ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 10 May, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News
On May 5, 2018 U.S. Marines took part in the American Sports Picnic in Lublin. The event was organized by the Titans of Lublin – an American football team and the Ravens Lublin Baseball club. Marines demonstrated a military fitness test and invited spectators to see if they could pass the test too. Two sports ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 May, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
On April 25th, Catherine Jones, wife of Ambassador Paul Jones and the co-founder and CEO of Werbie, hosted the second Women in Tech Coffee in Warsaw, Poland. Sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, eighty women from the business, entrepreneurship, and STEM fields gathered to discuss empowering women in the workplace and out. An accomplished ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 May, 2018 | Topics:
Business, Events, News
Press Statement Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC May 3, 2018 On the 25th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, we renew our commitment to promoting and protecting a free press, which is an essential pillar of democracy. The United States values freedom of the press as a key component of democratic governance. By ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
Press Statement Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC May 3, 2018 On behalf of President Trump and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people and government of Poland as you celebrate the 227th anniversary of the Constitution of the Third of May. The Constitution of the Third of May was a ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
On April 26, the award-winning American artist Amy Karle officially launched the first ever Arts Incubator program in Poland. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and hosted by the internationally acclaimed Copernicus Science Center, the Arts Incubator program is an international cultural exchange initiative that sends distinguished American artists abroad to partner with local ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 May, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, Science & Tech
On April 26 the U.S. Air Force Europe Band The Jazz Ambassadors completed their nine day tour of Poland with a grand finale concert at the spectacular
Szczecin Philharmonic Hall . The Jazz Ambassadors performed yet another fantastic mix of Glen Miller hits and contemporary jazz compositions to the enthusiastic reception of nearly a full house of 1,000 people! The highlight ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 May, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
To commemorate Earth Day 2018 and as part of Mission Poland’s environmental outreach, Embassy Warsaw and CG Krakow invited Dr. Thomas Culhane from the University of Southern Florida in Tampa for a week of workshops, meetings and discussions with students, academia, NGOs, city government officials, business and start-ups on solving environmental challenges through technology and innovation, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 May, 2018 | Topics:
Environment, Events, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary April 30, 2018 JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2018 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION During Jewish American Heritage Month, we celebrate the profound contributions that the Jewish faith and its traditions have had on our Nation. Two hundred years ago, in ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary April 30, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Donald J. Trump issued two proclamations authorizing modifications of the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum. The Administration has reached a final agreement with South Korea on steel imports, the outlines of which were previously announced by U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
By U.S. Mission Poland | 1 May, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
USS Farragut visited Gdynia from April 27 to 29 to support maritime security operations in support of U.S. national security interests in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. It departed its homeport of Mayport, Florida, April 11, 2018. During his visit, USS Farragut Commander Casey Baker stated the visit strengthens U.S.-Poland military collaboration and ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 30 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
| Tags: U.S. Embassy Warsaw
In support of our
Sports UP outreach, the U.S. Embassy Warsaw is partnering with Lublin Ravens baseball club and Lublin Titans American football club in support of their American Picnic on May 5th . The event starts at 12:00 at the park by the castle. There will be plenty of attractions waiting for all guests such as: ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
On April 24 the Jazz Ambassadors from the visiting U.S. Air Force Europe (USAFE) Band visited Grudziądz where they delighted 200 hundred spectators with Big Band and jazz classics before holding a spontaneous jam session with local residents after the show. The 14 male and female musicians played a range of jazz classics from American greats like ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 April, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary April 26, 2018 I am pleased with the Senate’s confirmation of Mike Pompeo to serve as our country’s top diplomat. Having a patriot of Mike’s immense talent, energy, and intellect leading the Department of State will be an incredible asset for our country at this critical time ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 26, 2018 Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs A. Wess Mitchell will join U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Brussels, Belgium, on April 27, where the Secretary will lead the U.S. participation in the NATO Foreign Ministerial Meeting. Following the NATO Foreign ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
The U.S. Embassy is proud to support the “Peers of Independence” project recently established by the Karta Foundation to honor the centennial of Poland regaining its independence in 1918. “Peers of Independence” is a project aimed at encouraging Polish youth to learn about one of the most beautiful moments of people-to-people relations between Poland and ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 26 April, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC April 25, 2018 Acting Secretary of State John J. Sullivan will travel to Brussels, Belgium from April 26-27, to lead the U.S. delegation to the NATO Foreign Ministerial. The Acting Secretary will meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and join NATO Allies to discuss preparations for ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 26 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
More than 350 U.S. and Polish business and government leaders gathered in Warsaw on April 26th for the U.S. – Poland Business Summit. Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki joined U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce Elizabeth Erin Walsh and U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Paul Jones, in addressing the delegates at the Warsaw ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 26 April, 2018 | Topics:
Business, Events, News, U.S. & Poland
