Embassy Events 2004

Dep. Def. Sec. Paul Wolfowitz at Warsaw University

"Poland stands as a new leader of Europe," Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz told an audience during a speech at Warsaw University on October 5.

Dep. Sec. Wolfowitz was in Warsaw for a two-day visit, which included meetings with Defense Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski and Foreign Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz. He also paid his tributes at the Monument to the Warsaw Ghetto Heroes, the Umschlagplatz Memorial and the Monument to the Warsaw Uprising.

In his speech, Dep. Sec. Wolfowitz praised Poland's participation in the Coalition in Iraq, saying: "One of the reasons that Poles are doing so well in this delicate mission is that they understand better than most what Iraqis face. ... Poles have credibility when they say it's possible to leave totalitarian oppression behind. And Iraqis are listening."