For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
January 17, 2006

President to Welcome Polish President Lech Kaczynski to the White House

President Bush will host Polish President Lech Kaczynski at the White House on February 9, 2006. President Kaczynski is making his first visit to the White House since he assumed the Presidency of Poland on December 23, 2005. Poland is among America's closest friends and allies, and a leading strategic partner in the cause of freedom. The two presidents will discuss reform and democracy in Eastern Europe, energy security, NATO, and assistance to the people of Iraq and Afghanistan.

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