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary April 22, 2018 Today, our Nation commemorates Earth Day, a celebration of the blessings given to us by our Creator. Among them, we cherish our magnificent land and waterways, abundant natural resources, and unique wildlife. As a Nation, it is our duty to recognize the importance of ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 24 April, 2018 | Topics:
Environment, Events, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary April 23, 2018 Statement from the Press Secretary on Committee Approval of Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo With Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo’s favorable report from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the American people are one step closer to having their top diplomat in place at a ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 24 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
On April 21 at the exquisite Royal Łazienki Theater in Warsaw’s Łazienki Park, the Jazz Ambassadors from the visiting U.S. Air Force Europe (USAFE) Band delighted 200 spectators with American music classics. The 14 male and female musicians played and sang Big Band music, Glen Miller originals, Ella Fitzgerald masterpieces and contemporary jazz composed by ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 April, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
On Saturday, April 21, Wroclaw opened their new baseball/softball sports complex which is the home of the local Polish Baseball and Softball League team, the Wroclaw Barons. The opening ceremony took place at the Wrocławska Arena Sportu on ul. Niepodległości 6. During the event the visitors were able to play baseball and softball and watch ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 April, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
Readout Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 21, 2018 The following is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Acting Secretary of State John J. Sullivan met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin on April 21, on the margins of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Toronto, Canada. The Acting Secretary reaffirmed the United States’ ironclad ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
Notice to the Press Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 20, 2018 Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. will welcome Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Gowin to the U.S. Department of State on Monday, April 23 at 3:30 p.m. for the signing of the U.S.-Poland Agreement on Scientific and ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, U.S. & Poland
In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising on April 19, 1943, Ambassador Jones attended official commemorations organized by the Government of Poland at the Warsaw Ghetto Heroes Monument. Joining him from Washington, DC was Susan Sandler, the Department of State’s Deputy Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues. Earlier in ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 19 April, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News
On April 12, Cultural Attaché Dan Hastings gave the keynote speech at the 1st Annual ZYGMUN Model United Nations Conference hosted by the American School of Warsaw. Polish and international students based in Poland attended the conference, as did student delegations from Greece and Norway. The theme of the conference was “Unity – the Key ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 19 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
The Embassy’s Office of Agricultural Affairs and the Polish Federation of Cattle Breeders and Dairy farmers teamed up to bring U.S. dairy genetics and nutrition experts to Poland to discuss cattle breeding and herd management. Dr. Scott Jensen from the University of Idaho and Mr. Jay Weiker, President of the National Association of Animal Breeders, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 April, 2018 | Topics:
Agriculture, Events, News
Sports UP (“U” for U.S. and “P” for Poland) is Embassy Warsaw’s initiative focused on bringing the United States and Poland closer together through the promotion of sports, particularly American sports. Sporting events are a fantastic way to increase dialogue between Poles and Americans and greater mutual cultural understanding between our two nations. Sports are ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the First Lady April 17, 2018 Statement from First Lady Melania Trump on the Passing of Barbara Bush Our hearts are with the Bush family as we celebrate the life and mourn the loss of Barbara Bush. Throughout her life, she put family and country above all else. Her dedicated ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary April 17, 2017 Statement from the President on the Passing of Former First Lady Barbara Bush President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump join the Nation in celebrating the life of Barbara Bush. As a wife, mother, grandmother, military spouse, and former First Lady, Mrs. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
On April 16, Ambassador Jones met with 20 students from Action Diplomacy, a university student club organized by the Foreign Affairs Club at the Warsaw School of Economics, to discuss the role of the Embassy, the U.S. and Polish bilateral relationship and to answer questions from the students on a variety of topics including current ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 April, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Culture, Events, News
On April 12, 2018, U.S. Defense Attaché Colonel John Downey presented three veterans of the Warsaw Uprising with U.S. flags. Accompanying him during the ceremony was Peter Chudy, a Polish-American resident of Warsaw and an avid amateur historian. The three veterans, all in their nineties, served in key roles during the Warsaw Uprising. Nearly 1,000 ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
Statement for the Record before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations The Honorable Mike Pompeo April 12, 2018 Chairman Corker, Ranking Member Menendez, Senators, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today as the nominee for U.S. Secretary of State. I’m grateful for your attention to my nomination over the last several weeks, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 16 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner will visit Krakow and Warsaw April 14 to 16. During his trip the Governor will meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda to discuss Illinois’ commitment to friendship and relationship with Poland and Polish community. Gov. Rauner also will meet with Ambassador Paul Jones to discuss Poland-Illinois relations. In Warsaw, the Governor will ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
The U.S. Consul General Walter Braunohler and Public Affairs Counselor Frank Finver participated today in the International March of the Living from Auschwitz to Birkenau. This year is the 30th anniversary of the International March of the Living attended by people from around the world who come to Poland to study the history of the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 12 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary April 11, 2018 Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust, 2018 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation On Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, and during this week of remembrance, we reflect on one of the darkest periods in the history ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 12 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Human Rights, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary April 11, 2018 Excerpts from CIA Director Pompeo’s Prepared Remarks Thursday morning, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Mike Pompeo will testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations as they begin deliberations on his nomination to be the next U.S. Secretary of State. Please see below excerpts ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 12 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
