September; 2012
Issue
96
In This
Issue:
*Greetings from New Consul General
*Exhibit on Milosz
*Krynica Forum
*Afghani Activists
*Astronaut in Poland
*Fulbright Scholars
*Internship at the Consulate
Dear Spotlight Readers
I am delighted to be writing to you as the new Consul General in Krakow. Allen Greenberg and his wife, Haruko, were true friends of Poland and deepened the already strong ties between the people of the United States and southern Poland. I’m honored to follow in Allen’s footsteps as Consul General.
For me, the privilege of representing the United States in Poland is both professional and personal, because my grandmother was born in Poland, near Lomza, around 1901. She emigrated to the United States with her parents when she was only four years old, but she remembered enough Polish to sing a Polish nursery rhyme to me when I was a child!
As a student of medieval literature I have a love of, and appreciation for, history and culture. There is much to celebrate in Poland’s history and in the more than 200 years of cooperation and exchange between our two countries. I look forward to traveling extensively throughout Krakow’s consular district and getting to know the people, culture, and customs of Poland and of my ancestors.
But I’m not only interested in exploring the past. I also studied computer science, and I have a deep interest in science and technology and their role as drivers of economic growth. I look forward to seeing first-hand the dynamic changes and innovation that are taking place across the country.
Most of all, I look forward to hearing your ideas about how to build the U.S.-Poland partnership for the 21st century.
Ellen Germain
Consul General
Ellen Germain
Krynica Economic Forum
September 4-6, Ambassador Lee Feinstein and Consul General Ellen Germain will participate in the 22nd annual Economic Forum in Krynica. Ambassador Lee Feinstein will speak at a panel hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce titled “Cooperation with the USA: What Have We Gained?”
“American Milosz” Exhibition at America @Your Library in Kielce
On September 17 at 13:00, Public Affairs Officer Brian George will open a photography exhibition, “American Milosz,” at the Regional Public Library in Kielce, part of our ongoing partnership through the America@Your Library Program. The exhibition provides audiences a glimpse into the American time of Nobel Laureate Czeslaw Milosz. “American Milosz” includes photographs from the private archive of the poet’s brother, Andrzej Milosz, and Adam Lizakowski, a Polish poet living in Chicago. The photographs capture Milosz in many of his favorite places in the United States: from the University of California-Berkeley campus to the streets of American cities; from bookshops to his own garden and the hills of Grizzly Peak in California where he live for many years. During the event, the exhibition’s curator, Jacek Czarnik, will offer further insights into the life of this great Polish-American.
Afghan Activists Discuss the Role of Women in the Transition Process in Afghanistan
On Monday, September 17 at 15:30, the Institute for Strategic Studies (ISS) is hosting in cooperation with the U.S. Consulate General a roundtable discussion on „Women, Peace-building, and Transition in Afghanistan.” The event will feature a group of Afghan women leaders visiting Poland as guests of the Women’s Congress in Warsaw. The event takes place at ISS (Mikolajska 4, Krakow). For further information or to confirm your participation, please contact the Consulate’s Public Affairs Office at: 12-424-5190 or the Institute of Strategic Studies at: 12-421-6250.
Former NASA Astronaut Visits Poland
We are pleased to sponsor the visit to Poland of former NASA astronaut Marsha Ivins. During her time with NASA, Ivins participated in five space missions and logged 1,318 hours in space. Her visit to Poland is part of the American Year at the Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow, which is co-organized with the U.S. Consulate General. In addition to a program at the Aviation Museum, Ms. Ivins will also conduct lectures and public meetings in Rzeszow and Warsaw.
Please join us for the following public lectures:
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Wednesday, September 26 at 12:00: the Polish Aviation Museum, Krakow, Jana Pawla 1, 39
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Friday September 28 at 10:00: Rzeszow University of Technology, hall V-1, Rzeszow, Al. Powstancow Warszawy 12, building V.
Fulbright Scholars in Poland
September marks the arrival of many of the American Fulbright grantees who will be working and studying in Poland during the 2012-2013 academic year. This year’s group is exceptionally large, with a total of 61 Fulbright grantees representing various American institutions of higher education. We are particularly pleased to welcome the 20 Fulbright grantees who will be hosted in the Krakow consular area in the cities of Krakow, Wroclaw, Sosnowiec and Kielce. Five of these grantees will work as English Teaching Assistants at the university level. The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and is the U.S. government’s flagship program in international educational exchange. It offers grants to study, teach, and conduct research for U.S. citizens to go abroad and non-U.S. citizens to come to the United States.
Internship Opportunity at the U.S. Consulate!
The U.S. Consulate General in Krakow seeks a Polish student intern to provide support for our public diplomacy programs. Required qualifications are: general understanding of United States history, government and culture, and knowledge of cultural, educational, and media institutions in southern Poland, including online media. Further Information and application materials are available at: http://poland.usembassy.gov/poland/jobs.html
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