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Poland Commemorates the 80th Anniversary of the Start of WWII
by PAC Intern Julia Benbenek This past weekend marked the 80th anniversary of the start of WWII. On September 1st, 1939, at 5:00 AM, the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein fired at Polish soldiers stationed on the Westerplatte Peninsula in what is currently Gdańsk....
The PAC’s Official Position on Poland’s Terezin Declaration Obligations
08/06/2019 Letter to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo Attachment: Statement on Poland and the Poles During WWII Attachment: Letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Attachment: Letter to House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce
President’s Spula’s Remarks at Polish American Rally in Front of the White House – VIDEO
President Spula speaking at Polish American Rally
Three Seas Initiative
Poland has even more promising future thanks to the THREE SEAS INITIATIVE. Croatia and Poland launched this initiative in 2015 for the purpose of integrating, on a north-to-south axis, the economies of the countries bordering the Baltic, Black, and Adriatic Seas. The...
United States Senate Endorses Nord Stream 2 Sanctions
How is the United States endorsing sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, and what are the reasons they are doing so? What are the negative consequences of Nord Stream 2? By Alexander Tantum The Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a Russian gas pipeline that is currently...
Impacts of the European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019
What is the importance of the European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019 for the United States, Poland, and other Central European countries? By PAC Policy Intern Alexander Tantum The European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019 (S.704) was...
Timeline of the History of PAC, Part III: 1995-2009
Part III: 1995-2009 1995: The PAC backs voter registration efforts in the Polish American community and responds to a tragic fire in Gdansk, Poland by sending special supplies to the many burn victims.1996: During the presidential campaign, the PAC strongly urges the...
PAC Vice-President Bajdek honored in Kraków
Story of Vice-President Bajdek honored in Kraków
Timeline of the History of PAC, Part II: 1981 – 1994
Part II: 1981- 1994 1981: PAC sponsored efforts begin to raise money and materials to meet the needs of Poles suffering in an economy near collapse. The PAC Charitable Foundation initiates its work for Poland by delivering medical goods in short supply to Poland. In...
Timeline of the History of PAC, Part I: 1944-1980
Part I: 1944-1980 May 28-June 1, 1944: The Polish American Congress is founded at a massive rally in Buffalo, New York. Some 2,600 delegates from Polish American communities around the country take part in this significant event of World War II. Ten thousand Polish...