From April 17-26, a jazz ensemble from the United States Air Force Europe Band will tour Poland in support of the U.S. Mission to Poland’s 100 Years Together campaign that celebrates the people-to-people ties that have united Poland and the United States over the last century. In cooperation with the U.S. Consulate General in Kraków, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 April, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
On Saturday, April 21, Wroclaw will open their new baseball/softball sports complex which will be the home of the local Polish Baseball and Softball League team, the Wroclaw Barons. The opening ceremony will start at 11am at the Wrocławska Arena Sportu on ul. Niepodległości 6 and visitors will be able to play baseball and softball ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Contact: Capt. Gary Loten-Beckford Cell: 001- 573-586-9463 Email: garylotenbeckford@gmail.com BEMOWO PISKIE, Poland— 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment (War Eagles) based out of Vilseck, Germany is set to replace 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Wolf Pack) in a transfer of authority ceremony scheduled for April 20, 2018. Battle Group ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 10 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 9, 2018 On Wednesday, April 11, 2018, during the Holocaust Days of Remembrance, the Department of State and the Embassies of Israel and Poland will sponsor a Yom HaShoah observance event at the U.S. Department of State. The event will commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 10 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
Press Statement John J. Sullivan Acting Secretary of State Washington, DC April 6, 2018 On behalf of the United States, I wish all Roma everywhere a happy International Roma Day. On April 8, we celebrate the Romani people, their rich cultural heritage, and worldwide societal contributions. We are proud to recognize the over one million Americans ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 9 April, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Events, Human Rights, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary April 6, 2018 PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP IS STANDING UP TO RUSSIA’S MALIGN ACTIVITIES “It is more important than ever before to come together as Americans. We cannot allow those seeking to sow confusion, discord, and rancor to be successful.” – President Donald J. Trump NEW ACTIONS ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 9 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
U.S. Ambassador to Poland Paul Jones opened the 2nd SelectUSA Conference in Warsaw on April 4th, 2018. More than 90 investors already doing business in or looking at opening businesses in the United States attended this conference, which was co-organized by the U.S. Embassy Commercial Section and the Polish Agency for International Trade and Investment. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 April, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Business, Events, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary April 3, 2018 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Fifty years ago today, on April 4, 1968, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was tragically assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. Though he was ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 April, 2018 | Topics:
Events, History, Human Rights, News
The U.S. Embassy is proud to partner with the acclaimed Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw to host the first ever
American Arts Incubator (AAI) in Poland during April and May. AAI is an international cultural exchange initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and
ZERO1 that sends distinguished American artists abroad to partner with local community members and ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 30 March, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Events, News, Science & Tech
On March 27 CAO Dan Hastings spoke at this year’s inaugural event of the Prawie Kino, a project run by the Independent Students’ Association of the University of Warsaw. To celebrate Women’s History Month the Embassy partnered with Prawie Kino to sponsor a special screening of the iconic Color Purple by Steven Spielberg featuring Oprah ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 29 March, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
On March 24 at the Emigration Museum in Gdynia, Deputy Chief of Mission John Law took part in the Kościuszko Foundation’s biennial Alumni Association Conference organized this year by the Kościuszko Foundation’s Alumni Association, the Faculty of History at the University of Gdańsk and the Emigration Museum. DCM Law gave the keynote speech at the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 29 March, 2018 | Topics:
Alumni, Chargé D’Affaires, Events, News
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC March 28, 2018 The United States welcomes today’s signing in Warsaw of an agreement concluding Phase I of Poland’s purchase of the Patriot missile defense system, worth $4.6 billion. This includes a brand new, state-of-the-art command and control system for Poland’s air and missile defense. The signing ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 29 March, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
Spring is not only marked by the appearance of flowers, warmer weather and longer days but in the United States, and increasingly in Poland, by the sights and sounds of baseball. In the United States, America’s pastime is baseball and the first day of the season is called Opening Day. This year Opening Day will ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 28 March, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
U.S. Embassy Warsaw Press Release March 28, 2018 We welcome today’s announcement of an agreement between the U.S. Government and Poland to move forward with Phase I of the PATRIOT missile defense system including the brand new, state of the art, command and control system for its air and missile defense. The signing of this ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 28 March, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News, U.S. & Poland
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary March 26, 2018 Statement from the Press Secretary on the Expulsion of Russian Intelligence Officers Today President Donald J. Trump ordered the expulsion of dozens of Russian intelligence officers from the United States and the closure of the Russian consulate in Seattle due to its proximity to ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 March, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson March 26, 2018 STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON Holding Russia Accountable for its Destabilizing Behavior On March 4, Russia used a military-grade nerve agent to attempt to murder a British citizen and his daughter in Salisbury. This attack on our Ally the United Kingdom put countless innocent lives ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 March, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
