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rile
Greeting
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 9, 1996
Eatedt a/7/96
Dear Friends:
I am pleased to have this opportunity through the General
Federation of Women's Clubs to send greetings to the women of
Ukraine.
All of us -- no matter where we live -- know the importance
of working for economic prosperity, comprehensive health care,
education opportunities, the protection of human rights and
personal security for women and their families. That's what the
United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing was
about and that is why women around the world, like the women in
Ukraine, are working with governments and service organizations,
including women's clubs, to achieve these goals. We are all
working to ensure that women are able to participate fully in
society and in political decision-making.
The President and I treasure the memory of our visit to
Ukraine. I fondly remember the breakfast discussion Mrs. Kuchma
hosted for me with women who are work with service organizations.
I also met with Ukrainian nurses who were establishing a
professional organization to improve their own skills and to
better care for their patients. Throughout our trip, I admired
the Ukrainian spirit of hope and determination.
Thank you for the work you are doing for families,
communities and societies.
You will be happy to know that my Deputy Chief of Staff is a
Ukrainian-American who accompanied me on my visit to Kiev. She
helps me follow the important work you are doing.
God's blessing on you, your work and all who will benefit
from it.
Sincerely yours,
Hillary Hillary Rodham Rodham Clinton
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY
phone 202-456-6266
fax 202-456-6244
TO
Jeannine Faubion
FROM
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COMMENTS Attached is the sreetim from
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GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS
NI DIVERSITY. UNUTY
1734 N Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-2990
Telephone: 202/347-3168
FAX: 202/835-0246
Jeannine C. Faubion, International President
GFWC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
1994-1996
January 30, 1996
Faye Z. Dissinger
GFWC President-elect
440 Ridge Lane
Springfield, Pennsylvania 19064
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Maxine S. Scarbro
GFWC First Vice President
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
266 Oakwood Road
Charleston, West Virginia 25314
As president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, an international organization of
community-based volunteer women's clubs, I have been invited by an affiliated club in the
Ukraine to address groups of Ukrainian women. My speech will emphasize two subjects:
Shelby P. Hamlett
GFWC Second Vice President
volunteer service and the Fourth World Congress on Women. When I leave Washington on
5719 Club Lane, S.W.
February 9th, I will be taking along the video, "Thinking Globally, Acting Locally," to show
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
to the various groups.
In a conversation with Kathleen Hendrix at the White House meeting last Wednesday, we
Carol Estes Smith
discussed the possibility of my also taking greetings from the First Lady. I feel certain that
GFWC Recording Secretary
6411 South River Drive, #60
a letter from you commending women in the Ukraine for their interest in learning more about
Tempe, Arizona 85283
volunteer service as well as about follow-up on the Beijing conference would be very
meaningful.
-
Emie Shriner
GFWC values its overseas members and our organization does what it can to spread the word
GFWC Treasurer
about the importance of volunteer service to all parts of the world. I am enclosing a GFWC
1815 Milton Drive
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001
brochure which provides background on our efforts over the past 106 years.
Please let me know if you need any additional information.
Deborah Bach
GFWC Director of Junior Clubs
Sincerely,
2251 East 198th Street
Lynwood, Illinois 60411
Jeannins Faubion C. Fauluon
International President
Parliamentarian
JCF:wt
Mildred C. Brown
127 Prince George Drive
Enc.
Hampton, Virginia 23669
Посольство України
fale Whe
y Сполучених Штатах Америки
Embassy of Ukraine
3350 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007
Tel.: (202) 333-0606, FAX (202)333-0817
No. 996
April 11, 1996
Ms. Melanne Verveer
Deputy Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady
Office of the First Lady
Room 100, Old Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20500
Fax 456-6244
Dear Ms. Verveer:
It is my pleasure to convey the invitation for the First Lady Hillary
Rodham Clinton to visit Ukraine in connection with the 10th anniversary
of Chornobyl catastrophe extended to her and Chelsea Clinton by His
Excellency Yevhen Marchuk, Prime Minister of Ukraine.
I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss this issue with you
when you are back in your office on Monday.
Sincerely, tornyswan
Yuri SHCHERBAK,
Ambassador of Ukraine
Enclosure: as stated, on 2 p.
Unofficial translation from Ukrainian
PRIME MINISTER OF UKRAINE
Head of the Organization Committee for Commemoration of the
10th Anniversary of the Chornobyl Catastrophe
April 9, 1996
City of Kyiv
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
On behalf of the Government of Ukraine I have the honor to invite
you and your daughter to visit Ukraine on April 26-28, 1996 to take part in
events commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Chornobyl catastrophe.
I believe that your participation in these events would contribute to
the drawing of the world community's attention to a wide range of issues
related to the negative consequences of this worst technogenic disaster in
mankind's history.
I hope that you can accept this invitation.
In case of your acceptance the Government of Ukraine will cover all
the expenses connected with this trip.
With best regards, sincerely,
Yevhen MARCHUK
(signed)
Mrs. Hillary Clinton
The White House
Washington, D.C., USA
ПРЕМЕР-МІНІСТР
PRIME MINISTER
УКРАЇНИ
OF UKRAINE
M. Hrushevsky St., 12/2, Kyiv-008, Ukraine Tel.: (044) 226 3263, Fax: (044) 226 2917
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M. Kuïe
Голова організаційного KoMiTeTy
3 підготовки ma проведення 3a-
ходів y зв"язку 3 10-річчям
Чорнобильської катастрофи
Шановна пані Клінтон!
Bid iMeHi Уряду України маю честь запросити Bac 3 донькою
відвідати Україну 26-28 квітня u.p. для участі B заходах 3 нагоди
10-i річниці Чорнобильської катастрофи.
Вважаю, що Ваша участь y цих заходах сприяла б приверненню
уваги cBiToBoΓo співтовариства до широкого спектра проблем,
пов"язаних 3 негативними наслідками uleï найбільшої техногенної
катастрофи 6 icmopiï людства.
Сподіваюся, що Bu матимете можливість прийняти ue запрошення.
y pa3i Вашої згоди Bci витрати, пов"язані 3 поїздкою, візьме
Ha себе Уряд України.
3 1/11/20010 повагою TIICU найкопашими побажаннями
Євген МАРЧУК
Пані Хілларі Клінтон
Білий Дім
LETTERS TO
THE
UKRAINIAN
WEEKLY
SUNDAY,
JANUARY
28,
199
pg
]
Helping Ukraine has not been easy: the
Now, we have a president who takes
President Clinton:
Ukrainian economy is in disarray, the old
the time to listen to our concerns. In June
nomenklatura continues to frustrate reform
1994, in fact, President Clinton spent 35
friend of Ukraine
efforts, and the old habits of the Soviet
minutes with members of our community
regime refuse to die. Unfortunately, in try-
at the White House seeking our advice and
Dear Editor:
ing to help Ukraine, the Clinton adminis-
insights. And then he acted on our recom-
tration has also had to fight the
mendations. Now, with Mr. Clinton solid-
Although it may not have been what
Republicans in Congress who want to
he intended, Myron Kuropas makes an
ly in our corner, we need to show that we
severely restrict U.S. foreign aid programs
know how to recognize a friend and
excellent case for the re-election of
(except for Israet and Egypt), eliminate
reward him with our support and our vote.
President Bill Clinton in his January 7
Radio Liberty and cut the Voice of
Let's see? Bill Clinton has the lowest
column, "Is the 'comeback kid' coming
America and the U.S. Information Agency.
unemployment rate in decades, low
back?" He cites "the lowest unemploy-
The Republican position is so bad that
interest, low inflation, he's an interna-
ment rate in decades, low interest rates
the highly regarded Central and East
tional peacemaker, a candidate for the
and low inflation rates" and calls Bill
European Coalition in a letter to Speaker
Nobel Prize and a friend of Ukraine
Clinton "an international peacemaker"
Newt Gingrich accused them of the
besides? We say, "Four More Years!"
and a contender for the Nobel Prize: very
"betrayal of the very principles which
strong credentials.
the Republican Party has articulated
Andrew Fedynsky
Curiously, amidst these impressive
since 1952." Thank God, at least, for
Cleveland
accomplishments, Dr. Kuropas fails to
Sen. Mitch McConnell.
Julian Kulas
mention President Clinton's record on
What makes President Clinton's
Chicago
Ukraine. This is a peculiar oversight
record on Ukraine especially impressive
since Mr. Clinton is by far the most pro-
is the' contrast with his predecessors.
The writers are members of the
Ukrainian president we have ever had.
Ronald Reagan showed us that you
National Democratic Ethnic Coordinating
Just consider: This year Ukraine will
be anti-Communist without being pro-
Committee.
become the third largest recipient of
Ukrainian. HA said all the right things
direct U.S. aid behind Israel and Egypt
about "Captive. Nations" but then failed
File
- replacing Rüssia, which will slip to
the Ukrainian community in every other
fourth. This status, however, doesn't
way.
begin to tell the story. In the last two
Who can forget how hard his adminis-
Ukraine
years, the United States has exerted its
tration fought to block the establishment
strategic and economic influence to
of the Congressional Commission on the
defend Ukraine, including its right to the
Ukraine Famine? Even when the
Crimean Peninsula.
Ukrainian community offered to raise the
The U.S. also helps to ensure that
money for it, Reagan officials still tried
Russian gas and oil continue to flow into
to kill the commission. We finally won
Ukraine until alternative supplies can be
on that issue, but we lost the struggle in
secured. Working with the G-7 countries,
1986 to save the defecting sailor,
the U.S. is helping Ukraine reach the
Myroslav Medvid. A year later, in 1987,
goal of energy independence. American
we were again forced to fight, this time
clout at the World Bank and the
to get a Ukrainian-language brochure
International Monetary Fund (IMF) help
and Ukrainian-speaking tour guide for a
Ukraine service its enormous debt, fund
J.S.-sponsored exhibit in Kyiv. With the
development projects and prepare for the
help of Congress, we won that one as
introduction of a stable Ukrainian cur-
well. President Reagan even snubbed our
rency. Militarily, American troops par-
community when we invited him or his
ticipate in joint maneuvers with the
representative to attend our Millennium
Ukrainian military. Ukrainian soldiers
celebration in 1988.
routinely come to the U.S. for training,
Mr. Reagan's successor, George
and a Ukrainian unit is in Bosnia serving
Bush, of course, will go down in
as part of NATO's mission there.
