The American Polish Advisory Council (APAC) is a 501(c)(4) organization registered in Washington DC dedicated to improving the visibility of Polish-Americans in public affairs and politics. Its webpage www.apacouncil.info is reportedly the largest nation-wide database of Polish American organizations that can be automatically updated. When it was originally founded in 2002, the president of the bi-partisan organization was former ambassador to Poland Nicholas Rey and its vice president is general, former ambassador and Chief US negotiator for arms control Edward L. Rowny. The organization founding members were Mark Brzezinski, Joe Macielag, Zbig Cymerman, Susan Bysiewicz, Marilyn Piurek, Bogdan Lodyga, Dr. Michael Szporer, Al Koproski Paul Saydek, Thaddeus Kontek Radek Sikorski and Dr. John Micgiel. in past national elections, the organization was instrumental in putting together the Polish American Agenda, for example, signed by over 300 organizations nation-wide and presented to presidential candidates, John Kerry and George W. Bush, and in providing a forum for American Polonia leaders. The Platform will be presented to representatives of the Democratic and Republican parties during the Platform Conference late in September 2012.
APAC Honorary Democratic co-Chair is Rep.Marcy Kaptur and former Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel is the Republican Honorary co-Chair. Edward L. Rowny is the current president of APAC. SEE: http://www.facebook.com/APACouncil?notif_t=page_new_likes In addition to president Rowny, current APAC Board of Directors includes to vice presidents Ian Brzezinski and Dr. Michael Szporer, Beata Debek, treasurer, Darek Barcikowski, Agnes Ptasznik, Robert Hryniewicz, Thaddeus Kontek, Anna Goral, Dr. Karen Majewski, William Schreiber, Dr.Suzanne Lotarski and Lukasz Cholodecki.Thaddeus Kontek is the 2012 Polish American Agenda Chair.
The Polish American Advisory Council held a National Agenda Conference September 29 in Washington DC, attended by many aspirants for public office, national and local political figures, among them Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and his wife Calista, and head of pro-Obama Priorities USA super PAC Bill Burton, former Connecticut state secretary Susan Bysiewicz, among others. The Conference presented the Polish American Agenda for 2012 Elections to representatives from the Republican and Democratic parties. Poland was represented by its new ambassador to United States Ryszard Schnepf.
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