America Presents Damian Bednarz

The U.S. Embassy in Warsaw presented the program on the role of new media in elections. Damian Bednarz, Special Assistant in the Office of Policy and International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy, met the Warsaw public at the U.S. Embassy’s next America Presents program on January 28 at 17:00 at the Koszykowa Library, ul. Koszykowa 26/28 (Entrance F).  Mr. Bednarz, who spent two years working on new media with the Obama for America campaign, discussed the role of new media in elections.  In addition to a discussion of new media on the campaign trail, Mr. Bednarz discussed the U.S. role in addressing the latest global energy challenges.  Mr. Bednarz covers regional energy issues in Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East and domestic efforts on renewable energy, climate change, and a national ocean policy.  A graduate of Seton Hall University and Marist College, Mr. Bednarz researched Polish political parties and the mechanics behind coalition building as a Fulbright Scholar in Warsaw from 2004-2005.