Ukrainian history as the president who
America's close relationship with
traveled to Kyiv in a last-ditch effort to
Ukraine was celebrated with a state visit
block Ukrainian independence, lecturing
for President Kuchma in November
the Parliament about "suicidal national-
1994, which many Ukrainian Americans
ism." Compare that to President
witnessed. It was certainly one of the
Clinton's Kyiv speech at the Shevchenko
most moving moments of our lives to see
Monument where he ended with, "God
the president of the United States stand-
bless America; Slava Ukraini!" Suicidal
ing alongside the president of Ukraine on
nationalism, indeed.
the White House lawn, both of them with
The Ukrainian community has shown
their hands on their hearts a 21-gun
that we know how to vote against politi-
salute, the Ukrainian national anthem
cal leaders who ignore our issues. We
and Ukrainian flags flapping next to the
did so in 1976 when President Gerald
Stars and Stripes, all providing thrilling
Ford kept insisting Eastern Europe was
background music. President Kuchma
free of Soviet domination. We did it
got to return the courtesy when President
again in 1992 to punish President Bush
Clinton visited Kyiv last year his sec-
for his "Chicken Kiev" speech and for
and trip to Ukraine.
waiting so long to recognize Ukrainian
independence.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 3, 1996
Warm greetings to those attending the Tenth Anniversary
Commemoration of the Chornobyl Nuclear Disaster in South Bound
Brook, New Jersey.
As the world prepares to commemorate the anniversary of the worst
nuclear disaster in its history, it is an appropriate time to
reflect on this terrible tragedy and redouble our resolve to
prevent such an accident from ever happening again.
I commend you for your noble efforts to care for the children of
Chornobyl, those innocent victims who bear the tragic scars of
this calamity. The outstanding efforts of private voluntary
organizations such as the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund
deserve our highest praise. Moreover, your advice and initiative
have led to constructive U.S. Government programs to supply
medicines and medical treatment for many who continue to suffer.
The United States will continue to lead international efforts to
prevent another such disaster. Just over a month ago, the United
States and Ukraine joined with the other G-7 nations in a
Memorandum of Understanding to close the Chornobyl plant by the
year 2000. Through this Memorandum, our countries entered into a
partnership to mobilize the resources, not just to close
Chornobyl, but also to help Ukraine develop a vibrant energy
sector that supports the nation's economic prosperity.
Your support and active commitment have been instrumental to the
realization of a stable, prosperous and independent Ukraine. Let
us continue to work together toward an even greater future for
Ukraine and a safer world for all humanity.
Bir Chirton
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Subj: Calendar of Events
Alexis, Lee,
To:
[email protected]
Hello Marilyn,
appreciate I thought would
I want, first of all to remind you that this email comes to you under my
secular name, and that I am Archbishop Antony of the Ukrainian Orthodox
Church of the USA. I thank you and your office sincerely for the kind and
responsible manner in which you all have kept contact and offered support
this
to our community in the USA. This administration has been a breath of
Marilyn
fresh air in that regard, giving us the feeling that there is true concern
for us, rather than simply utilizing us for only political gain, as I have
felt in the past.
We do have an event coming up on 4 February 1996. It is a Tenth
Anniversary Commemoration of the Chernobyl (Ukrainian spelling) Nuclear
Disaster, which took place in Ukraine on 26 April 1986. This event will be
a fund raiser sponsored jointly by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the
USA and the Children of Chernobyl Relief Fund. It will consist of a
banquet, choral presentaion and a program honoring two individuals who
have tireless contributed in many ways to assist in relief efforts for the
victims of the world's worst nuclear accident - the children of Ukraine.
The honorees are Fr. Ed McMahon, S.J. and Mona Mikalsen. Ph. D. Special
guests during the event will be Hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox and
Ukrainian Catholic Churches, Ukrainian Ambassador to the USA, Dr. Yurij
Shcherbak, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Nations, Anatoly Zlenko,
representatives from Congress and Governor Whitman of New Jersey and
Mr. Jack Palance, a Ukrainian American (and rather famous actor) who will
do a special commemorative reading of his own work, a poem about the
Chernobyl disaster. Mr. Palance is also quite an accomplished poet.
The event will take place at the Ukrainian Cultural Center of the Ukrainian
Orthodox Church of the USA, South Bound Brook/Somerset, NJ at 1 p.m.
President Clinton might remember our property as the site where his
helicopter landed when he visited the Ford Plant in Edison and participate
in his first fund raiser, I believe, for the current election campaign. We
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are expecting at least 500 individuals (at $100 per plate, with all
proceeds going to the Children of Chernobyl Relief Fund, which has been
the most successful relief organization for Ukraine since the collapse of
the Soviet Union.) to participate in this first of a series of events, such as
news conferences, academic seminars, and manifestations to make the
American public more conscious of the tragic results of the Chernobyl
explosion and the threat Ukraine's still existing nuclear plants hold for
mankind. We hope also to draw the attention of government officials to
the necessity of assisting Ukraine in replacing these plants permanently
with safer versions or with alternative energy producing utilities.
The Cultural Center is located at 135 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, NJ.
Mailing address: Attention - Archbishop Antony
P. O. Box 495, South Bound Brook, NJ 08880. My telephone number is
908-788-5710 or 908-356-0090. Fax - 908-788-5929. We would dearly
love to have the President with us, sincerely Invite him to Join us to kick
of this series of Tenth Anniversary Commemorations - especially since
we have the built in landing area on the property for his helicopters. But,
we are certainly aware that he has a busy schedule. I guess it never hurts
to hope, however.
Should you have questions or need further information regarding this
event, please do not hesitate to contact me at your convenience. Thank
you again for your continued contact and provision of information. God
bless you and your staff.
Sincerely,
Archbishop Antony
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information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
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personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
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purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
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of gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
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2201(3).
concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
RR. Document will be reviewed upon request.
Посольство України
y Сполучених Штатах Америки
Embassy of Ukraine
3350 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007
Tel.: (202) 333-0606, FAX (202)333-0817
JK Eile Straine
No. 144
January 22, 1996
Ms. Melanne Verveer
Deputy Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady
Office of the First Lady
Room 100, Old Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Ms. Verveer:
I am enclosing my previous letter to you dated October 18, 1995 to
which, unfortunately, I have no answer up to this time.
In my previous communication I mentioned having a present for Mrs.
Hillary Rodham Clinton. This is a small painting, some photographs and
the letter from the Ukrainian Children's Charitable Fund "Driada". Please
advise whether it is still possible for me to forward this present to you or to
Mrs. Clinton, or it has to be sent back home.
I want to reiterate my wish to meet with you practically any time to
discuss possible common actions to commemorate the 10th year of
Chornobyl's disaster. My office will be in touch with your staff on these
and other matters.
Sincerely,
Yuri SHCHERBAK, -
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No. 1773
October 18, 1995
Ms. Melanne Verveer
Deputy Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady
Office of the First Lady
Room 100, Old Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Ms. Verveer:
I was very much pleased to know about your recent meetings with the
Ukrainian-American professionals at The Washington Group Conference.
Unfortunately, I was not able to attend your speech because of the arrival
of the Ukrainian delegation headed by Vice Prime Minister Ihor Mityukov
for the 1995 Annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the IMF.
I feel there is a very good potential for our fruitful cooperation. As
you know, recently the US-Ukrainian relations have risen to their highest
level ever, and our countries have become real partners on the European and
international arena. Activities in the humanitarian field, including human
exchanges, ties in medical field, internship, fellowship and other programs
are considered by us as an important part of our Embassy's work.
We understand that The First Lady has also made these activities her
priority. In particular, we know a lot about her assistance to Chernobyl
victims, fostering children exchanges etc.
2
The purpose of my letter, apart from introducing myself, is the
request for meeting with you at a mutually convenient time. First of all, I
have a present for Mrs. Hillary Clinton from a Children's Fund in Ukraine;
second and very important, I would like to discuss the problems of marking
the 10th year of Chernobyl catastrophe which will be observed in April
1996, and our possible joint activities in this field. Of course, I see many
more topics for us to discuss.
Please let me know whether I will have the pleasure to host you at
my Embassy, or I should come to see you at your office. Mr. Yaroslav
Voitko, my assistant, will be in touch with your staff.
Looking forward to our future cooperation, I remain,
Yours sincerely,
my
Yuri SHCHERBAK,
Ambassador of Ukraine
President and
first Lady
leaving St.
Andrews
Church
Break fast with
prominent Ukrainian
women
FYI
FAX 201
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
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18-May-1995 01:25pm
TO:
Nicole R. Rabner
FROM:
Marilyn DiGiacobbe
Office of Public Liaison
SUBJECT: Interview with Ukrainian Weekly
Just to confirm. The interview with the Ukrainian Weekly is set
for 10am tomorrow, May 19. They will wait for a call from
Melanne. The interviewer is:
Ms. Christina Lew
The Ukrainian Weekly
30 Montgomery Street
Jersey City, New Jersey 07303
202-434-0237 x3074
201-
Katie and I picked out photos, they will be ready tomorrow
afternoon.
1062-6505-4
Photos by Rung the to Mon intervew Noon at
5pm
* Call at
home
2 908/906-9591
Arrival in
Kiev
KOX
May 16, 1995
MEMORANDUM FOR MELANNE VERVEER
FROM:
MARILYN DIGIACOBBIN AM
SUBJECT:
UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN PRESS INTERVIEWS
I am working on setting up telephone interviews for you with three Ukrainian-American
newspapers. As we discussed previously, I am portraying this as an opportunity for them to
hear your reflections from the trip. The reporters understand you are Ukrainian-American,
Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff to Mrs. Clinton, and that you
accompanied the President and Mrs. Clinton to Ukraine. I have told them that the interviews
would last approximately 20 minutes.
I would like to fax a copy of your resume to them prior to the interviews. It would be great
if you can update it or provide me with a separate paragraph that highlights your Ukrainian-
American background.
Attached is a list of the papers I have spoken with. Please let me know if the times work for
you. Also, I need a time for you, me and Kathleen Henessy (from photo editing) to sit down
and select a photo to accompany these potential articles and select photos for the slide show
discussed.
Thank you.
cc:
Flo McAfee
Peggy Lewis
Steve Pifer, NSC
UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER INTERVIEWS
photos
Narodna Volya
440 Wyoming Avenue
Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503
c: Nicholas Duplak, Editor
717-342-0937
FAX 717-347-5649
Interview time:
Wednesday, 5/17
12:30 p.m.
