Presidential Delegation to Poland to Attend the Commemoration of the 65th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz

President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Krakow, Poland to attend the Commemoration of the 65th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz on January 27, 2010.

The Honorable Julius M. Genachowski, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, will lead the delegation.

Members of the Presidential Delegation:

The Honorable Lee Feinstein, U.S. Ambassador to Poland
The Honorable Hannah Rosenthal, Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Anti-Semitism, U.S. Department of State
The Honorable Susan S. Sher, Assistant to President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady and Liaison to the Jewish Community
Mr. Roman R. Kent, Chairman, American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors; Vice President, International Auschwitz Committee; Auschwitz Survivor
Ms. Charlene P. Schiff, Auschwitz Survivor
Ms. Edwarda Sternberg-Powidzki, Auschwitz Survivor