Nathan Silverstein
Nathan Silverstein is the founder and host of the Washington to Warsaw Podcast, which focuses on transatlantic relations and European geopolitics. Previously, he served as a Legislative Assistant in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he handled a broad range of policy areas, including homeland security, law enforcement, and immigration. He is also the founder and president of the U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association, where he hosted speaking events with top leaders in the transatlantic space, including Former President of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa, Ambassador of the European Union to the U.S. Jovita Neliupsiene, and Retired General and Congressman Don Bacon. Prior to his work as a Legislative Assistant, he served as a Staff Assistant for the U.S. House Appropriations Committee.
Silverstein graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin (UT) in May 2024, where he earned his B.A. in Government and a minor in Polish Language. At UT, he founded and led the Polish Club, where he organized speaking events with top Polish and American officials, including three former Presidents of Poland, three U.S. Ambassadors to Poland, and many Polish ministers.
From 2022-2024, Silverstein served as the Public Outreach Coordinator for former President of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Lech Walesa. Silverstein secured and organized speaking events for President Walesa around the world.
Walking into the amphitheater with President Walesa for his main event at the University of Texas on May 5, 2022.
Shaking President Walesa's hand after his successful speech to the Polish Club at the University of Texas on May 5, 2022.
Interviewing President Walesa at a U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association event.
Meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Meeting Speaker of the House Mike Johnson.
Interviewing Ambassador Jovita Neliupsiene at a U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association event.
Interviewing Ambassador Daniel Fried at a U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association event.
Interviewing Congressman Bacon at the U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association's inaugural event.
Interviewing President Walesa at a U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association event.
Standing with Congressman Don Bacon in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.
Meeting Four-Star Air Force General and STRATCOM Commander Anthony J. Cotton.
Interviewing Ambassador Tom Miller at a U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association event.
Meeting with former President of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski at his office in Warsaw.
Interviewing Ambassador Jovita Neliupsiene at a U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association event.
Interviewing Ambassador Daniel Fried at a U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association event.
Interviewing Estonian Ambassador Kristjan Prikk.
Interviewing Czech Ambassador Miloslav Stasek at U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association event.
Meeting Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., the Honorable Yechiel Leiter.
Standing in front of the White House.
Meeting Polish Ambassador to the U.S., the Honorable Bogdan Klich, on Capitol Hill.
Interviewing Ambassador Daniel Fried at a U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association event.
The crowd at the U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association event with President Walesa.
The crowd at the U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association's event with Ambassador Jovita Neliupsiene.
The crowd at the U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association's event with Ambassador Jovita Neliupsiene.
Interviewing Estonian Ambassador Kristjan Prikk.
Interviewing Czech Ambassador Miloslav Stasek at U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association event.
Meeting with Space Force Major General Gregory Gagnon at the Capitol Hill Club.
Interviewing Congressman Bacon at the U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association's inaugural event.
Inside the White House.
The crowd at the U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association's inaugural event with Congressman Don Bacon.
Outside the White House.
Shaking hands with the Honorable Daniel Fried, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland, before his speech to the Polish Club at the University of Texas.
Crowd at event with Estonian Ambassador Kristjan Prikk.
Thanking Ambassador Fried while holding a certificate of leadership and accomplishment awarded by the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
Interviewing Ambassador Daniel Fried at a U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association event.
Attending a private meeting between President Walesa and Governor Greg Abbott at the Governor's Mansion in Austin, Texas.
Meeting with President Walesa at his office in Gdansk, Poland.
Meeting Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S., the Honorable Oksana Markarova.
Behind the scenes of interviewing Congressman Bacon at the U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association's inaugural event.
Interviewing Ambassador Tom Miller at a U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association event.
Receiving a certificate of leadership and accomplishment from the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
Shaking hands with University of Texas President Jay Hartzell at President Walesa's speech.
Meeting Estonian Ambassador to the U.S., the Honorable Kristjan Prikk.
Meeting Mr. Adam Michnik, Editor-in-Chief of Poland's largest newspaper, in his office in Warsaw.
Interviewing Ambassador Tom Miller at a U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association event.
Interviewing Czech Ambassador Miloslav Stasek at U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association event.
Meeting with Ukrainian soldiers on Capitol Hill.
Interviewing Ambassador Jovita Neliupsiene at a U.S.-European Congressional Staff Association event.
Meeting the Honorable Marek Magierowski, Polish Ambassador to the U.S., in Houston, Texas.
Visiting the House Whip's Office.
Examining original posters from Poland's 1980s anti-communist Solidarity movement at the European Solidarity Center in Gdansk, Poland.
Introducing President Walesa at his event at the University of Texas.
