IL: Minister Anna Maria Anders to speak at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs

At a time of uncertainty around security cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe, the Polish administration has advocated for strengthening ties with NATO. Poland is one of only five NATO members that currently meet the alliance’s target for spending two percent of Gross Domestic Product on defense. It is also in the process of a modernization of its armed forces, a process that has been expedited following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. What is the Polish perspective on the future of NATO? How can Poland and the United States work to promote peace and stability in Central and Eastern Europe?

Anna Maria Anders serves as the prime minister’s secretary of state, senator, and minister of the Republic of Poland. She is the prime minister’s plenipotentiary for international dialogue. Anders previously worked as an account executive at a financial public relations and advertising firm, UNESCO, and Rezayat Paris, a branch office of an international conglomerate with investments and joint ventures in the Middle East, Europe, US, and Asia. In March 2016 she was elected to Poland's Senate. She represents Poland in the Women in Parliaments Global Forum, a global network of female parliamentarians that supports greater

05/05/17 Doors open: 11:45 am Event: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

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