On March 20th in Warsaw at Poland’s National Philharmonic, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra gave a sterling performance honoring the lives and works of the great American composers Samuel Barber, George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein during the 22nd edition of the Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival. They also honored one of Poland’s greatest composers Krzysztof Penderecki, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 March, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
On March 21, World Down Syndrome Day, Cultural Affairs Officer Dan Hastings was invited by the American School of Warsaw to speak to 5th grade students about Down Syndrome. Hastings, the proud father of a child with Down Syndrome, talked about his family’s life raising their child. He answered numerous questions from children about the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 March, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, News
Prawie Kino, a project by the Independent Students’ Association, is coming back this year to the University of Warsaw Old Library (ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 24). To celebrate Women’s History Month the opening event will be Embassy – sponsored screening of the iconic Color Purple by Steven Spielberg with an introduction by a famous Polish critic, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 March, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
The OECD released its biannual report on Poland’s economy on March 19 with input from all OECD members, including the United States. It highlights Poland’s strong economic fundamentals, and encourages Poland to improve innovation and the future labor market performance as key tasks to ensure continued growth. U.S. Embassy Warsaw plays a key role in ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 22 March, 2018 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, News
In cooperation with the U.S. Embassy Warsaw, a Polish natural gas delegation, headed by Secretary of State and Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure Piotr Naimski, will travel to Texas, Florida, and Washington, DC, March 19-23. In Houston, Texas, Secretary of State Naimski, Undersecretary of State Michal Kurtyka, and GazSystem Deputy CEO Artur Zawartko will address ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 19 March, 2018 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Events, News
Ambassador Paul Jones met with cadets from the U.S. Army Military Academy at West Point on March 16th as part of their week-long tour to Poland. The cadets are members of a West Point Polish club, called the “Kosciuszko Squadron,” which is an association of cadets who explore and enjoy their Polish heritage while teaching others ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 16 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary March 15, 2018 We, the leaders of France, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom, abhor the attack that took place against Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, United Kingdom, on March 4, 2018. A British police officer who was also exposed in the attack remains ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 16 March, 2018 | Topics:
Government Offices, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary March 14, 2018 The United States stands in solidarity with its closest ally, the United Kingdom. The United States shares the United Kingdom’s assessment that Russia is responsible for the reckless nerve agent attack on a British citizen and his daughter, and we support the United Kingdom’s ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 15 March, 2018 | Topics:
News
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC March 14, 2018 Four years ago this week, Russia held an illegitimate, fabricated “referendum” in Ukraine in a futile attempt to legitimize its purported annexation of Ukrainian territory. Crimean residents were compelled to vote under scrutiny by heavily armed Russian troops. Russia’s claim that Ukrainians made a ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 15 March, 2018 | Topics:
Government Offices, News
The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the imminent arrival in Poland of the New York-based Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra to participate in the 22nd edition of the Ludwig Van Beethoven Easter Festival. Held in cities throughout Poland from March 16-30, this year’s dynamic Beethoven Easter Festival will commemorate the anniversaries of two great American composers: ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 March, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC March 12, 2018 The United States was in touch with our Allies in the United Kingdom ahead of today’s announcement, including in a call between Secretary Tillerson and Foreign Secretary Johnson this morning. We have full confidence in the UK’s investigation and its assessment that ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 March, 2018 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
On March 9 in Warsaw, Ambassador Jones and Justyna Janiszewska, Executive Director of the Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission, kicked off the 2nd edition of the “EducationUSA Advisory Program” for 20 Polish high school students interested in studying at American universities. The 20 students were selected from an application field of almost 400 high school students across ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 12 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Events, News
Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC March 11, 2018 Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell will travel to Pristina, Kosovo; Skopje, Macedonia; Belgrade, Serbia; Athens, Greece; and Nicosia, Cyprus March 12-17. On March 12 in Pristina, he will meet with senior Kosovo officials, including President Thaci, Prime Minister Haradinaj, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 12 March, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
On March 8, Counselor for Public Affairs Frank Finver attended the opening of the new temporary exhibit at the POLIN Museum of History of Polish Jews in Warsaw ” Estranged: March ’68 and Its Aftermath.” The exhibit seeks to explain the causes and the course of events that resulted in the expulsion of thousands of ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 9 March, 2018 | Topics:
Events, History, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary March 8, 2018 International Women’s Day On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the many incredible contributions made by women of all ages in the United States and around the world. We honor the vital role of women in our communities, businesses, civil society, and government. And we ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 9 March, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
On March 8 at Warsaw’s Gdansk Train Station, Ambassador Jones and Embassy personnel took part in the commemoration of events of March 1968. Organized by the Shalom Foundation, Jewish Theater and Center for Yiddish Culture, the commemoration honored the 50th anniversary of the March 1968 purges in which thousands of Polish Jews were expelled from ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 9 March, 2018 | Topics:
Events, History, News
March 6, 2018 The United States has articulated its concerns with the IPN legislation in statements from Secretary Tillerson and the Department Spokesperson, as well as a video message by Ambassador Jones. Reports alleging a suspension of security cooperation or high level dialogue are simply false.