* Tentative
National Tribune
136 Second Avenue
New York, New York 10003
c: Ihor Dlaboha, Editor in chief
212-505-0767
FAX 212-473-0188
Interview time:
Friday, 5/19
open
*Tentative
Note: Wants to know if you can do the interview in Ukrainian? Can do it either in English
or Ukrainian, though.
The Ukrainian Weekly
30 Montgomery Street
Jersey City, New Jersey 07303
201-434-0237
FAX 201-451-5486
Interview time:
Friday, 5/19
open
*Tentative
Svoboda Ukrainian Daily
30 Montgomery Street
Jersey City, New Jersey 07303
201-434-0237
FAX 201-451-5486
Note: Haven't contacted them yet. This publication is published all in Ukrainian language.
It is the most widely read daily. If you agree to do a fourth, this is the one I would call.
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UNWLA
Ukrainian National Women's League of America, Inc.
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A
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"OUR LIFE" - "Наше Життя" - (212) 674-5508 FAX (212) 254-2672
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UNWLA, Inc. founded
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The Ukrainian Museum in NYC
Honorary Presidents
The First Lady
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Lidia Burachynska
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Iwanna Rozankowskyj
Maria Savchak
The White House
President
Anna Krawczuk
Washimgton, D. C. 20500
Vice Presidents
Olga Trytyak
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
Natalia Danylenko
Marta Bohachevsky - Chomiak
Please accept the November 1995 issues of Our Life magazine which
Iryna Kurowyckyj
Recording Secretary
includes your September 5, 1995 speech given at the United Nations
Iwanna Hankewycz
Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China. Both Iryna
Corresponding Secretary
Kurowyckyj (who is also an immediate past president of the National
Barbara Bachynsky
Council of Women/USA) and I took active part as NGO delegates in
Treasurer
the forum and the conference.
Roma Shuhan
Financial Secretary
Taissa Turiansky
Your presence and the address had great influence on the delegates not
Members-at-Large
only from the United States but also from all other countries. Your
Lidia Bilous
strong stand on girls' and women's rights sent a message to all the
Sophia Hewryk
corners of the world. We believe that with time it will be heard and
Chairs
implemented.
Luba Firchuk - Art / Museum
Lidia Czernyk Social Welfare
We thank you for representing those who could not be speak for
Luba Bilowchtchuk Scholarship
Student Sponsorship Program
themselves. We thank you for standing up for them. We realize that
Jaroslawa Rubel - Press
it took courage on your part and we are grateful to you. It is
Auditing Committee
heartbreaking to know that there are so many girls and women in this
Joanna Ratych - Chair
world whose human rights are violated and/or nonexistant.
Maria Tomorug Member
Rosalie Polche - Member
Please convey our appreciation to Marilyn DiGiacobbe and staff for
Maria Dorozynsky Alt Member
sending us your beautiful photo for publication.
Lidia Ficalowych - Alt Member
Editor-in-chief - Irena Chaban
English Editor
Sincerely yours,
Tamara Stadnychenko
Parliamentarian
Olga N.M. Rybakoff
Anna Krawczuk
Regional Councils
President
Chicago
Detroit
New England
New Jersey
Dear Melanne -
CC: Melanne Verveer
New York City
Ohio
Philadelphia
Upstate N.Y. North
Marilyn DiGiacobbe
Upstate N.Y. South
Taras Bazyluk, Esq
Best regards,
Branches-at-Large
Arizona
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Texas
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international adoptions
HISTORY OF LOVE
In May, 1974, MaryLee Fahrenbrink Schupp, then wife of a Lutheran
Missionary in the Philippines, recognized that there were hundreds
of abandoned children in Philippine hospitals and orphanages, many
of whom would die before they reached the age of five. MaryLee
wrote to the Lutheran Service Society of Colorado asking their
assistance in setting up an intercountry adoption program and
proposed the idea to the Philippine government as well.
Consequently, a six month pilot program was begun in January, 1975.
Evaluation of the pilot program in May, 1975, resulted in approval
of an on-going adoption program by the Boards of the Lutheran
Philippine Mission and the Lutheran Service Society of Colorado.
The intercountry adoption program was named the Lutheran Philippine
Adoption Service (LPAS) and in July, 1975 when that program was
established, sixteen children had been referred to LPAS for
placement with approved adoptive families.
An essential part of this new beginning was a foster care program.
While waiting completion of the paperwork, children were placed in
American and European foster homes which were licensed by the
Philippine Department of Social Welfare. Here the children
received tender loving care, proper nourishment and excellent
medical attention, readying them both physically and emotionally
for travel to their new homes.
In March, 1976, MaryLee was asked by the Philippine Department of
Social Welfare about the possibility of including additional
abondoned and surrendered children, not yet matched with adoptive
families, in the LPAS foster home program. Numerous children,
waiting in orphanages for legal time periods before becoming
eligible for adoption, were barely existing. The orphanages were
over-crowded and grossly understaffed. Not only were emotional,
nutritional and medical needs not being met, many were dying of
highly contagious diseases. As a result, MaryLee established a
program called C.R.I.B.S. (Create Responsive Infants By Sharing).
Initial financing was through small donations by individuals and
churches. The response and assistance of the LPAS staff and the
foster families was overwhelming. Before long, grants from the
Wilson Foundation in Arizona allowed C.R.I.B.S. to expand.
Approximately 350 children were given the chance and the will to
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dermatologists, neurologists and surgeons. Emotional and
nutritional needs were provided by the loving and concerned foster
families. As the children responded and the time and legal
requirements were met, the children moved on to permanent and
loving homes all around the world.
By Spring of 1977, the Philippines was experiencing change. The
government began stressing adoption within their own country and
the number of intercountry adoptions were reduced. MaryLee and her
staff members were to be transferred back to the United States.
In June of 1977, the LPAS and C.R.I.B.S. programs were terminated
and cases in progress were turned over to the Holt International
agency in Manila to complete.
Later in 1977, after her return to the United States, MaryLee began
receiving pleas for help from the foster families and orphanages
in Manila. MaryLee, together with several adoptive families in
the Denver area, incorporated under the name of CRIBS, received tax
exempt status with the IRS, and sought funding from churches,
individuals and corporations to re-establish the foster care
program and provide aid to the orphanages. The efforts received
national attention and were featured repeatedly in national
publications. Speaking engagements and slide presentations were
performed all across the United States. Newsletters clicked off
every few months, informing interested people of the needs and
progress being made. Needs of hundreds of children were again
being met. However, due to the lack of interest in adoption within
the Philippine society, the number of children in orphanages was
rising.
In March, 1983, a trip to the Philippines by MaryLee and Linda
Scholey, CRIBS Board member and former foster parent, included
discussions with the Philippine Ministry of Social Services and
Development regarding the possibility of re-opening an intercountry
adoption program. As a result, in June, 1983, adoption agency
offices were opened in Colorado Springs in conjunction with
Lutheran Social Services of Colorado. To satisfy the need to
operate both the adoption agency and support services under one
roof, the CRIBS Board of Directors unanimously agreed to oversee
both programs beginning in January, 1984. As time ticked by, two
other organizations in Southeast Asia had begun using the CRIBS
name and in 1983, MaryLee and her Board, incorporated
internationally as a non-profit entity, under the name HAND IN
HAND.
In order to meet the ever growing need to find loving homes for
babies and children, HAND IN HAND has continued to expand. In
1982, Taiwan contacted MaryLee and requested that HAND IN HAND find
homes for their unfortunate children. In 1984, Thailand made the
same request. In 1988, Guatemala preceeded other Latin American
countries including Chile, Costa Rica, Paraguay and Peru in
instituting programs with HAND IN HAND. In 1990, prior to
suspension of adoption by the Romanian Government, due to illegal
adoption activities in which HAND IN HAND refused to take part, ten
loving homes were found for children from Romania. The Romanian
government has recently inquired about HAND IN HAND'S possible
participation in their forthcoming international adoption program.
Additionally, the first cases are currently underway with the
Ukraine. Preceeding political upheaval in Haiti, their government
had requested that all Haitian international adoption in the United
States be processed through HAND IN HAND.
In January, 1990, the HAND IN HAND offices were relocated into a
century old Victorian home, which had been converted to an historic
office building, and owned by one of the wonderful adoptive
families. In June, 1990, MaryLee escorted 8 adopted children now
in their teens, and 5 adoptive parents, on a Motherland Tour of the
Philippines. In 1990 and 1991, dignitaries from a number of
countries visited the offices, continuing to cement the already
positive relationships with these countries, and plans for
additional visits are underway for 1992.
In the Fall, 1991, MaryLee, as the result of marriage, moved her
residence to Tucson, Arizona to be with her husband. By October,
adoptions through HAND IN HAND, as an Arizona non-profit branch
office, were underway and the response by families in Arizona has
been overwhelming.
As the work of HAND IN HAND continues to grow, so does the joy of
building families. To date, nearly 2,000 children have been placed
in loving homes with delighted adoptive families in nearly every
state. HAND IN HAND's work is not nearly finished and MaryLee's
purpose in life, together with that of her staff, is is not yet
fullfilled.
DECLARATION OF PURPOSE
In a world where the rights of children are an issue, we believe
that every child has a right to live and develop in a permanent
nurturing family. However, for many children in the world, this
is not a reality. In many third world nations, for example,
hundreds of children are left to the care of overcrowded and
understaffed orphanages, where the daily needs of the child are
easily overlooked. Malnutrition, disease and death prey upon these
innocent lives. It is the purpose of HAND IN HAND to provide
permanent placement in loving homes and adoption by loving parents
and to provide the necessary medical, dental, emotional and
nutritional care for these needy and deserving children of the
world, until such time that these children can be placed in
permanent homes.
In addition to caring and planning for foreign children, HAND IN
HAND recognizes needs of children within the United States. It is
therefore our desire also to provide whatever services and programs
we can, to facilitate children's needs within our own community and
to assist in locating permanent homes for waiting U.S. children.
HAND IN HAND stands ready, with capable and loving staff, to assist
in the placement of children from newborn to 16 years of age,
regardless of the child's heritage.
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COUNTERPART
ukraine
Foundation, Inc.
AUSTRALIA BELARUS CANADA Fun KAZAKSTAN KIRIBATT KYRGYZSTAN MOLDOVA PAPUA NEW GUINEA RUSSIA SAMOA SOLOMONS TARKISTAN TONGA U.S.A. U.K. UKRAINE UZBEKISTAN VANUATU VIETNAM
PRESIDENT
Elizabeth B. Silverstein
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Stanley W. Hosie, S.M.
