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Real Generic Viagra Ukraine’s Quest For Mature Nation Statehood A Roundtable 2 S T ATEMENT OF PURPOSE s Ukraine approaches its tenth year of inde- its prospects for further advancement, including Apendence, a parliamentary majority of cen- fuller integration into the Euro-Atlantic commu- trist and national democratic forces has coa- nity and stronger bilateral relations with the lesced; a reform minded government, under the United States. leadership of Prime Minister Vi c t o r Yushchenko, has been appointed. The goal of the Roundtable will be to Equally important, a national refer- provide, inter alia, a valuable cache endum essentially has expanded the of information, analysis and constitutional powers of President insight pertinent to U.S. Leonid Kuchma, who has committed himself policy formulation vis- to implementing accelerated correctives. Thus, à-vis Ukraine for the Ukrainian nation stands at the threshold of the administration and broad and vital legal, social and economic Congress that take office transformations. following the November 7, 2000 elections. “ U k r a i n e ’s Quest for R O U N D TA B L E Mature Nation Statehood: A I N V O C AT I O N Roundtable”, an event scheduled to be held September 19/20, 2000 in Washington D.C., will O Lord, Master of Heaven and Earth bring together prominent representatives from You have graced Ukraine with academia and the governments of Ukraine and Liberty We beseech you to help Her sustain the U.S. to assess Ukraine’s progress in consoli- Your precious gift dating its national independence and to evaluate 3 S P O N S O R S Congressional Ukrainian Caucus Embassy of Ukraine U.S. Library of Congress American Foreign Policy Council Ukrainian World Congress Freedom House International Republican Institute National Democratic Institute Harriman Institute/Columbia University SAIS/Johns Hopkins University Ukrainian Congress Committee of America The Chopivsky Family Foundation Romyr & Associates Organization for the Defense of Four Freedoms for Ukraine Ukrainian National Information Service U.S.-Ukraine Foundation Ukrainian Academic and Professional Association Merchants of Light, LLC STEERING COMMITTEE • BOHDAN FEDORAK, CHAIRMAN • GEORGE NESTERCZUK, MEMBER • MIC H A E L SAWK I W , JR., EXE C U T I V E COO R D I N A TOR • MYKOLA KRAVCHENKO, MEMBER • WALTER ZARYCKYJ, PROGRAM COORDINATOR • DOUG CAMPBELL, MEMBER • BORYS POTAPENKO, COORDINATOR • GUY DUBOIS, MEMBER • IHOR OSTASH, MEMBER • ROMAN LOUN, MEMBER • JULIAN KULAS, MEMBER • DMYTRO SHTOHRYN, MEMBER •ADRIAN KARATNYCKY, MEMBER • MYRON WASYLYK, MEMBER • HERMAN PIRCHNER, MEMBER • JOHN VAN OUDENAREN, MEMBER • OLENA KOZLOVA-PATES, MEMBER • MYKOLA HRYCKOWIAN, MEMBER • BARBARA BROOMELL, MEMBER • STEPHEN BANDERA, MEMBER • GEORGE CHOPIVSKY, MEMBER • MARK SUPRUN, MEMBER 4 PA T R O N S Heritage Foundation at the First Federal Savings Bank, Chicago Illinois ¨ Shell International Gas ¨ SUMA (Yonkers) Federal Credit Union ¨ The Coca-Cola Company - Ukraine ¨ Phillip Morris Companies Inc. ¨ The PBN Company ¨ Bechtel Corporation ¨ The Chopivsky Family Foundation ¨ International Republican Institute ¨ National Democratic Institute ¨ Raytheon Corporation, Imagery and GeoSpatial Division ¨ American Foreign Policy Council ¨ Freedom House ¨ Ukrainian Cultural Center, Warren Michigan ¨ Harry Malynowsky ¨ Ukraine-U.S. Business Council ¨ Organization for the Defense of Four Freedoms for Ukraine ¨ Ukrainian American Freedom Foundation ¨ Ukrainian Congress Committee of America ¨ Providence Association of Ukrainian Catholics in America ¨ Selfreliance Ukrainian Federal Credit Union, Chicago Illinois 5 CONFERENCE PROGRAM Tuesday – September 19th 8:30 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. Welcome Coffee and Registration Library of Congress/Montpelier Room - Floor 6 9:00 A.M. - 9:30 A.M. Opening Remarks Michael Sawkiw – Director/Ukrainian National Information Service James Billington – Librarian of Congress Sander Levin – Congressman/Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus 9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. [I] Assessing Ukraine's Progress: The Political Dimension (Three panels) (1) Ukraine and the Rule of Law Moderator: Adrian Karatnycky – President/Freedom House Panelists: (a) William Taylor – Coordinator/U.S. Assistance to the NIS (b) Petro Martynenko – Justice/Constitutional Court [Ukraine] Discussants: (a) Ronald McNamara – CSCE (b) Michael Conway – Int'l. Foundation for Election Systems (c) Patience Huntwork – Commercial Law Project/Ukraine Suggested Issues for Discussion: open elections & responsible government (2) Ukraine and Human Rights Moderator: Adrian Karatnycky – President/Freedom House Panelists: (a) Vyacheslav Pikhovshek – Director/UCIPR [Ukraine] (b) Thomas Dine – President/Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Discussants: (a) George Joseph Rees – Int'l. Ops. & Human Rights SC/HR (b) Orest Deychakivsky – CSCE (c) Wendy Silverman – State Department Suggested Issues for Discussion: the general record & free press (3) Ukraine and Its Neighbors Moderator: Mark von Hagen – Director/Harriman Institute/Columbia U. Panelists: (a) Ihor Ostash – Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Comm./Parliament [Ukraine] (b) Daniel Fried – Special Advisor to the Secretary of State on the NIS Discussants: (a) Ian Brzezinski – Senate Foreign Relations Committee (b) Mark Gage – House International Relations Committee (c) John Micgiel – Harriman Institute/Columbia U. Suggested Issues for Discussion: cross border peace & security 6 CONFERENCE PROGRAM 12:30 P.M. – 1:50 P.M. First Day Working Lunch Sponsored by Shell International Gas Speaker: Oleh Rybachuk – Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister [Ukraine] Discussants: (a) Michael Waller – American Foreign Policy Council (b) Peter Brookes – House International Relations Comm. (c) Scott Carlson – Western N.I.S. Fund (d) Lidia Wolanskyj – Eastern Economist (e) Eugene Iwanciw – EMI 1:50 P.M. – 5:20 P.M. [II] Assessing Ukraine's Progress: The Social Dimension (Three panels) (1) Ukraine and the Marketplace Moderator: Michael Kostiw – Director of Government Relations/Texaco Panelists: (a) Victor Penzenyk – Former Deputy Prime Minister [Ukraine] (b) Jan Kalicki – Trade and Investment Chair/Gore Kuchma Commission (c) Kempton Jenkins – President/Ukraine-U.S. Business Council Discussants: (a) Jim McCracken – Ukraine Desk/State Department (b) Yaroslav Voitko – Embassy of Ukraine to the United States (c) Myron Wasylyk – The PBN Company Suggested Issues for Discussion: microeconomic & macroeconomic conditions (2) Ukraine and Social Stability Moderator: Nadia Diuk – Senior Program Officer/National Endowment for Democracy Panelists: (a) Jaroslaw Dutkevych – Fmr. Country Head of U.S. Peace Corps/Ukraine (b) Ivan Bilas – Chairman of the Law Enforcement Comm./Parliament [Ukraine] Discussants: (a) Mary Warlick – NIS Office/Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova (b) Michael McFaul – Carnegie Endowment (c) Jaroslav Bilinsky – U. of Delaware Suggested Issues for Discussion: class factor & national minorities (3) Ukraine and 'Civil Society' Moderator: Nadia Diuk – Senior Program Officer/National Endowment for Democracy Panelists: (a) Nelson Ledsky – Regional Director/National Democratic Institute (b) Judy Van Rest – Regional Director/International Republican Institute (c) Mykhailo Ratushnyi – MP/Former Trade Union Activist [Ukraine] Discussants: (a) Paul Goble – RFE/RL (b) John Fox – Open Society (c) Stephan Klingelhofer – Int’l Center for Not-for-Profit Law Suggested Issues for Discussion: viable political parties & independent social institutions 5:20 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. First Day Roundtable Keynote Address Speaker: Paul Wolfowitz – Dean/Johns Hopkins SAIS 7 CONFERENCE PROGRAM 8:00 P.M. - 10:30 P.M. Dinner Reception (The Chopivsky Family Foundation) Host Remarks: George Chopivsky Official Word of Welcome: Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Kostyantyn Hryshchenko Introductory Remarks: New York State Governor Pataki’s Senior Policy Advisor Zenia Mucha Keynote Remarks: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk Senator Mitch McConnell Wednesday – September 20th 8:15 A.M. – 9:00 A.M. Welcome Coffee and Registration Council on Foreign Relations/Root Conference Room - Floor 2 9:00 A.M. – NOON [III] What Next for Ukraine? (Three Panels) (1) Does Ukraine Possess the Resources to Create an Entrepreneurial Economy? Moderator: Herman Pirchner – President/American Foreign Policy Council Panelists: (a) Anders Aslund – Senior Associate/Carnegie Endowment (b) Daniel Kaufman – Senior Manager/World Bank Institute Discussants: (a) Charles Flickner – Foreign Ops. SC/Appropriations C (HR) (b) Steven Nix – USAID (c) Gary Litman – Chamber of Commerce/U.S.-Ukraine Working Group Suggested Issues for Discussion: material & social resources (2) Should Ukraine Seek Membership in the European Union/NATO? Moderator: Herman Pirchner – President/American Foreign Policy Council Panelists: (a) William Courtney – President/DynMeridian (b) Ariel Cohen – Policy Analyst/Heritage Foundation Discussants: (a) Michael Haltzel – Senate Foreign Relations Comm. (b) Harley Balzer – Georgetown U. (c) Bo Denysyk – Global USA Suggested Issues for Discussion: EU & NATO membership (3) Is a 'U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership' Feasible/Desirable? Moderator: Tom Keaney – Professor/Johns Hopkins SAIS Panelists: (a) Paula Dobriansky – VP/Council on Foreign Relations (b) John Tedstrom – Senior Economist/RAND Discussants: (a) Olexander Poteikhin – Embassy of Ukraine to the United States (b) Ted Kontek – Ukraine Desk/State Department (c) John Lenczowski – Institute for World Politics Suggested Issues for Discussion: feasibility & desirability of close ties 8 CONFERENCE
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