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 March, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
Chargé d’Affaires John Law spoke to over 200 participants at Vital Voices Poland’s 7th Annual Global Mentoring Walk on Saturday, March 3. Warsaw was the first city to start a series of events that will take place in over 151 cities, in 60 countries around the world. Several thousand men and women from almost all ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 6 March, 2018 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Events, News
You don’t want to miss this! As part of its ongoing Sto Lat Razem campaign to commemorate Poland’s rebirth and U.S. support a century ago, the U.S. Embassy and the American Center Warsaw, in cooperation with the National Museum, invite you to a special event featuring works of Ignacy Jan Paderewski in jazz arrangements. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 6 March, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
On March 2, Deputy Chief of Mission John Law hosted 28 high school finalists of the “I Know America” competition at his residence in recognition of their hard work and dedication to learning more about American culture and history. He noted that this year the U.S. Embassy is celebrating the U.S. role in Poland regaining ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 5 March, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News
Polish-American historian Dr. John Radzilowski from the University of Alaska visited Poland in mid-February as part of the U.S. Mission’s ongoing campaign “100 Years Together: People, History, Future.” He traveled throughout the country to discuss America’s role in the rebirth of Poland 100 years ago, the friendship between President Woodrow Wilson and Polish composer and ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 5 March, 2018 | Topics:
Events, History, News
The U.S. Commercial Service at the U.S. Embassies in Poland, Austria and the Czech Republic are organizing educational fairs and partnership development opportunities in their respective countries from April 23 to April 27, 2018. In Warsaw the fair will take place on April 24-25 in the beautiful library of the University of Warsaw. Come to ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 26 February, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, News
The U.S. Embassy proudly joined the Embassies of Israel, Belgium and Argentina in sponsoring the inaugural music festival held by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Held at the POLIN Museum in Warsaw from February 16-18, 2018, the “Roots’n’Fruits” music festival explored the roots of contemporary Jewish, Israeli and Polish music and ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 21 February, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
The United States supported the re-establishment of an independent and sovereign Poland 100 years ago and we proudly continue to support Poland today. History, often not easy, is a part of who we are. Poland has experienced many difficult and dramatic historical moments as well as periods of great trials. We Americans have also had ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 16 February, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News
The U.S. Embassy in Warsaw recently created an Alumni homestay program that matches Polish alumni of U.S. exchanges with American interns working at the Embassy. Thanks to the kindness and support of our Alumni community the initiative is taking off. Fulbright Alumna Małgorzata Korzycka recently hosted an American intern, Renay, for a week in early ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 14 February, 2018 | Topics:
Alumni, Events, News
Attention Polish entrepreneurs:The U.S. Department of State is proud to partner with The German Marshall Fund to implement the Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (#YTILI). YTILI brings young European entrepreneurs pursuing commercial and social ventures to the U.S. for an intensive 12-day program of exchange, dialogue, and guidance from hosts and mentors across the U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 8 February, 2018 | Topics:
Commercial Opportunities, Events, News
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson February 6, 2018 STATEMENT BY SECRETARY TILLERSON Recent Legislation in Poland The United States is disappointed that the President of Poland has signed legislation that would impose criminal penalties for attributing Nazi crimes to the Polish state. We understand this law will be referred to Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 February, 2018 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, U.S. & Poland
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
Next July, 500 Polish scouts from the Zwiazek Harcerstwa Polskiego (Polish Scouting Association) will travel to participate in the International Scouting Jamboree in West Virginia. The U.S. Embassy is partnering with the association by providing information sessions to the group ahead of their trip. Alison Behling, a West Virginia native and scout, led a discussion ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 6 February, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News, U.S. & Poland
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson January 31, 2018 STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON Legislation in Poland Regarding Crimes Committed During the Holocaust The history of the Holocaust is painful and complex. We understand that phrases such as “Polish death camps” are inaccurate, misleading, and hurtful. We are concerned, however, that if enacted ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 1 February, 2018 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Poland
Press Availability Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Warsaw, Poland January 27, 2018 MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the press conference of the Secretary of State Mr. Rex Tillerson and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland Mr. Jacek Czaputowicz. Minister, the floor is yours. FOREIGN MINISTER ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 31 January, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, U.S. & Poland
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
January 27, 2018. SECRETARY TILLERSON: On behalf of the American people, I’m honored today to recognize, along with our Polish friends, and commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Auschwitz-Birkenau was a place of unimaginable horror and tragedy, and it – but we must remember what happened there and in similar camps under the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 30 January, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Rex Tillerson, U.S. Embassy Warsaw
On January 18, Ambassador Jones spoke to representatives of 23 startups from Poland and other countries in central and eastern Europe who were taking part in the first edition of the Bridge to MassChallenge Warsaw. Sponsored by Poland’s Foundation for Technology Entrepreneurship (FTE), hosted at the Google campus in Warsaw, and supported by the U.S. Embassy ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 19 January, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
| Tags: Ambassador Paul Jones, U.S. Embassy Warsaw
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 17, 2018 Presidential Message Honoring Barbara Jordan “It is both a right and a responsibility of a democratic society to manage immigration so that it serves the national interest.” With this simple, common-sense perspective, civil rights icon Barbara Jordan challenged our Nation’s ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 January, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
The U.S. Embassy Warsaw and the Polin Museum have partnered again this year to sponsor Polish secondary teachers to travel to the United States for a Holocaust teacher training program which will take place in the summer of 2018. For more than a decade, the U.S. Department of State, in cooperation with the Association of ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 January, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, Human Rights, News, U.S. & Poland
On January 11, Transatlantic Future Leaders Forum (TFLF) begins recruitment for the third edition of their Congressional internship program in Washington D.C. seeking the best and brightest university students. Application deadline is March 15, 2018. This highly competitive program runs from August to October, 2018 and includes internships in U.S. Congressional offices plus a series ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 10 January, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, News, U.S. & Poland
