Alex Storozynski (born 1961) is an American author and former president, and as of 2025, chairperson of the

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. In 1999 he shared a

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for ''Editorial Writing'' as a member of the editorial board of the ''

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''.

Early life and education

Storozynski was born in a Polish neighborhood in

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in 1961. His parents Dionizy and Irena Storożyński emigrated to the United States from Poland. After World War II they settled in London. Storozynski has a B.A. in political science from the

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, where he was involved in the

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program, and interned for the ''

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''. He earned an M.S. from the

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. He was also a post graduate fellow at the

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in Poland.

Career

Starting in 1988, Storozynski worked as an editor in

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, first at the ''

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'', and later for the '' Empire State Report'', based in

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. In 1993, he became a press secretary, serving the

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, the New York State Canal Corporation, and the

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. Storozynski was a member of the ''

'' editorial board, starting in 1996. In 1999, the editorial board was awarded a

for Editorial Writing for "its effective campaign to rescue Harlem's

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from the financial mismanagement that threatened the landmark's survival". He was the founding editor of amNewYork. He later was the city editor of the ''

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''. He has also been published in the European edition of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and other publications. He was a chairman of the Federal Credit Union Board of Directors. In November 2008, he was elected President of The Kosciuszko Foundation. As of July 2016, he became chairman of the Board of Trustees of that Foundation. His biography of Kosciuszko, ''The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution'', was published in 2009 by

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, winning several awards, including the 2010 Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award and the Knights Templar Military History Award, the "Military Order of Saint Louis." Storozynski's essay "From Serfdom to Freedom: Polish Catholics Find A Refuge," was published in the book ''Catholics in New York, Society Culture, and Politics, 1808–1946'', to coincide with the exhibit on Catholics at the

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Honors

In September 2011, Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski awarded Storozynski with the Officer's Cross of the

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. In February 2012, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, President

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awarded Storozynski with the Lech Walesa Media Award.

Works

* Alex Storozynski, ''The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution'', 1st edition, Thomas Dunne Books, 2009. * Alex Storozynski, ''Spies in My Blood: Secrets of a Polish Family's Fight Against Nazis & Communists'', Polestar-Media, 2024, , 378 pp.

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