The reason to be at the place was the opening of the new landmark next to Auschwitz, ARCHER at House 88, unique project of memory and compassion that acts nowadays from  the premises of the house in which the butcher Rudolf Höss and his family were thriving in all their hellish idyll while the head of the family commanded over Auschwitz-Birkenau death factory. 

Ambassador Wallace was the driving force of this truly special project that has been functioning as part of his CEP, Counter Extremism Project , which is known for its efficient fight against terrorism and anti-Semitism world-wide.