DIRECTORS
Elizabeth B. Silverstein
Chairperson/Founder
Sally Montgomery-Brumbaugh
Vice-President
April 12, 1996
Lee N. Steiner
Secretary
you pls
Stanley W. Hosie
John H. Costello
Ms. Melanne VerVeer
Eva Haller
mtg her
Janice Manley
Deputy Chief of Staff
Maurice Silverstein
Hon. Margaret Taylor
Office of the First Lady
INTERNATIONAL
The White House
ADVISORY BOARD
Fred C. Brumbaugh
Washington, DC 20501
for me
Second National Bank Corp. OH
Hon. Frank C. Carlucci
Carlyle Group
Dear Melanne,
Brenda Eddy
Right Associates
Enclosed please find a summary/update on Counterpart's work in Russia and
Nancy Ellis
Kinsman Associates
Ukraine. Bill mentioned that you were interested in learning more about our
Yoel Haller, M.D.
activities in these regions.
Mariette Hartley
Actress/Author
In my opinion, we have had great success with our AID-funded programs in
James M. Keegan, M.D.
the areas of democracy building, social services restructuring, small and
Mary Barden Keegan
Houston End Hunger Network
micro enterprise development for women entrepreneurs. The programs are
Irina Kozyrev
Founder, Russian Care
both cost-effective and high impact, from a foreign aid perspective.
Lelei Lelaulu
United Nations
If you have any time in the next couple of weeks, I would be pleased to
Raymond Liesegang
Century Parking, Inc.
provide you or your staff with a short briefing on Counterpart's work
Hon. Shellyn G. McCaffrey
throughout the former Soviet Union. I have just returned from the region
McCaffrey-Braley, Inc.
and will be travelling to Ukraine at the end of May for a Counterpart-
Prof. Mervyn Meggitt, Ph.D.
Anthropologist
sponsored conference on "NGO Best Practices".
Hon. Cranwell Montgomery
Baker-Worthington
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Lewis Perinbam
Commonwealth of Learning
Kevin Quigley
Wilson Center for Intl. Scholars
Best Regards,
Randal C. Teague
Vorys, Sater, Seymore & Pease
Sharon Webster
A.A. Global Financial
Karen Sherman
Carol Williams
Director, NIS Programs
Peace Links
Svyatoslav Zablin
Russia S.E.U.
FARRAGUT SQUARE
910 17TH STREET N.W., #328
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006
TEL: 202/296-9676
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KAREN L. SHERMAN
DIRECTOR CIS PROGRAMS
TEL: 202.296.9676
FARRAGUT SQUARE
FAX: 202.296.9679
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EMAIL: [email protected]
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006
КАУНТЕРПАРТ
KapeH Шерман
Директор Программ CHI
FARRAGUT SQUARE
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Факс: 202.296.9679
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006
EMAIL: [email protected]
PHOTOCOPY
PRESERVATION
COUNTERPART
WESTNIS & Russia Programs
Belarus
Moldova
Ukraine
Russian
Black
Federation
Sea
Russia
Ingushetia
North Ossesia Chechnya
Ukraine
Lake
Baykal
Georgia
Darhestan
Kazakhstan
Armenia
(Ara)
Moldova
Lake
See
Azerbaijan Casgion
Balkbash
Sea
Uzbekistan
Belarus
Turkmenistan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
PHOTOCOPY
PRESERVATION
Counterpart
Foundation, Inc.
Celebrating
30
years of
development
PHOTOCOPY
PRESERVATION
CSC / WESTNIS Personnel
COUNTERPART Service Center
Ukraine / CSC
Regional HQ
COUNTERP
Regional NGO Center
Charlotte Watson
Regional Director
Foundation
Flemming Heegaard
P
ioneering the first COUNTERPART
Program & Finance Director
Service Center (CSC) in Kiev,
8B Staronavodnytska St., #71
Ukraine in 1993 the CSC has
Kiev, Ukraine 252015
quickly become a strong resource for local
t. (380.44) 294.8954
f. (380.44) 295.8961
and international non-governmental
Email [email protected]
organizations (NGOs), the United States
Agency for International Development
Belarus / CSC
(USAID) and the people of Ukraine.
Nina Yefimova
Expanded in 1994 to include satellite
Co-Director
centers in Moldova and Belarus, the CSCs
Cynthia Bowes
provide training and institution building
Co-Director
16 Karalya St., #201
services to hundreds of local organizations.
Minsk, Belarus 220004
To date, over 1500 NGOs and associations
t. (375.172) 20.5555
throughout WESTNIS have been identified
f. (375.172) 20.2551
and added to COUNTERPART's NGO
Email [email protected]
COUNTE
database, forming vital linkages and
Moldova / CSC
Service Ce
partnerships for program cooperation and
sustainability. Other functions of the CSCs
Svitlana Arionescu
Pr
Co-Director
include: one-on-one counseling of NGO
Richard Kimball
Bel
leaders; hosting collaborative and
Co-Director
informational monthly meetings for local
77 Stephan cel Mare St., #17
Molo
NGOs, international PVOs and donor
Chisinau, Moldova 277012
agencies; and coordination of special
t. (3732) 22.34.71
f. (3732) 22.76.93
Ukr
projects on behalf of USAID and others.
Email [email protected]
Washington, D.C. Headquarters
Founded in 1965 as The Foundation for the
Peoples of the South Pacific,
Karen L. Sherman
COUNTERPART is a Private Voluntary
Director, CIS Programs
Organization (PVO), supporting the
Michael S. Bowers
creation and development of strong local
Project Officer, CSC
institutions capable of meeting local and
regional needs. COUNTERPART is tax-
910 17th Street NW Ste. 328
Funded by the
exempt under U.S. IRS code 501(c)(3).
Washington, DC 20006 USA
U.S. Agency for International
t. 202/296.9676 f. 202/296.9679
Email [email protected]
USAID
Development
COUNTERPART Service Centers (CSCs) are
Program Goal & Purpose: The development of a vibrant, effective non-governmental sector, as a critical
located in the Western Newly Independent States
element in the formation of a civil society in the countries of WESTNIS.
(WESTNIS) of Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine.
A framework of services
Seed Grants
WESTNIS Countries
An integral part of COUNTERPART's insti-
tution building efforts is a small grants pro-
Belarus
Ukraine
Training &
gram to enable NGOs to develop services
Technical Assistance
Seed Grants
or products which target the neediest of the
ESTDNIA
population; such as children, the handi-
Pstor
Institutional Development
capped, elderly, women and the unem-
LATVIA
Moscow
ployed. To date, 14 organizations have re-
This
$
S
ceived CSC seed grants including: the
IANIA
U
Drsin
Humanitarian
Ukrainian Social Rehabilitation Center now
Viaks
Minsk
Assistance
making prostheses for children and war vet-
BELARUS
Valomen
erans, Drugs - a Moldovan pharmacological
(BELORUSSIA)
information center for hospitals and doctors,
The Crimean Tartar Women's League - re-
Training & Technical Assistance
viving traditional crafts for export and creat-
Riev
ing new sources of employment, and the
COUNTERPART's demand-driven training
Belarussian Cerebral Palsy Association -
Dneprapotravsk
programs provide essential skills necessary
serving children with motor disabilities.
ORO?
for NGO institutional development and
was
strengthening, such as goal setting, project
Humanitarian Assistance
AUTOW
design, fundraising, strategic planning, lead-
COUNTERPART's Humanitarian Assis-
ali
Tirge
Mucs
A
A
ership and financial management. Selected
N
tance Program (CHAP), is designed to ac-
training results include:
Yes,
celerate the institutional development of
%
Bucharest
over 1,000 WESTNIS NGOs trained;
NGOs, through the distribution of selected
Bacuresti
Company
$
BLACK
over 1,300 NGO leaders who partici-
excess property, equipment and goods from
pated in seminars and workshops;
closing U.S. military bases in Europe. Dis-
canson
a cadre of 34 Belarussian, Moldovan
tributed items include: furniture, machinery,
Moldova
and Ukrainian professional trainers
scientific instruments, tools and medical
supplies. COUNTERPART's humanitarian
As a result of COUNTERPART-sponsored
A successful model
and disaster relief efforts in the region last
training in the areas of project design, man-
year resulted in the distribution of several
Other NIS NGO support programs offered
agement and fundraising, more than 200
million dollars worth of commodities to
by COUNTERPART in
NGOs have received grants from local and
needy groups.
Russia & Central Asian Republics
international donors.
ACHIEVEMENTS
CHAP OFFICES
Counterpart
To date, CHAP has acquired and
WESTNIS / Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine
distributed more than $10 million worth
Foundation, Inc.
Brian Propp
of goods and equipment to recipients in
Director, CHAP/WESTNIS
8B Staronavodnytska St., #67
the New Independent States of the former
Kiev 252015, Ukraine
Soviet Union. Now in its second year of
tel/fax (380.44) 230.2346
(380.44) 296.8385
activity, program achievements include:
email: [email protected]
Assisting more than 300
Caucasus & Central Asia
CHAP
organizations serving nearly one
million constituents with donations
Rebecca Bryan
used to establish, expand, and sustain
Regional Director, Caucasus
Rcheulishivili 28
operations.
Tbilisi 38009, Georgia
tel (995.32) 22.12.84
fax(995.32) 22.67.12
Distributing more than $840,000 in
email: [email protected]
emergency relief materials, including
rations, bedding, and patient care
Europe
items, to flood victims throughout
Counterpart
Steve Lahti
Moldova in 1994, and Kharkiv,
Operations Manager
Ukraine in 1995.
Fliederweg 18, D-65201
Humanitarian
Wiesbaden, Germany
tel (49.611) 25624
Assistance
Coordinating deliveries of an
fax (49.611) 25699
email: [email protected]
ambulance, medical consumables,
Programs
clothing, and furniture by USAFR
United States
C-5 aircraft authorized under the
Denton Amendment Program.
Kevin Rupy
Material Operations Director
Through Denton, CHAP has
5434 Gladewright Drive
arranged donation of nearly 150 tons
Centreville, VA 22020
tel (703) 266.0858
of DoD excess property in 1995.
fax (703) 266.0967
email: [email protected]
Supporting the start-up of three
regional private farmers' equipment
U.S. Headquarters
maintenance centers in Ukraine with
Gregory Touma
hand tools, vehicles, shop and other
Director, CHAP
COUNTERPART Foundation, Inc.
capital equipment.
