Meet Fulbright Ambassadors

Counselor for Public Affairs James Wolfe and Cultural Attaché Jeanne Briganti recently met with the fourteen alumni of the Fulbright Program in Poland selected to serve for two years as the Fulbright Ambassadors of the Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission. This is the second edition of the program.  Ambassadors, who are chosen from a competitive pool of interested Alumni, represent diverse …

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Charge d’Affaires Welcomes Newly Arrived Fulbright Fellows from the United States

Charge d’Affaires B. Bix Aliu hosted 30 newly arrived Fulbright Scholars from the United States who will spend the next academic year in different cities across Poland.  These U.S. scholars will teach and conduct research at Polish universities throughout the complete 2021-22 academic year.  They will be based at universities in Warszawa, Białystok, Opole, Bydgoszcz, …

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The Embassy Welcomes a New Member of the Board of the Fulbright Commission

The Embassy is pleased to announce that on January 10, 2020 Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher appointed Mr. Angelo J. Pressello to the Board of Directors of the Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission.  Currently CEO and owner of Directpl, a global IT services company, Mr. Pressello’s strong business background will be a great asset as the Fulbright Commission expands …

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Memorial Tree for Michael Gilmor (1995-2018), the Fulbright Program grantee in Poland

On April 25, 2019, the Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy and Lomza State University of Applied Sciences organized a tree-planting ceremony in memory of Michael S. Gilmor (1995-2018), Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Poland (2017-18). Michael passed away unexpectedly of aortic aneurism at his home in Huntington, New York on August …

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International Education Week: A Splendid Time to Consider the Fulbright Scholarship Program!

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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Fulbright Commission Hosts BBQ for Polish Fulbright Alumni

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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