Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Meets with Deputy Foreign Minister Beata Stelmach

21 June 2012

Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca M. Blank meets with Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Beata Stelmach

On June 20 Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca M. Blank and Ambassador Feinstein met with Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Beata Stelmach.  Occurring on the same day as the U.S.-Poland Business Summit, the meeting focused on the current state of U.S.-Polish commercial relations and the potential to broaden and deepen bilateral economic cooperation.  Department of Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade Francisco Sanchez and Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance Michael Camunez also joined the talks.  According to a statement issue by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Deputy Minister Stelmach emphasized the potential of the Polish market and… also underscored the full support of the Polish authorities aimed at ensuring the right conditions for the development  of the shale gas sector in Poland, and for closer cooperation in other sectors of the economy, especially in the field of energy.”