910 17th Street NW Ste. 328
Washington, DC 20006 USA
t. 202/296.9676 f. 202/296.9679
email [email protected]
December, 1995
CHAP
RECIPIENTS:
DONATIONS:
Counterpart's Humanitarian Assistance
orphanages
patient care supplies
Program (CHAP) distributes donated
hospitals and clinics
clinical furniture
commodities to partner organizations in
schools
developing regions to meet critical
associations for the disabled
school furniture and supplies
humanitarian and technical assistance needs.
private farmers' associations
medical diagnostic equipment
These partnerships in turn strengthen local
environmental associations
beds and bedding
capabilities, accelerating the development of
military dependents
clothing and sleeping bags
civil societies.
veterans groups
appliances
youth groups
CHAP is a full service commodity
shop tools and machinery
other social service providers
distribution program. From conducting
vehicles
needs assessments to monitoring end-use,
CHAP staff acquires, stages, transports,
receives and distributes materials. Ready to
respond to emergency situations, CHAP also
maintains a stock of disaster relief supplies.
CHAP Activities
CHAP targets medical and other
special care needs of vulnerable groups,
Value of Donations
including the elderly, the destitute, the
$5
chronically ill, the disabled and orphans.
Other beneficiaries include non-
$4
governmental organizations committed to
strengthening democratic institutions and
U.S. Dollars
1994
(Millions)
$3
market economies.
$2
1995
CHAP acquires its commodities
mainly from U.S. Department of Defense
$1
TOTAL
(DoD) excess stocks. CHAP's activities are
principally sponsored by the U.S.
$0
Russia
Moldova
Armenia
Department of State and the U.S. Agency for
Ukraine
Belarus
Georgia
International Development (USAID).
Country
Founded in 1965 as The Foundation for the Peoples of
the South Pacific, Counterpart is a Private Voluntary
Participating Countries: Armenia, Belarus, Georgia,
Organization (PVO) supporting the creation and
development of strong local institutions capable of
Kazakstan*, Laos*, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam*
meeting local and regional needs. Counterpart is tax
exempt under IRS Code 501(C)(3).
* Start-up activities in progress
Highlights (cont'd)
CONSORTIUM FIELD OFFICES
COUNTERPART
CNFA has facilitated partnerships between the
CENTRAL ASIA Regional Headquarters
CONSORTIUM
Oregon Farm Bureau and the Private Farmers
Leonard Klein, Regional Director
Association (PFA) of Osh, Kyrgyzstan; the
Vinogradov UI. 49/22 - Almaty, Kazakstan
Indiana Farm Bureau and the PFA of Taldy-
tel. 73272-631-840 fax 73272-638-268
korgan, Kazakstan; and the Kentucky Farm
email [email protected]
Bureau with the PFA of Fergana, Uzbekistan.
Jay Cooper, Counterpart Director
These are the first steps in the development of
tel. 73312-221-591 fax 73312-226-866
a network of farmers' associations serving and
email [email protected]
advocating on behalf of the rural population.
Thomas Carmody, Citizens Network Director
Aid to Artisans has stimulated interest in a
tel-fax/email 73312-221-591/[email protected]
Pushkin UI. 78 - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
variety of Central Asian crafts at the New York
Gift Show. Its product development and
Melanie Reimer, Counterpart Director
marketing efforts in Central Asia are
email [email protected]
revitalizing traditional crafts while stimulating
Karla Hostetler, Aid to Artisans Director
email:[email protected]
the creation of associations of artisans. ATA
Melissa Brill, Goodwill Representative
fairs and exhibits have generated over $30,000
Abdullah Kodiry UI. 11 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
in sales for Central Asian artisans.
tel. 73712-412-878 fax 73712-412-149
Goodwill/Tashkent was established and regi-
stered as a local NGO. Its partner, Goodwill
Rennie Smith, Country Representative
18 Rudakki - Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Industries of Indiana, has donated 33,000 lbs.
CENTRAL ASIA
tel. 3772-215-857 [email protected]
of clothing for local sale to support job training
and placement for people with disabilities.
U.S. HEADQUARTERS
Similar partnerships are planned for Almaty,
Arlene Lear, Director, Central Asia Division
COUNTERPART Foundation
Kazakstan and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
910 17th Street, N.W. Suite 328
Two specialists from the SATR Disabled
NGO Support Initiative
Washington, DC 20006
Children's Center in Almaty (a Counterpart
tel. 202/296.9676 fax 202/296.9679
grantee) met with a range of public and private
email [email protected]
Kazakstan Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan
agencies in Pennsylvania involved in early
Tajikistan Turkmenistan
intervention programs. According to Suzanne
Shaw of the Pennsylvania Department of
Founded in 1965 as the Foundation for
Education, "They were afforded extraordinary
the Peoples of the South Pacific,
access to the workings of state level
COUNTERPART is a Private Voluntary
administration and saw first hand how to avoid
Organization (PVO), supporting the
mistakes when setting up a new system."
creation and development of strong local
SATR is now implementing diagnosis and
institutions capable of meeting local and
USAID
Funded by the
treatment programs applying the U.S.
regional needs. COUNTERPART is tax-
U.S. Agency for International
Development
methodologies and aggressively working to
exempt under U.S. IRS code 501(c)(3).
*******
promote disability rights.
Counterpart Consortium
Program
Highlights
The Counterpart Consortium will accomplish
Supported by a grant from the U.S. Agency
In its first year of activity, program
for International Development (USAID), the
its goals by:
achievements include:
Counterpart Consortium's Non-Governmental
More than 400 NGOs from the five Central
training indigenous NGOs on critical topics in
Organization (NGO) Support Initiative for
Asian Republics have received training on
non-profit management, with a focus on effective-
Central Asia fosters the creation of democratic
ness and sustainability;
NGO management and project design
and sustainable indigenous NGOs able to ex-
through a cadre of eleven local in-house
press citizens' interests, provide services to
promoting and facilitating information ex-
trainers.
vulnerable groups in the population, and work
change and partnerships among local NGOs
A region-wide database on local NGOs is
and with international organizations;
in sectors critical to the economic, political and
continuously being updated, facilitating
social development of the region.
offering a number of different small grant
linkages and partnerships among themselves
programs to qualified Central Asian NGOs,
and with counterparts in Europe, the NIS
The Counterpart Consortium is:
which consist of the following elements:
and the USA.
COUNTERPART FOUNDATION, INC., a U.S.
80 Seed, Challenge, and Partnership Grants
Seed Grants: providing Central Asian
have been awarded, totaling over $565,000.
NGO with 30 years of experience managing
NGOs who meet eligibility criteria with
The Challenge Grant program has generated
civic, social, and economic development pro-
grants of up to $15,000 per NGO, to fi-
some $116,000 in corporate contributions to
jects with partner NGOs in emerging democra-
nance membership development, essential
NGOs. Chevron is one of the U.S.
cies around the world, and the lead organiza-
furnishings and supplies; specialized advi-
corporations operating in Central Asia
tion in the Consortium.
sory services, modest communications,
which is participating along with local
limited management support and project
corporations in this program. Chevron has
AID TO ARTISANS (ATA), a U.S. NGO with
implementation;
already contributed to the strengthening of
an 20-year record in development of crafts-
five Central Asian NGOs on a matching
based micro-enterprises in cooperation with in-
Partnership Grants: providing up to
basis with Counterpart. The first Challenge
digenous NGOs in more than 30 countries.
$25,000 to Central Asian partners for the
Grant of $10,000 was awarded to the
purpose of strengthening their ability to
Special Olympics team of Kazakstan,
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL,
serve their members and beneficiaries in a
enabling 48 athletes and 16 support staff to
a U.S. NGO with 92 years of experience in
sustainable way;
participate in the World Special Olympics
perfecting a model of community self-help for
held in Connecticut in July 1995.
special needs populations which links voca-
Corporate Challenge Grants: pro-
Together with the American Legal
tional training and small business.
viding an incentive for corporate support
Consortium, Counterpart co-sponsored a
of the NGO sector to match USAID fund-
regional conference on "NGOs and the Law
THE CITIZENS NETWORK FOR FOREIGN
ing of local NGO projects on a 50-50 basis
in Central Asia." This historic conference
AFFAIRS (CNFA). a U.S. NGO with an un-
up to a maximum of $10,000 per project.
brought together representatives of NGOs
and governments from all five countries of
matched record in building partnerships sup-
Central Asia for the first time to discuss
porting rural development and food systems re-
sensitive topics related to the legal
structuring in the CIS.
Revised 4/96
environment for NGOs.
Over 50 NGOs comprise Rossiskaya
COUNTERPART Russia Personnel
Zabota's growing network of social
service providers.
Rossiskaya Zabota
COUNTERPART
Russian Care Achievements
Andrei Stepanov
Foundation, Inc.
Director
Creation of four small-scale enterprises;
Vozdvizhenka Ulitsa, Dom 9
a sewing center and three bakeries,
Moscow, Russia 121019
providing full and part-time jobs for 50
military wives — all of whom were
t. (7095) 290.0761
f. (7095) 290.0703
previously unemployed.
email [email protected]
Delivery of more than 5,000 toys to
orphans, handicapped and hospitalized
children through the Toys-for-Tots®
Civic Initiatives Program (CIP)
Program.
Janet McCollum
Distribution of Department of Defense
Co-Director
excess property from U.S. Military bases
in Germany, including over 2.4 million
Galina Negrustueva
dollars worth of medical consumables
Co-Director
R
and supplies to hospitals and clinics
ussia
throughout Russia.
Civic Initiatives Program Center
Training for more than four hundred
13/2 Ordzhonikidze Ulitsa, 15th floor
Russian women in various facets of
Moscow, Russia 117071
micro and small business development.
t. (7095) 958.2172
f. (7095) 958.5130
Pilot Project Highlights
email [email protected]
Programs
After only six months of production, the first
pilot project, a sewing center on the military
& Initiatives
base of Zarya, was operating at a 25%
COUNTERPART DC Headquarters
profitability rate. Under the direction of Lilia
Matveytchuk, the Center has diversified its
Karen L. Sherman
product line and expanded into new
Director, CIS Programs
markets.
Kimberli Brown
The second pilot project - a bakery at
Project Officer, Russia
Murmansk-150 - is providing bread to the
local community of 28,000, and currently
employing 18 military wives. The bakery's
COUNTERPART Foundation, Inc.
management team was recently able to
910 17th Street NW Ste. 328
obtain additional credit for expansion.