In late December the Embassy supported the deepening relationship between Warsaw’s well known Bednarska Jazz College and the Berklee School of Music in Boston. In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the founding of one of Poland’s leading jazz education institution — the Bednarska Jazz Study Center — the Embassy provided support of a jazz exchange ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 8 January, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
| Tags: jazz
January 8, 2018 marks the 100th Anniversary of President Woodrow Wilson’s famous “Fourteen Points” address to the U.S. Congress, in which he notably called for Poland’s independence. As part of the U.S. Embassy’s recently launched initiative, 100 Years Together: People * History * Future, Ambassador Paul Jones presented a plaque to the City of Warsaw ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 January, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, U.S. & Poland
On December 16 in Wroclaw six Polish public schools participated in the first Play Ball baseball tournament, celebrating the final stage of a pilot program that introduces Polish students to the game of softball and baseball. Deputy Cultural Affairs Officer Scott Whitmore attended the tournament, met with local organizers and officials and handed out prizes and awards ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 28 December, 2017 | Topics:
Education, Events, News
| Tags: baseball, softball, sports, Wroclaw
By A. Wess Mitchell on December 19, 2017 I had the privilege of accompanying Secretary Tillerson on his recent, seventh trip to Europe. It was a busy week of meetings in Brussels, Vienna, and Paris with our NATO Allies, EU partners, OSCE members, and French leaders. In every engagement the Secretary reinforced the United States’ commitment to ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 December, 2017 | Topics:
Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: A. Wess Mitchell, Rex Tillerson
On December 14 Ambassador Jones ushered in the holiday season at his residence in Warsaw by hosting a festive jazz concert for distinguished guests from Poland’s cultural world. The convivial evening began with outstanding performances by students from the Bednarska Jazz College of Poland’s Frederic Chopin State Music School accompanied by the Chicago-born Polish-American vocalist ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 22 December, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Art & Culture, Events, News
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Edward L. Rowny, a hardline arms control adviser to five American presidents, passed away on December 17 at the age of 100. He was born in 1917 in Baltimore, but his family came from the Ostrowia Mazowiecka area in Poland. His Polish roots were dear to him, so much so that ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 21 December, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News
“Our government’s first duty is to its people, to our citizens — to serve their needs, to ensure their safety, to preserve their rights, and to defend their values.” President Donald J. Trump A NEW NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY FOR A NEW ERA: Less than a year after taking office, President Donald J. Trump is unveiling ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 19 December, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC December 14, 2017 The Department of State pays tribute to the memory and legacy of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy on the centennial of his birth in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1917. President Kennedy pursued a foreign policy based on American strength, a commitment to human freedom ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 15 December, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
On Monday, December 11, U.S. Ambassador Paul Jones kicked off the U.S. Meat Export Federation’s (USMEF) 2017
American Beef Festival at the Hard Rock Café in Warsaw. USMEF, along with its local partner, Elkopol, is sponsoring the American Beef Festival in
fifteen Warsaw restaurants through December 20. Participating restaurants will develop a range of innovative recipes to showcase American beef, which ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 14 December, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Ambassador, Events, News
Several Soldiers from the U.S. Army joined Polish Soldiers from the 11 Batalion Dowodzenia in delivering donated goods to families in need in Szprotawa and Bukowina in December 9th. The “Szlachetna paczka” charity organization collected donated goods and the 11ACD partnered with them to deliver them to designated families. The Soldiers from the Dagger Brigade ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 14 December, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News
Heather Nauert Spokesperson Department Press Briefing Washington, DC December 12, 2017 (excerpt) MS NAUERT: Yeah. As you know, Poland is a close ally of ours, a NATO member, also a fellow democratic country. We have a good relationship with that country. But we’ve been watching very carefully some of the developments that have been taking place ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 14 December, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Poland
Do you dream of studying in the USA? Would you like someone more experienced to guide you through the application process? Then please apply to take part in the EducationUSA Advisory Program of the U.S. Embassy and U.S.-Polish Fulbright Commission to obtain support from professional education advisors and Polish alumni of U.S. universities! Apply ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 December, 2017 | Topics:
Education, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary December 12, 2017 Hanukkah is a time for Jewish families around the world to come together around the lighting of the menorah and celebrate the miracles of the past and promises of the future. Melania and I wish all of our Jewish brothers and sisters celebrating this ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 December, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC December 12, 2017 The United States is concerned by Poland’s decision to fine the private TV broadcaster TVN for alleged biased reporting of demonstrations outside Parliament last December. This decision appears to undermine media freedom in Poland, a close ally and fellow democracy. Free and independent media ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 December, 2017 | Topics:
News
Remarks Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State The 2017 Atlantic Council-Korea Foundation Forum Washington, DC December 12, 2017 (excerpt) I want to touch a bit on the NATO and Europe relationship quickly, and this was an early trip of the President’s as well. And I think the important thing is that the Atlantic alliance is ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 December, 2017 | Topics:
Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Military Cooperation, News
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
On December 7 Ambassador Paul Jones visited Koźmiński University where he met with its international student body, gave a talk on “Celebrating 100 Years of US-Polish Relations” and answered questions from students. The Ambassador spoke about the last century of relations between Poland and United States, emphasizing the key role that people-to-people connections have played ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 December, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News, U.S. & Poland
Press Conference Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State NATO Headquarters Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2017 SECRETARY TILLERSON: Well, good afternoon, all. It truly is a pleasure to be back in Brussels. Someone reminded me this is my seventh trip to Europe already this year. But it is great to be back. I had a ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 December, 2017 | Topics:
Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Military Cooperation, News
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Second Lady December 4, 2017 Washington, DC—Second Lady Karen Pence continues the tradition of decorating the Vice President’s Residence for the Christmas season. This year’s theme is “Make the Season Bright” with metallic ornaments, stars, and candles throughout the residence. There are four Christmas trees on the main floor, ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 5 December, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Events, News
We are pleased to announce the winners and finalists of the 2017 edition of the My America photo contest for participants of the Summer Work Travel program. First Prize – Michał Binkiewicz “Wanderer on the road” Second Prize – Karolina Centkowska “Monumental Friendship” Third Prize – Bogusz Kluz “The biggest” The other finalists include the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 December, 2017 | Topics:
