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On 10 April 2010, a special TU-154M plane with the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński and the First Lady Maria Kaczyńska on board took off from Warsaw to Smolensk. On that very day the members of the official delegation were to participate in the ceremonies taking place in the Katyn War Cemetery, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the crime committed there. The aircraft carried 96 people, including members of the highest state authorities, representatives of various social circles and religious denominations, high-ranking military commanders and the plane’s crew. All the flight passengers died in the air disaster which took place during landing at the airport near Smolensk.

Easter Monday is an official holiday in Poland. On this day, which falls on April 13 this year, Polish diplomatic missions will be closed.

Krzysztof Penderecki, one of Poland’s greatest contemporary composers who created his own musical language by fusing together avant-garde and traditional elements, has passed away at the age of 86. He composed the “Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima” for string orchestra, the choral “St. Luke Passion” and “Polish Requiem,” as well as the “Seven Gates of Jerusalem” symphony.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, out of concern for the health and safety of our customers, the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago announces changes in the way consular services are conducted.

The 2020 Census is getting under way. This year, Census Day will be held on April 1st.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, out of concern for the health and safety of our customers, the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles announces changes in the way consular services are conducted.

The following information concerns Poles staying abroad and willing to return home.

Due to the current epidemiological situation, as well as for the sake of your health and safety, we recommend that you visit the Consulate for scheduled and pre-arranged appointments only in urgent and necessary situations. In any other matter, a new appointment date should be set up by email - address: houston.kg.sekretariat@msz.gov.pl.

On March 4-6, 2020, Undersecretary of State Paweł Jabłoński visited the United States. The visit focused on economic cooperation between Poland and the United States, as well as public and cultural diplomacy. During a ceremony at the Polish Consulate in New York, Deputy Minister Jabłoński presented Adrian Kubicki his nomination to the position of Polish Consul General.

Marshal of the Sejm Elżbieta Witek and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi discussed regional security - particularly within the context of Russian aggression in Ukraine and the construction of the Nord Stream II gas pipeline - alongside representatives of the Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian parliaments during the Marshal’s recent visit to the U.S. capital.