MAREK PODHORECKI

Marek Podhorecki was appointed director of Central and Eastern European operations for the Presidential Classroom organization. A native of Poland and a U.S. citizen since 1987, Podhorecki will be responsible for finding the best and brightest young scholars in the region and seeking corporate and individual sponsors to fund their participation in the Future World Leaders Summit programs. Previously, Podhorecki worked with the president of the Washington-based Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation to successfully lobby the U.S. Senate for the passage of the Katyń Forest Massacre Resolution. He has also played a major role in establishing an institutional framework for the Ronald Reagan Legacy Project in Poland. Podhorecki has a post-graduate degree in European Law and Eastern European studies from Sorbonne University in Paris and in Russian government and foreign policy from the Denver and Georgetown universities.