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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release

President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to Attend the Opening Ceremony of POLIN, the Museum of the History of Polish Jews

President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Warsaw, Poland to attend the opening ceremony of POLIN, the Museum of the History of Polish Jews on October 28, 2014.

The Honorable Carolyn B. Maloney, Member of the United States House of Representatives (NY-12), will lead the delegation.

Members of the Presidential Delegation:

The Honorable Stephen D. Mull, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, Department of State

Mr. Ira N. Forman, Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Department of State

The Honorable Lesley L. Weiss, Chair of the United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad

Ms. Sharon A. Kershbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Management and Budget

Ms. Shoshana M. Lew, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Policy