Washington, DC 20006 USA
Funded by the
t. 202/296.9676 f. 202/296.9679
U.S. Agency for International
email [email protected]
USAID
Development
C
OUNTERPART
Founded in 1965 as The Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific, COUNTERPART is a Private
Voluntary Organization (PVO) supporting the creation and development of strong local institutions capable
began working in Russia in 1991 with
of meeting local and regional needs. COUNTERPART is tax exempt under IRS Code 501(c)(3).
the goal of contributing to the develop-
ment of a pluralistic, civil society. To-
wards that end, COUNTERPART has
Civic Initiatives Program / CIP
Enterprise Development.
undertaken several key program initia-
Promoting an environment conducive to the
for Russian Women
tives promoting democratic and eco-
dévelopment of an effective non-profit, non-
Funded by the Eurasia Foundation and co-
nomic reform in Russia.
governmental sector, COUNTERPART
sponsored by the Women's Union of Russia
manages the training and information ser-
and World Bank, COUNTERPART's
Rossiskaya Zabota / Russian Care
vices component of the USAID-funded
September 1994 Women's Labor and Train-
Civic Initiatives Program (CIP). CIP is a
ing Conference brought together over 160
In full partnership
consortium-wide effort led by Save the Chil-
women from 60 regions of Russia for a
with the charitable
dren Federation, Educational Development
three-day conference on the "Role of
nonprofit foundation
RU
Center, Johns Hopkins University, Center
Women in Rebuilding the Russian Econ-
Rossiskaya Zabota
CARE
for Democracy, Citizens Network for For-
omy." Russian and American presenters
or Russian Care,
eign Affairs, and Fund for Democ-
shared information on a range of subjects,
an indigenous non-
racy/ECHO. COUNTERPART provides a
from women's labor issues to concrete busi-
governmental organization (NGO) which
comprehensive program of training and ca-
ness skills to current employment data.
services the dislocated families of the
pacity building support through:
Workshops focused on basic business prin-
Russian military, COUNTERPART has:
Seminars, workshops, & conferences
ciples, creating and managing a small busi-
Provided marketable business skills
in the areas of leadership and team-
ness, access to financial services and other
and income-generating opportunities
work, strategic business planning, finan-
topics. Building upon the success of the
through employment training for
cial and administrative management,
conference, COUNTERPART expanded its
military wives;
fundraising and advocacy.
business training program for women en-
Increased the capacity and viability of
Institutional links with ORT/Russia,
trepreneurs to six locations throughout the
the Russian Care organization through
providing technical computer training,
Russian Federation. In the Russian Far
broad staff restructuring, technical
and Johns Hopkins University/Institute
East, new emphasis is placed on the cre-
for Policy Studies, through a training of
ation of Women's Business Associations to
assistance and training;
trainers program designed to increase
provide on-going support for women-owned
Built a supportive network of
sustainable training capabilities among
businesses, revolving loan funds to provide
partners and resources, including local
Russian non-profits.
access to credit for women entrepreneurs
and foreign NGOs, PVOs, hospitals,
A resource center that serves as a lo-
and financial and business management
governments and businesses;
cal base for communication, database
training to transfer concrete business skills
Customized programs and services
management and information exchange
and experience.
which offer social, financial and
established, specifically to service Rus-
humanitarian support to Russian
sian non-profit/NGOs.
military families.
COUNTERPART
Foundation, Inc.
AUSTRALIA BELARUS CANADA Fir KAZAKHSTAN KIRIBATI KYRGYZSTAN MOLDOVA PAPUA NEW GUINEA RUSSIA SAMOA SOLOMONS TAJIKISTAN TONGA TURKMENISTAN U.S.A. U.K. UKRAINE UZBEKISTAN VANUATU
Fact Sheet
CSC/Counterpart Service Center
Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine
HISTORY
Since 1993, COUNTERPART Service Centers (CSCs) in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine, have
played an instrumental role in strengthening the non-governmental sector and fostering
sustainable linkages among international organizations, donors, businesses, governments and
the local NGO community. Due to the success of the program, the $3 million dollar plus
USAID-funded project was awarded a third amendment in December 1995 to extend the
project until October 1996.
MISSION
The development of a vibrant, effective non-governmental sector, as a critical element in the
formation of a civil society in the countries of Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine.
SCOPE
The NGO support centers provide a broad range of services to the local NGO communities,
including training and technical assistance, seed grants, and humanitarian assistance. In
addition, COUNTERPART regularly sponsors monthly forums for local NGOs, international
PVOs and donors as well as collaborates with other international development and relief
agencies in the region. Special projects include: small business development, distribution of
U.S. commodities, disaster relief, and returning refugee concerns.
STAFF
COUNTERPART employs a highly qualified and diverse team of local hires and U.S. staff
in all three countries. Regionally coordinated from Kiev/Ukraine, satellite program offices are
located in Chisinau/Moldova and Minsk/Belarus, with representative offices in Kharkiv and
L'viv, Ukraine.
IMPACT
Quantified/ Highlights:
More than 200 NGOs received grants from local donors as a result of
COUNTERPART sponsored training in the areas of project design and
management, fundraising and proposal development;
Developed and trained a cadre of 34 local professional trainers who are
contracted by CSCs and other international and local agencies to conduct
institutional development and program design workshops;
Celebrating
1,500 NGOs and associations throughout WESTNIS have been
30
identified and added to an NGO database which is used for networking
purposes;
years of
Over 1,500 NGO leaders trained.
development
Founded in 1965 as The Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific
Tax exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)
Seed Grants
A
S part of COUNTERPART's program in WESTNIS, the CSC administers a seed grant program
for non-governmental organizations. Grants may be awarded to individual NGOs or to NGOs
in partnership with an American or European PVO. The objective of the seed grant program is to
support the activities of NGOs which: meet the needs and provide services to populations experiencing
hardship as a result of the breakdown of social services in the former Soviet Union, such as (but not
limited to) infants and children, the handicapped, orphans, the elderly, women and unemployed. In
addition, CSC seed grants represent a direct investment in the development of income-generating,
employment opportunities for local NGOs.
Below is a sample listing of the grants awarded by COUNTERPART as of 4.96, with an approximate
total of $600,000 distributed.
Ukralne
Services for the Disabled
Social Rehabilitation Centre for the Union of Afganistan Veterans
Creating a sustainable factory to produce prosthetic devices for persons of
disability in the community.
Sozarin - The Center for Social Defense and Rehabilitation of Invalids
Providing prosthesis and special clothing to a target group of women, who
have survived radical mastectomies in Ukraine and other WESTNIS
countries. The NGO will import and custom fit prostheses, initially in L'viv,
later in Western Ukraine.
Democratic Reform
Journal of Political Thought
The Journal of Political Thought is dedicated to public discussions of
democratic reform in Ukraine, which are then published locally in newsletters
and books. In addition, the Journal currently has a subscription list of 800 in
the United States and Europe.
Youth
Association of Teachers and Social Workers - Vega
Primary goal of NGO is to provide assistance and education to young women
through international seminars, and a youth center.
Celebrating
Compass
30
A children's youth club helping needy children to attend educational camps
which stress environmental and youth issues.
years of
development
CSC Fact / 2
Ukraine cont.
Employment Creation and Training for Women
The Crimean Tatar Women's League
Assisting with the re-birth of traditional crafts and economic abilities of the
Crimean Tartars who are returning to Ukraine. Employment of up to 20 local
villagers.
Soyuz Ukrainok
With a grant from Counterpart, Soyuz Ukrainok fosters formation of public
organizations and associations in Ukraine through education and
informational resources. The group specifically provides business training
for Ukrainian women.
Chornobyl
Chornobyl Union
A Counterpart grant has allowed this NGO to procure mini-processors for
two village dairies in the radiation contaminated area. These micro-dairies,
employing 18 villagers so far, pasteurize, remove radiation from milk and
produce butter.
Moldova
Environmental Awareness
Altair
The environmental advocacy group Altair received a Counterpart seed grant to help
publish a newsletter promoting public awareness of environmental and social issues.
Altair is transmitting the newsletter in hard copy and via E-mail in English, Russian
and Moldovan languages to a growing list of organizations throughout the NIS.
Medical Services
The Pharmacological Information Center / Drugs
With a grant from Counterpart - this group has quickly become a major source of
critical information to the medical community of Moldova, providing
pharmacological information and training to physicians and hospital staff. With an
information center and workshops for physicians in different locations throughout
the country, 'Association Drugs' has recently won an exclusive contract with the
government of Moldova to continue services beyond the end of the grant project.
The Association Narcologia
This association is creating and implementing a drug detoxification and rehabilitation
center within the capital city. As part of an educational program, Narcologia will
also go to schools to present drug abuse prevention seminars.
Celebrating
30
years of
development
CSC Fact / 3
Moldova cont.
Employment Creation and Training
The Artisan Union of Moldova
The Artisan Union helps preserve traditional culture and craft by employing local
villagers to teach traditional techniques to the young, and by accessing regional and
international markets. The Union currently employs over forty crafts persons and has
trained an additional sixty from neighboring villages via a partnership with the
Moldovan Ministry of Labor.
The National Center of Volunteering
With a Counterpart seed grant, The Volunteer Center is creating a vocational school
for teenagers from underprivileged families to help them acquire the job skills
necessary in fields such as cosmetology, plumbing, secretarial work and electricians.
Disabled Children
BIOS
Dedicated to training disabled children of all ages in artisan crafts - such as toy
fabrications, small household items and dry flower compositions - BIOS allows
children with disabilities the opportunity to sell their creations and build self-esteem.
Belarus
Services for the Disabled
Belarusian Charity Society - Phoenix
With a grant from Counterpart, Phoenix is creating a labor exchange in Minsk among
invalids in an effort to reduce unemployment among the physically-challenged. The
group also provides legal and medical consulting services. Future goals include
expansion throughout Belarus and the creation of enterprises comprised of
handicapped owners and employees.
Belarusian Association of Assistance for Children with Disabilities
This association, formed by the parents of children with cerebral palsy and other
neuro-motor deficiencies, opened a rehabilitation center specifically designed for
disabled children. With innovative ideas such as using Russian cosmonaut suits to
aid children during physical therapy, initial success of the center and the children's
improvement has been encouraging.
Youth
Coordinating Center of Social Psychological Educational Service
This project has brought Western European and North American educational
materials to professionals working with youth in the fields of social and
psychological welfare. The project will design and implement educational seminars,
Celebrating
after which participants will create and implement projects oriented towards youth
in six regional Belarusian community centers.