American Spaces, Art & Culture, Education, Events, News
| Tags: photo contest, Summer Work Travel, U.S. Embassy Warsaw, US Consulate General Krakow
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC December 3, 2017 The opportunity for everyone in America to enjoy equal rights in political, social, economic, and cultural life is central to our success as a nation. Passage of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act recognized that persons with disabilities have the same rights as other ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 December, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, News
In the coming months, U.S. Embassy Warsaw and U.S. Consulate General Krakow will be commemorating the centennials of Poland regaining independence (2018) and the establishment of U.S.-Polish diplomatic relations (2019). The Mission will initiate its celebrations of these milestone dates on December 6 and continue commemorating them in Poland and the United States. These anniversaries ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 December, 2017 | Topics:
American Spaces, Events, News, U.S. & Poland
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary November 30, 2017 WORLD AIDS DAY, 2017 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The first documented cases of the human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) 36 years ago became the leading edge of an epidemic that ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 1 December, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
On November 29 at Poland’s Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Ambassador Jones and personnel from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Art Crime Team returned to Poland a stolen painting from the United States. Painted in the late 19th century by the Polish artist Robert Sliwiński (1840-1902), the “Street with Castle Ruins” was located in ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 29 November, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC November 28, 2017 The United States strongly condemns North Korea’s launch of what is likely an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, indiscriminately threatening its neighbors, the region and global stability. The D.P.R.K.’s relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons and the means to ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 29 November, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
Remarks Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Jane Harman, President and CEO of the Wilson Center The Wilson Center Washington, DC November 28, 2017 MS HARMAN: Good morning. I’m Jane Harman, president and CEO of the Wilson Center. Happy to be talking to a packed crowd and to welcome Secretary Rex Tillerson back to the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 28 November, 2017 | Topics:
Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
Promoting entrepreneurship is at the forefront of the United States’ global engagement and economic policy priorities. The White House-led Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), an annual gathering of entrepreneurs and investors from around the world, is a visible symbol of this important work. The United States and India will co-host the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 28 November, 2017 | Topics:
Business, Events, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the First Lady November 27, 2017 The First Family will celebrate their first Christmas in the White House with a nod to tradition. This year’s theme, “Time-Honored Traditions” was designed by First Lady Melania Trump to pay respect to 200 years of holiday traditions at the White House. In the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 November, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary November 17, 2017 THANKSGIVING DAY, 2017 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On Thanksgiving Day, as we have for nearly four centuries, Americans give thanks to Almighty God for our abundant blessings. We gather with the people we love to show ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 22 November, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
We welcome today’s announcement of an agreement between PGNiG and Centrica to export U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Poland – an ally and friend – over the next five years, a sign of our continued strengthening of commercial and energy security ties. We view this delivery as another step toward increased U.S. energy exports ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 21 November, 2017 | Topics:
News
On November 16 the US Embassy hosted a reception in honor of the historic first visit to Poland of the Dance Theatre of Harlem. The reception took place on the stage of the Teatr Wielki after the ensemble’s premiere in Poland where they performed two concerts in Warsaw and two in Wrocław as part of ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 21 November, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
Mission Poland joined the worldwide celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2017 (GEW2017) with several events, including the fourth iteration of its flagship Polish-American Innovation Bridge (PAMI), hailed by Polish radio station RMF.FM as the “the most interesting conference for startups and new entrepreneurs.” Consulate Krakow partnered with the Creativity and Innovation Lab Foundation (FLIK), Top ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 November, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News
Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell visited Warsaw from November 11-14 and met with Polish counterparts to underscore the United States’ commitment to Polish-American relations. During his visit, Assistant Secretary Mitchell participated in Polish Independence Day ceremonies and met with several senior government officials, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Witold Waszczykowski and ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 November, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News
In early November, the US Embassy joined celebrations organized by the University of Łódż to honor the life and accomplishments of the African-American Shakespearean Actor Ira Aldridge who died while performing in Łódż 150 years ago. Born in New York City, Aldridge was an American and later British stage actor and playwright who achieved acclaim ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 November, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
On Tuesday November 7th Deputy Chief of Mission John Law participated in the opening of the FabLab in partnership with Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw. The Copernicus Science Center FabLab is Poland’s first FabLab where children and educators learn how to design by using digital production equipment—such as 3D printers, plotters, digital cutters—as well as ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 16 November, 2017 | Topics:
Education, Events, News, Science & Tech
The U.S. Embassy in Warsaw is proud to support the legendary Dance Theatre of Harlem’s visit to Poland. The acclaimed New York-based dance company will perform at the Teatr Wielki in Warsaw on November 16 and 17 as part of the 9th annual edition of the Days of Dance organized by the Polish National Ballet. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 16 November, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Events, News
As part of its longstanding support for Poland’s acclaimed Camerimage Festival that celebrates the art of cinematography, the U.S. Embassy proudly contributed again, this time to bringing to Torun, Poland a personal art exhibition of the famous American film director and global cultural icon David Lynch. The director of acclaimed films and TV productions such ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 15 November, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
The White House October 31, 2017 National Native American Heritage Month, 2017 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation American Indians and Alaska Natives are inextricably linked with the history of the United States. Beginning with the Pilgrims’ arrival at Plymouth Colony and continuing until the present day, Native American’s contributions ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 15 November, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
This week marks the 17th Annual International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, which celebrates and promotes the benefits of international education and exchange programs worldwide. Initially created so that America could inspire its students to travel abroad, IEW now encourages and supports foreign students ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 November, 2017 | Topics:
Education, Events, News, Study in the U.S.
