Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, D.C.
Invitation
The Embassy of the Republic of Poland

requests the pleasure of your company at the seminar

The Purest Son of Liberty:
Thaddeus Kosciuszko in America 

celebrating the life and legacy of General Thaddeus Kosciuszko on the bicentennial of his death 
Portrait of General Thaddeus Kosciuszko (1746-1817) by Karl Gottlieb Schweikart, with the Eagle of the Society of the Cincinnati, awarded to him by General George Washington.
Source: National Museum in Warsaw 

Welcoming Remarks

Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress 
H.E. Piotr Wilczek, Ambassador of Poland

Opening Remarks

Hon. John Shimkus, Representative of Illinois (TBC) 
Hon. Tim Murphy, Representative of Pennsylvania (TBC)

Historians Panel

Prof. Graham Russel Gao Hodges, Colgate University
Prof. James Pula, Purdue University
Prof. Andrzej Sulima-KamiƄski, Georgetown University

Exhibit of Kosciuszko artifacts from the Library of Congress

Light refreshments will be served

Tuesday, April 4th, 11 a.m.

Members Room of the Library of Congress
Thomas Jefferson Building
10 First Street, SE
Washington, DC 20540