Longin Pastusiak – European Business Club Poland Association

Handing of membership cards for members of the Association of European Business Club – Poland

On May 17, 2012, membership cards were handed over to members of the European Business Club – Poland Association . The guests of honor at the ceremony were: President of the European Business Club based in Germany – Zbigniew Roch and former Senate Speaker Professor Longin Pastusiak. In welcoming the President of the Association Janusz Cieślak thanked the members of the Club for their active participation in the hitherto work for the Association in particular organizational – and the founding of the Association announced plans for the coming months. President Zbigniew Roch expressed deep satisfaction with the establishment of the European Business Club – Poland and sent wishes for a fast development and success. He also informed about the activities of the European Business Club and repeated the invitation to submit a business visit to Germany. After the official part in a friendly atmosphere with a glass of wine the guests continued their conversation. Courtesy of a member of the Club Elżbieta Studzińska owner of Hotel – Restaurant “Black Cat – My Warsaw Residence” where the ceremony took place.

Prof. dr hab. Longin Hieronim Pastusiak

Longin Hieronim Pastusiak - born August 22, 1935 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish politician and historian. In years 1991-2001 deputy of Parliament, in years 2001 - 2005, senator and Marshal of the Senate of the Polish Republic

In 1959 Pastusiak earned his Master of Arts degree form Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Then in 1960 he received his Master of Arts degree from the Faculty of Journalism, Warsaw University.[1]From 1961 to 1962 Pastusiak studied for a doctorate at the American University in Washington, DC. He received a PhD from the Faculty of History, Higher School of Social Sciences in Warsaw (1963). In 1967 he earned the title of Doctor Habilitated from the Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences. In 1978 he gained the title of Associate Professor, the in 1986 the title of Full Professor.

From 1963 to 1994 Pastusiak was a researcher at the Polish Institute of International Affairs. He was also a visiting professor at several foreign universities, mainly American. He was a professor at Gdańsk University (on leave of absence). Between 1997 and 1999 he was president of the Warsaw School of Social and Economic Sciences. He was also a member of the Political Science Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the author of over 600 scientific publications including more than 60 books on international relations. From 1967 to 1998 Pastusiak was a member of the Central Board of the Polish Political Sciences Association. He was chair of the Association during three annual terms. From 1988 to 1994 he was a member of the Executive Committee of the International Political Sciences Association. He was vicepresident of the Association from 1991 to 1994. He was former president of the Polish Canadian Society, deputy president of the Poland – Republic of Korea Society and member of the Euro-Atlantic Society and the Club of Rome. Pastusiak is currently a visiting professor at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. As a historian, much of his works are related to Polish-American relations.

Currently he is a Professor at the Vistula Universoty wehre he is a Director of the Institute of Social Sciences and International Relations.