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Foreign Service Officer to discuss U.S.-Polish relations June 8

Brigham Young University will host a special guest speaker who will discuss Polish diplomacy as part of the Global Focus Lecture Series Wednesday, June 8, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

Patrick Slowinski, a U.S. Foreign Service officer, will discuss "The Consular Policy Tool: Insights into U.S.-Poland Relations."

Slowinski is assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, Poland.

Prior to his commission as a Foreign Service officer, he was employed as an academic and career adviser in the University Advisement Center at BYU, where he briefly occupied the position of International Student Academic Program Coordinator.

He received his doctorate from BYU in educational leadership and foundations.

This lecture will be archived online. For more information on Kennedy Center events, see the calendar and News and Events online at kennedy.byu.edu. For more information regarding this lecture, contact Lee Simons at (801) 422-2652.

Writer: James McCoy

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