The mood was somber at the Polish Embassy in Washington Sunday when U.S.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stopped by to pay her respects.
Just outside the embassy on 16th St. in DC's Adams Morgan
neighborhood, photographers and passers-by paused at the memorial to pay
respects to Polish President Lech Kaczynski and the dozens of other
Polish high officials who tragically died when their
plane crashed April 10 in western Russia.
Clinton was only the latest of a string of American
officials and dignitaries who had come to the embassy that day. Among the
others were White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, National Security
Advisor Jim Jones, and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
Clinton spoke about the closeness of the U.S.-Poland
relationship.
"We say with great conviction that the United States and
Poland have much to do together to build that future that future that the
people on that plane gave their lives for," she said.
"That really touched us," one Polish embassy official told The
Cable. "It's a bit ironic that we had to have such a tragedy in order to
hear such nice words, but we were overjoyed to hear it."
The Poles even brought a new signing book for Clinton, just
for her entry. Here's what she wrote:
"On behalf of President Obama and the American
people, I want to extend my heartfelt condolences to the people of Poland. We
mourn the loss of President Lech
Kaczynski , First Lady Maria
Kaczynska, and many other illustrious Poles. Poland is a great friend
and ally to the United States and all Americans stand with the people and
government of Poland at this painful tragic time. May God bless Poland now and
forever."
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