Remarks A. Wess Mitchell Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC November 2, 2017 Thank you for those kind words, Secretary Tillerson—I’m grateful for the confidence that you and President Trump have placed in me to lead the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. Let me also express my ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, Speeches
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary November 8, 2017 World Freedom Day, 2017 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation For 28 years, the Berlin Wall divided families, friends, and communities, barricading oppressed Germans living on the Eastern side from seeking the freedom they deserved in the West. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 9 November, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary November 7, 2017 Today, the National Day for the Victims of Communism, marks 100 years since the Bolshevik Revolution took place in Russia. The Bolshevik Revolution gave rise to the Soviet Union and its dark decades of oppressive communism, a political philosophy incompatible with liberty, prosperity, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 8 November, 2017 | Topics:
News
Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC November 5, 2017 Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell will travel to Brussels, Belgium; Paris, France; London, England; Berlin, Germany; Warsaw, Poland; and Kyiv, Ukraine, November 6-16, to underscore the U.S. commitment to our transatlantic alliance and to our partnerships. On November 6, he will arrive ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 6 November, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases
As part of the Embassy’s U.S. Speaker Program, Neal Pease, Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and editor in chief of The Polish Review, is visiting Poland for a series of lectures on the history of Polish-American relations. His visit is part of the Embassy’s commemorations of the centennials of Poland regaining independence ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 3 November, 2017 | Topics:
Events, History, News
The September-October 2017 issue of Zoom in on America is about the famous expedition of Lewis and Clark at the beginning of the 19th century. If traveling West in today’s America – where every hill, mountain, creek and valley has been measured, photographed and inspected by scientists – can arouse admiration, let us imagine what it ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 November, 2017 | Topics:
American Spaces, Culture, Education, English Language Learning, Events, Krakow, News
| Tags: history, Lewis and Clark
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary October 31, 2017 Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of today’s terrorist attack in New York City and their families. My Administration will provide its full support to the New York City Police Department, including through a joint investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 November, 2017 | Topics:
News
3 November 2017 DRAWSKO POMORSKIE TRAINING AREA, Poland — The 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, will host Operation Thoroughbred 2017 here, at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9. Media are invited to observe approximately 160 Soldiers as they conduct a readiness demonstration validating the unit’s preparedness since they’ve arrived from Fort Hood, Texas, as ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 November, 2017 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
90 soldiers from the Battle Group Poland toured the Warsaw Uprising Museum and the Museum of Blessed Father Jerzy Popieluszko in Warsaw, Poland, Oct. 27, 2017. The soldiers gained an in depth knowledge of Poland’s history during WWII and were provided the opportunity to taste Polish cuisine for lunch. The tour was organized by the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 30 October, 2017 | Topics:
Events, Military Cooperation, News
The 8th of the American Film Festival (AFF) officially opened on October 24 in Wroclaw and will last until October 29. The Festival is known for a rich variety of American films that otherwise would not be shown in Polish cinemas. Of the 93 feature films being shown, 56 are making their premieres in Poland. ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 26 October, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary October 23, 2017 UNITED NATIONS DAY, 2017 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On United Nations Day, we recognize the more than seven decades of contributions the United Nations has made to peace and security among nations. The United Nations was founded on the ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 25 October, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News
On October 20, U.S. Army helicopters arrived in Belgium to begin a nine-month rotation, which will provide air support for units stationed in Europe. As part of its deployment, the Army’s 1st Air Cavalry Brigade brought 89 helicopters across the Atlantic, including 12 CH-47 Chinooks, 38 UH-60 Black Hawks,15 HH-60 Medevac Black Hawks and 24 ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 25 October, 2017 | Topics:
Military Cooperation, News
By SSG Jennifer Bunn The 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2/2CR) transferred authority of Battle Group Poland to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment (3/2 CR) during a ceremony on Oct. 20, 2017, at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area near Orzysz, Poland. In March of 2017, 2/2CR deployed to Poland–along with soldiers from Romania and ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 24 October, 2017 | Topics:
Military Cooperation, News
Photo: Public Affairs Counselor Frank Finver attends the opening of the “From Poland with Love” exhibition. On October 18 the US Embassy’s Public Affairs Counselor Frank Finver attended the opening of the “From Poland with Love” exhibition curated by the Dom Spotkań z Historią in Warsaw. The event, which included a screening of the short ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 24 October, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
As part of our sports diplomacy efforts, the U.S. Embassy’s Public Affairs Section participated in the opening of the first football field in Poland in Zielona Gora on October 21. Also participating in the opening day events were 50 soldiers from the 497th Combat Service Support Battalion located in Powidz. The U.S. army soldiers first ...
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 October, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