30
years of
development
CSC Fact / 4
COUNTERPART
Foundation, Inc.
AUSTRALIA BELARUS CANADA Fir KAZAKHSTAN KIRIBATI KYRGYZSTAN MOLDOVA PAPUA NEW GUINEA RUSSIA SAMOA SOLOMONS TAJIKISTAN TONGA TURKMENISTAN U.S.A. U.K. UKRAINE UZBEKISTAN VANUATU
Fact Sheet
Russian Care
Russian Federation
CARE
HISTORY
Through a grant from World Learning, Inc. in 1993, Counterpart in partnership with an
indigenous Russian non-governmental organization - Rossiskaya Zabota or Russian Care - -
initiated a project to support the dislocated families of the Russian military. Building upon
the initial half-million dollar grant, the partners have leveraged an additional 1.7 million
dollars in financial & in-kind contributions to the program. Upon completing project activities
in December 1995 - Counterpart and Russian Care will continue to operate in partnership
throughout the Russian Federation.
MISSION
To support and enhance the development of a sustainable, self-help oriented, private network
of social services for the children and families of dislocated and demobilized military
servicemen, by strengthening the institutional and programmatic ability of Russian Care.
SCOPE
Through staff development to direct investment in pilot projects to humanitarian aid for
children, Counterpart has worked to increase the viability and capacity of its local partner to
design, implement and monitor its own programs. For example, the creation of the newest
pilot project - - a bakery in Kaliningrad - - was handled primarily by Rossiskaya Zabota's staff
with oversight from Counterpart. In addition, through activities undertaken during the joint
project, Rossiskaya Zabota was able to expand its medical program to include nine medical
partners which were willing to offer their services free of charge to children of the military in
remote garrisons as well as central Moscow.
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
With a grant from the Eurasia Foundation - Counterpart sponsored a variety of skill training
programs for Russian women entrepreneurs. The program, while Counterpart managed,
enhanced the partnership by training more than 300 women throughout Russia, including 134
military wives, in small business and microenterprise development techniques.
IMPACT
Business
Development
designed four small-scale enterprises, three bakeries and a sewing center,
to create alternate sources of income and employment opportunities;
Job Creation
employed over 60 previously unemployed military wives or dependents;
New Skills
Celebrating
trained over 400 Russian women, including 236 military wives, in the
following areas: NGO management, business development, computer
30
training, and outreach and counseling techniques for social workers;
Aid
distributed over 2.4 million dollars worth of humanitarian goods and
materials to orphanages, hospitals and medical clinics;
years of
Russian Care
emerged as a more effective, self-sufficient social service provider.
development
Founded in 1965 as The Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific
Tax exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)
PILOT PROJECT
HIGHLIGHTS
Zarya
The first pilot project, a sewing center, has created and sold more than 500
garments to date, with a 25% profit margin. The Center has diversified its
product line, expanded into new markets, and created a network of 22
distributors and retailers as well as its own on-site shop. Currently employing
13, the Center would like to expand its operations to include up to 40 women
working out of their homes. Also in 1996, the Center will use the bulk of its
profits to maintain a full-time Social Support Center to support the wives and
families of the military; a psychologist for the center and volunteers have
already been identified and received training in crisis counseling and social
work.
Murmansk
The first bakery of the joint project is profitable and recently received credit
from the local administration to expand its operations. The bakery produces
bread, moulder and cakes in bulk and per individual orders. With 15
employees, its own shop and evening sales through stores in the city, the
business is doing extremely well and will be hiring additional staff in 1996 to
increase its level of production.
Yekaterinburg Operational in August 1995, the bakery, which has not yet reached its full
capacity, is already turning a profit and employing 25 individuals - all
military dependents or former military personnel. Once the bakery reaches full
capacity, a percentage of its profits will be donated to the All Ural Center for
Social Readaptation of Former Military Servicemen. The All Ural Center will
use the funds to create a Social Support Center similar to the Zarya model.
Kaliningrad
The final bakery created under the joint project will begin operations in
February 1996. The bakery's management team has already secured a contract
to supply a local company with 10 stores with as much bread as the bakery can
produce -- approximately 1.5 tons in the first quarter. By the end of the first
two quarters of production, the bakery will have opened its own shop,
increased the number of employees from 12 to 17 and increased production
from 1.5 tons to up to 3 tons a day.
Celebrating
30
years of
development
Russia Fact /2
COUNTERPART
Foundation, Inc.
AUSTRALIA BELARUS CANADA Fir KAZAKHSTAN KIRIBATI KYRGYZSTAN MOLDOVA PAPUA NEW GUINEA RUSSIA SAMOA SOLOMONS TAJIKISTAN TONGA TURKMENISTAN U.S.A. U.K. UKRAINE UZBEKISTAN VANUATU
Fact Sheet
CIP/Civic Initiatives Program
Russian Federation
HISTORY
Launched in September 1994, Civic Initiatives Program (CIP) is a consortium effort led by
Save the Children Federation, COUNTERPART, Center for Democracy, Educational
Development Center, Johns Hopkins University, Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs, and
Fund for Democracy/ECHO - providing coordinated assistance in fields which are critical
for strengthening public and non-profit organizations in Russia.
MISSION
The Civic Initiatives Program promotes the emergence of a free and stable non-governmental,
non-profit sector in a democratic civil society. The goal is to foster the creation of a favorable
environment for effective operation of the non-profit/non-governmental sector and the
development of mutually advantageous relations with business and government circles.
SCOPE
COUNTERPART manages the training and technical assistance component on behalf of the
CIP program, which provides legal, operational and social marketing expertise, as well as
financial support, to the Russian NGO sector. Serving as the primary coordination mechanism
for a broad-based training agenda within the consortium, COUNTERPART delivers a
comprehensive program of institutional development and capacity building support through:
training workshops and seminars in the areas of: NGO management, volunteerism,
media interaction, fundraising, advocacy, and strategic planning;
an extensive resource center which maintains an interactive NGO database,
information, materials and services for local NGOs, in addition to providing support
for the regional CIP Resource Centers in Krasnodar and Novosibirsk;
training-of-trainers (TOT) program run by John's Hopkins University to create a
cadre of 30 trained local specialists who can provide training and technical support to
NGO leaders in the area of non-profit management beyond the life of the program;
technology transfer through ORT/Russia's specialized skills training including
financial management and programs for accountants, communications and networking,
high-tech and computer literacy courses, on-site consultations and support.
Celebrating
IMPACT
Organizational Development training:
615 trained
30
Computer training:
875 trained
TOT Program:
10 trainers
graduated
years of
development
Founded in 1965 as The Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific
Tax exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)
To:
Liz
Fr:
Ruby
Re:
Ukrainian Americans
Da: 11/4/94
Enclosed is the information you requested about prominent Ukrainian Americans.
The first list is from the Ukrainian National Association (I called and asked them for
a list to update our files in research -- I didn't mention anything about a state
dinner). The names on the second list were obtained primarily from recent news
articles, which I have attached. The OEOB Library is also ordering a book for me
that lists prominent Ukrainian Americans -- it should be here early next week.
Mclanne - we were really careful about this don't
worry.
Liz
11-04-1994 02:35PM FROM I INA-Washington. DC
TO
4562239 P.01/03
MEMORANDUM
MEMO TO:
Ruby Shamir
FROM:
Eugene Iwanciw
DATE:
November 4, 1994
VIA FAX: 3 pages
SUBJECT: List of Prominent Ukrainian Americans
I am including a list of some prominent Ukrainian-Americans including community leaders.
While we do not have the address for many of these individuals, we can get them if needed.
/ was uncertain how many names you wanted. If you need more, then please let me know.
COMMUNITY LEADERS:
Mrs. Ulana Diachuk
President, Ukrainian American Coordinating Council
President, Ukrainian National Association
30 Montgomery Street
Jersey City, NJ 07303
Mr. Askold Lozynsky, President
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Inc. (UCCA)
203 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10003
Most Reverend Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk
Ukrainian Catholic Church
815 North Franklin Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
Most Reverend Metropolitan Constantine
Ukrainian Orthodox Church
15157 Waterman Drive
South Holland, IL 60473
Pastor Volodymyr Domashovetz
All-Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Fellowship
34 Park Place
Morris Plains, NJ 07905
11-04-1994 02:36PM FROM I INA-lilashington DC
TO
4562239 P.02/03
Mr. Eugene Iwanciw
Director, Washington Office and
Member, Board of Directors
Ukrainian National Association
400 North Capitol Street, N.W.
Suite 859
Washington, DC 20001
Ms. Tamara Gallo, Director
Ukrainian National Information Service
214 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Suite 225
Washington, DC 20002
Mr. Ivan Oleksyn, President
Ukrainian Fraternal Association, Inc. (UFA)
440 Wyoming Avenue
Scranton, PA 18509
Mr. Dmytro Hryhorchuk, President
Ukrainian National Credit Union Association, Inc.
2351 West Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
Mrs. Anna Krawczuk, President
Ukrainian National Women's League of America, Inc.
108 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10003
Mr. Julian Kulas, Chairman
Ukrainian-American Democrats
2329 West Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
Mr. Taras Szmagala, Chairman
Ukrainian-American Republicans
10976 Tanager Trail
Brecksville, OH 44141
Mr. Walter Lupan, President
Ukrainian American Bar Association
20 North Main Street
Sherborn, MA 01770
Mr. Myroslaus Malaniak, President
Ukrainian American Veterans
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Buffalo, NY 14214
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HEADLINE: Ukraine aid committee holds second conclave
BYLINE: Hadzewycz, Roma
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Ukraine aid committee holds second conclave.
by Roma Hadzewycz
EAST HANOVER, N.J. -- During a time of changing priorities in Ukraine, the
Coordinating Committee to Aid Ukraine, a national organization that functions as a
facilitator for diverse assistance projects, held its second convention here on April
24-25 to elect new officers and determine the direction of its activity.
Delegates to the biennial meeting, who represented 20 branches and six affiliated
groups of the CCAU, also approved new by-laws for the organization, which has
now been recognized as a tax-exempt corporation under Section 501 (c) (3) of the
Internal Revenue Code
During the weekend convention, delegates and officers heard reports on various
programs instituted to help newly independent Ukraine and then discussed their
visions of where the Coordinating Committee to Aid Ukraine should focus its future
efforts.
Suggestions ranged from support for struggling cultural activists and artists in
Ukraine to establishment of an information center in Washington that would
elucidate Ukraine's positions before the U.S. government and other Western powers.
