About Polish American Chamber of Commerce
History
After the political changes in Poland starting in 1990 there was a need to establish an organization which would foster international trade relations with Poland. The South Florida area represents a gateway not only to the United States but South America and the Caribbean.
This geographic location is strategically important to Polish business organizations. Its two large airports, port facilities, financial institutions have a great potential for Polish investors and Exporters.
Mr. Anthony Edward Kruszewski, a leading Polish American businessman in Florida, President and CEO of USAirMotive and Prof. Dr. Zdzislaw P. Wesolowski, Professor of Business and Economics at Florida Memorial University established the Chamber in 1993.
At that time the Polish Chamber of Commerce of Florida and the Americas was the first such organization in the United States of America.
NATO Polish Participation Act
The chamber under the leadership of Prof. Wesolowski participated in the official Polish Florida Diplomatic Articulation Agreement, the passage of the NATO Polish Participation Act, erection of the Marshal Jozef Pilsudski Monument in Warsaw at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, his name is inscribed on the dedication plague, Warsaw Uprising 50th Anniversary Ceremony in which he participated and assisted Vice President Al Gore, 50th Anniversary of the WWII Victory Ceremony in Warsaw (on the photo to the right) and was a member of the Bicentennial Ceremony Committee of the Founding of the Polish Order of the Virtuti Militari. Colonel Wesolowski was the official United States Pentagon representative at the 50th Anniversary of the Polish Victory of the Battle for Monte Cassino.
Poland in NATO - more than 20 years
Poland in 2019 celebrated the 20th anniversary of accession to NATO. According to the majority of Poles, our membership in NATO has direct impact on the improvement of our country’s security (70%). Similarly, two-thirds of Poles have a positive opinion about NATO’s activities aimed at peace keeping and armed conflict prevention over the last couple of years. For almost 70 years, NATO has been the most important pillar of European security by providing a necessary link between Europe and North America in the political and defence sphere. With successive waves of enlargement, 30 countries are now members of the North Atlantic Alliance, while others actively seek accession to the Organization.
Miami-Warsaw Direct Flights
(MIAMI, June 4, 2019) - Miami-Warsaw Inaugural Direct Flight ceremony at Miami International Airport also known as MIA .
This agreement was brokered by Polish American Chamber of Commerce of Florida and the Americas, inc. under the leadership of it's president Mr. Leszek Ladowski.
Miami International Airport (MIA), located on 3,230 acres of land near downtown Miami, is operated by the Miami-Dade Aviation Department and is the property of Miami-Dade County government founded in 1928,
MIA is America’s busiest airport for international freight and second busiest for international passengers, offers more flights to Latin America and the Caribbean than any other U.S. airport, and boasts a lineup of over 90 air carriers.
Miami Int'l Airport Signs Marketing Agreement with Poland's Rzeszow-Jasionka Int'l Airport
(MIAMI, November 8, 2013) – Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez, Board of County Commissioners Chairwoman Rebeca Sosa, and officials from Miami International Airport and Poland’s Rzeszów-Jasionka International Airport (RZE) signed a marketing agreement this week designed to expand passenger and cargo connections between the two hub airports that serve the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean, and East-Central Europe, respectively. Rzeszów-Jasionka International Airport is located in southeastern Poland, a region that is home to several major global corporations and their subsidiaries, institutes of higher education, and foreign consulates. Mentioned agreement has been brokered by Polish American Chamber of Commerce of Florida and the Americas, Inc.