Emilie Benes, a grand-daughter of the brother of Edvard Benes, the President of Czechoslovakia. She married Zbigniew Brzezinski in 1955. They have three children: Ian (son) served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO Policy (2001-2005), Mark (son) is a lawyer, diplomat, advisor to the presidents of the USA, Mika (daughter) is a television journalist, political commentator and co-host for MSNBC. The Brzezinskis have now five grandchildren. Emilie is the author of the “Family Trees” exhibition shown at the Gdansk City Gallery in summer 2013.