Amicus Poloniae (Latin: "Friend of Poland") is a distinction, established in 1996 by the Polish ambassador to the United States and conferred annually to the citizens of the United States for merits in the field of Polish-American relations, especially in the popularization of achievements of Polish culture, sciences and the promotion of Poland in the United States.

Together with the distinction the laureate receives a plaque made from cherry wood and adorned with a brass White Eagle – the Coat of arms of Poland - and an engraved plate with the name of the laureate.

Laureates

  • 1996 Stefan & Wanda Wilk – Los Angeles, California, Polish Music Center, University of Southern California[1]
  • 1997 Ellen K. Lee – La Senda, California, Helena Modrzejewska Foundation, California[2]
  • 1998 Paulina Babinski – Denver, Colorado, American Council of Polish Culture in Denver[3]
  • 1999 Joshua Siegel – New York, NY, Department of Film and Video Museum of Modern Art., New York[4]
  • 2000 Paul Mazursky – Beverly Hills, California, Actor, film director; Kevin Mulroy, Los Angeles, California, Research Director, Autry Museum
  • 2001 Hanna Saxon – Miami, Florida, Chopin Foundation in the USA
  • 2002 George E. Pataki – governor of New York State
  • 2003 Richard Farwell – Executive Director of Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
  • 2004 Frank Barnyak – President of the U. S. Navy League in Los Angeles
  • 2005 Anna M. Cienciala – Professor of History and Russian and Eastern European Studies, University of Kansas
  • 2006 Salme Harju Steinberg – President of Northeastern Illinois University[5]
  • 2007 David Lynch – cinema director
  • 2007 Clay Bullwinkel - Silicon Valley businessman and mentor of Poland-based technology companies
  • 2008 Yola Czaderska-Hayek, Mahendra Patel – Chief Executive Officer, Hope Medical Institute[6][7]
  • 2009 Jane Kaczmarek – actress graduated from the University of Wisconsin and the Yale School of Drama.[8]
  • 2010 Wojciech Kielak – Former president of the Polish American Congress in Nebraska and a commanding officer in Gen. Maczek's Division in the Western European Front
  • 2012 Paula Freer – Director of International Government Relations for Marathon Oil Corporation
  • 2013 Teresa Lowenthal, Paul Lowenthal – American Institute of Polish Culture, Miami, Florida
  • 2014 Bruce Rauner – governor of Illinois[9]
  • 2015 Georgetown University Press[10]
  • 2017 Zbigniew Kantorosinski – Chief of the Germanic and Slavic Division, Library of Congress

References

  1. ↑ "Stefan Wilk". Archived from the original on 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  2. ↑ Ellen K. Lee
  3. ↑ Paulina Babinski
  4. ↑ "Joshua Siegel". Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  5. ↑ Salme Harju Steinberg Archived February 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Yola Czaderska-Hayek Archived February 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Mahendra Patel
  8. ↑ Jane Kaczmarek
  9. ↑ Bruce Rauner
  10. ↑ Georgetown University Press
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