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About Polish American Congress
The Polish American Congress is a National Umbrella Organization, representing at least 10 million Americans of Polish descent and origin. Its membership is comprised of fraternal, educational, veteran, religious, cultural, social, business, political organizations and individual membership.
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Polish American Congress Supports Energy Independence for Poland
The Polish American Congress strongly supports energy independence for Poland. The mission of the Polish American Congress is to persuade official United States governmental and American public opinion that a strong and truly sovereign Poland protects our country's...
Press Release: Why Americans Should Recognize Significance of Poland
November 4, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Entitled, “Why Americans should recognize the significance of Poland” written by Mark Pienkos, this is the sixth (and final) installment in a series of bi-monthly statements issued by the Polish American Congress regarding the...
Statement on 11 December Jersey City Referendum on the Katyń Monument
The purpose of this statement is to correct several wrong views about the coming referendum on the future of Andrzej Pityński’s Katyń Monument, which proudly stands in Exchange Place, Jersey City, New Jersey. On December 11, 2018 approximately 25,000 Jersey City...
Speech of October 14 at the Katyń Monument, Jersey City stating the PAC’s position
Thank you for your kind words, Mr.Sporek. Good afternoon fellow activists. Mr. Frank J. Spula, President of the POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS, can NOT be with us today due to an emergency. President Spula asked me to make the following points. My name is John Czop,...
Featured Stories
Intermarium as a Polish Geopolitical Concept in History
by PAC Intern Montagu James The idea of an Intermarium (“Międzymorze” in Polish) has long been discussed in Polish history. Latin for “between the seas,” the Intermarium was a proposed by Józef...
Why is the Three Seas Initiative an attractive proposition for American businesses?
The Three Seas Initiative (3SI), a forum created in 2016 by 12 Eastern and Central European nations in an effort to strengthen the economic and political ties between the respective countries, not only plays an important role in European diplomacy but also...
Benefits of the Three Seas Initiative
How can the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) positively impact Poland, the United States, and other 3SI member nations? The most recent Three Seas Initiative (3SI) Summit was held June 5-6, 2019, hosted by the President of the Republic of Slovenia, H.E. Mr Borut Pahor....
Fifth Annual CEE Energy Security Conference
by PAC Public Policy Intern Patrycja Pajdak On Wednesday, June 26th, 2019, representatives of the Polish American Congress attended the Fifth Annual Central and Eastern European Energy Security Conference at the Atlantic Council Headquarters in Washington, DC. The...
Latest Press
Polish President Andrzej Duda Presents Bishop Emeritus John W. Yanta With the Commander’s Cross Of The Order of Merit Of The Republic Of Poland
It was an event of a lifetime! At a presidential welcome reception at Our Lady of Częstochowa parish in Houston, Texas, on June 13, 2019, President Andrzej Duda and First Lady, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, visited with Texas Polonia and personally honored the Most Reverend...
Press Release – VISA Waiver Program, June 13
Press Release - VISA WAIVER PROGRAM - June 13, 2019 [pdf-embedder url="https://pac1944.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Press-Release-VISA-WAIVER-PROGRAM-June-13-2019.pdf" title="Press Release - VISA WAIVER PROGRAM - June 13, 2019"]
Konferencja Kongresu Polonii Amerykańskiej: „Bolesna Przeszłość Polski oraz Obiecująca Przyszłość”
Autor (Author): John Czop Tłumaczenie (Translation): Klara Z. Wiśniewska Prezes Kongresu Polonii Amerykańskiej Frank J. Spula zorganizował 20 maja 2019 roku w Kongresie Stanów Zjednoczonych Ameryki konferencję pt. „Bolesna przeszłość Polski oraz...
POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING: POLAND’S PAINFUL PAST AND PROMISING FUTURE
by John Czop Polish American Congress President Frank J. Spula organized a Congressional Briefing: Poland's Painful Past and Promising Future. The briefing took place in Room 121 Cannon House Office Building from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on 20 May 2019. ...
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