Programs and events 2003

Celebrating Independence Day inSouthern Poland

Jul-04-2003

On June 30 in Pszczyna and July 4 in Krakow the United States Consulate General in Krakow celebrated the 227th Anniversary of the Independence of the United States of America.

The reception in Pszczyna, which hosted representatives of local and regional government, non-governmental organizations and artists from Slask, Dolny Slask and Opolszczyzna, took place on the terrace of the Pszczyna Castle. The U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Christopher R. Hill, Consul General Siria Lopez and the mayor of Pszczyna, Henryk Studzienski, were the hosts of the reception.

The reception in Krakow, Consul General Siria Lopez's last official event in Poland, was organized at the Kosciuszko Mound and hosted guests from Malopolska and Podkarpacie. Among the guests was Congressman Howard L. Berman of California with his family.

July 4 celebrations in southern Poland	String Quartet Sinfonia playing in Pszczyna	Amb. Hill with Slawomir Piechota of Wroclaw City Hall	Traditional hunter's horn chorus announces the Ambassador's speech

The reception on Pszczyna Castle terrace	Ambassador Hill cuts the cake	Reception guests visit the Pszczyna Castle	American menu was served at Kosciuszko Mound
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