Other possibilities mentioned included assistance to democratic forces during
Parliamentary elections, contacts with Ukraine's Eastern diaspora and programs to
promote establishment of a market economy. There was broad support for a
suggestion made by the outgoing executive committee that the CCAU should open a
Kyyiv office in order to oversee its projects in Ukraine.
The convention re-elected much of the CCAU's executive and board of directors
and expanded the board from 16 to 30 members, thus ensuring a broader
representation of all the organization's branches and related groups.
Dr. Bohdan Burachinsky was re-elected CCAU president. Other executive officers
elected at the second convention are: Walter Baranetsky and Marta Shmigel,
vice-presidents; Rostyslav Milanych, treasurer; and Roman Andrushkiw, Roman
Voronka and Wolodymyr Wolowodiuk, members. All the officers, save for Mrs.
Shmigel, who is from Rochester, N.Y., are from northern New Jersey.
The organization's newly elected board of directors comprises the seven executive
officers plus the following persons from various parts of the United States: Bohdan
Washchynsky (North Port, Fla.), Michael Heretz (Albany, N.Y.), Bohdan Hnatiuk
(United Ukrainian American Relief Committee, Philadelphia), Ihor Gawdiak
(Washington), George Grabowicz (Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, Cambridge,
Mass.), Nicholas Deychakiwsky (Cleveland), Michael Korchinsky (Pittsburgh),
Alexander Kuzma (Hartford, Conn.), Anatol Lysyj (Minneapolis), Vasyl Markus
(Chicago), Ulana Mazurkevich (Philadelphia), Zenon Matkiwsky (Children of
Chornobyl Relief Fund, Short Hills, N.J.), Osyp Moroz (Kerhonkson, N.Y.), Christine
Melnyk (New Haven, Conn.), Nadia McConnell (Washington), John Oleksyn
(Ukrainian Fraternal Association, Scranton, Pa.), Natalia Pazuniak (Ukrainian Gold
Cross, Philadelphia), Walter Sochan (Ukrainian National Association, Jersey City,
N.J.), Lubomyr Tatuch (Detroit), Bohdan Tkachuk (Chicago), Eugene Fedorenko
(Educational Council, New York), Bohdan Futala (Los Angeles) and Myron
Woronowycz (Detroit).
Five persons were elected to the auditing committee: Wasyl Sosiak (New York),
Alexander Blahitka (UNA, Jersey City, N.J.), Damian Gecha (North Plainfield, N.J.),
Stephan Woroch (Foundation in Support of Diplomatic Missions of Ukraine,
Rutherford, N.J.) and Natalka Posiva (Trenton, N.J.)
Representatives of Ukraine
Among those attending the second convention of the Coordinating Committee to
Aid Ukraine were Dr. Ihor Yukhnovsky, an academician and member of Parliament,
and former first deputy prime minister of Ukraine, who delivered the keynote speech
during the convention banquet on Saturday evening. (See sidebar, page 4.) In brief
remarks during the convention's business sessions, Dr. Yukhnovsky promised to
assist the CCAU in establishing an office in Ukraine.
Also present were Dr. Oleh Bilorus, Ukraine's ambassador to the United States and
Ambassador Viktor Batiuk, envoy to the United Nations.
Dr. Bilorus addressed delegates during their concluding business session, focusing
his remarks on what he referred to as "a new period in Ukrainian-American relations
-- the post-Vancouver period." He cautioned his audience, "We must understand the
ramifications of this new period."
Ambassador Bilorus noted that the first conference of Ukraine's ambassadors was
recently held in Kyyiv to discuss the country's foreign relations strategy. During the
three-day meeting, he continued, "President Leonid Kravchuk stressed that the period
of naive romantic euphoria had mercilessly passed, and that very difficult work and
the battle for the existence of the Ukrainian state had begun."
"Russia simply cannot fathom the loss of Ukraine," Dr. Bilorus noted, adding that
"Rutskoi, Khasbulatov, Volsky, Baburin and Zhirinovsky are the forces behind such
thinking -- forces that cannot be taken lightly. "Direct, crude pressure is being exerted
on Ukraine regarding nuclear disarmament -- nothing else is even considered," the
ambassador said. "Economic warfare has now begun against Ukraine as Russia has
interrupted fuel supplies. Political warfare, too, is being conducted via an
information blockade and by means of direct informational warfare."
In the face of such great obstacles, Ambassador Bilorus emphasized, "We must
mobilize all our forces to make American society aware of Ukraine and its role in
today's world." To that end, he added, "we need a new political unity of Ukrainians
-- in Ukraine and in the diaspora, including those in the Eastern diaspora."
The new U.S. administration, Ambassador Bilorus commented, "has not moved
along the previously proclaimed path of partnership with Ukraine. This is the
reality." Ukraine, however, would like to proceed in developing relations with the
United States on the basis of a partnership. He concluded, "We believe that you, as
citizens of the United States, can help us achieve this."
Ambassador Bilorus also took time during his appearance to announce that two
Ukrainian Americans, Dr. Voronka and Dr. Taras Hunczak, have been selected to
receive the highest scholarly honor given by the government of Ukraine, the title of
"merited scientist of Ukraine." The formal presentation will take place in the near
future.
Convention's business sessions
The convention got under way with the election of a presidium -- comprising Dr.
voronka and Mr. Lysyj as co-chairmen, and Ms. Shmigel and Svitlana Andrushkiw as
secretaries, the reading of the minutes from the CCAU's founding convention, and a
report from the Verifications Committee which noted the presence of 55 delegates
holding 88 votes.
Dr. Burachinsky, CCAU president, delivered a report covering the activity of the
executive and its coordination of the activities of CCAU member-organizations'
activities. He noted the preparation of new by-laws, which had been approved by the
board of directors and the attainment of tax-exempt status, and the CCAU's
participation in various Ukrainian American community actions as well as in special
forums in Ukraine. Dr. Burachinsky also reported that it was the CCAU that had
given birth to the Foundation in Support of Diplomatic Missions of Ukraine, now a
separately incorporated entity registered with the Department of Justice.
His report noted funds appropriated through the CCAU to such programs as:
providing communications technology to democratic bloc organizations in Ukraine,
supporting a pro-independence vote in the 1991 referendum, purchasing paper for
publication of textbooks and newspapers, stipends for Ukrainian students and
farmers studying in the U.S., and donations to programs instituted by the
U.S.-Ukraine Foundation ($40,000) and the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
($15,000).
Vice-President/Treasurer Baranetsky reported total expenditures of $416,118.73 and
revenue of $871,092,28, leaving a balance of $454,973.55 in the organization's treasury.
He underlined that the organization had acted as a central clearinghouse for many
projects, but that individual branches contributed on their own to various other
projects.
Another noteworthy report was that of Mr. Wolowodiuk, director of the Fund to
Aid Schools in Ukraine, who highlighted the tremendous community response in
support of a project to bring new textbooks into Ukraine's schools. More than
$518,000 was raised for this program to provide elementary schools with readers and
primers, and, at a later date, history and literature textbooks as well.
Of the total raised, Mr. Wolowodiuk said the Lutheran ministry "Thoughts of Faith"
had donated $100,000, while the Miamibased Ukrainian American Association of
Seniors raised $250,000.
Dr. Andrushkiw, Chairman of the CCAU Commission on Education and Sciences,
delivered a brief report on efforts to enable students from Ukraine to study in the
United States, and multifaceted assistance to scholars in Ukraine.
Reports by branches and affiliates
Representatives of branches and affiliated organizations of the Coordinating
Committee also delivered reports on their specialized activities. Branches reporting
included: Detroit, Rochester, N.Y., Northern New Jersey, Hartford, Conn., Central
New Jersey, Metropolitan New York/New Jersey, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia,
Minnesota, Cherry Hill, N.J., Cleveland and California. Baltimore, Hudson Valley
(New York) and North Port, Fla., submitted only written reports.
Affiliated organizations reporting to the convention included: the U.S.-Ukraine
Foundation, Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund, Foundation in Support of Diplomatic
Missions of Ukraine, Americans for Democracy in Ukraine, Ukraine Aid/Rukh
Philadelphia, Educational Council (UCCA), Ukrainian Federation of Philadelphia,
Ukrainian Fraternal Association, Ukrainian Gold Cross, Harvard Ukrainian Research
Institute, Committee to Aid Zakarpattia, the Providence Association of Ukrainian
Catholics, and the Scholarship Fund of the Ukrainian American Professionals and
Businesspersons Association of New York and New Jersey.
Conclusion of proceedings
During its final session on Sunday morning, April 25, the convention approved a
series of resolutions that expressed the CCAU's support for President Leonid
Kravchuk, Prime Minister Leonid Kuchma and the members of Parliament who are
working toward buttressing the independent statehood of Ukraine and improving the
country's economy. The CCAU convention also pledged its continued support for the
process of democratization in Ukraine.
In conclusion, Dr. Burachinsky thanked the delegates for their vote of confidence
and pledged that the newly elected executive committee and board of directors
would take all the delegates' comments and suggestions under advisement and
would analyze new opportunities for activity as they emerge in Ukraine.
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HEADLINE: Ukrainian Americans meet with Clinton; discuss United States-Ukraine
relations
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Ukrainian Americans meet with Clinton; discuss United States-Ukraine. relations
WASHINGTON (UNAW) - President Bill Clinton met with leaders of the
Ukrainian American community on February 10 to discuss U.S.-Ukrainian relations.
Also at the White House meeting were Vice-President Al Gore, National Security
Advisor Anthony Lake and Ambassador Strobe Talbott, whose nomination for
deputy secretary of state is pending in the Senate.
Stating that "the relationships between the United States and Ukraine are at their
strongest point since 1991," the president outlined the progress in economic, political
and military relations between the two nations. He also mentioned that he had a
"very good meeting" with President Leonid Kravchuk and is "looking forward to
President Kravchuk's trip" to Washington on March 4.
Noting that the United States has "already approved and provided $175 million in
assistance to facilitate the dismantling of the nuclear weapons," President Clinton
stated that he expects "to almost double that amount when President Kravchuk is
here." He also announced that "we had decided to double our bilateral economic
assistance to Ukraine this year to more than $300 million."
Julian Kulas, chairman of the Ukrainian Americans for Clinton/Gore Committee in
1992, pointed out that the Ukrainian American community can be a bridge to
Ukraine. He stressed the community's great concern for the security of Ukraine,
pointing out that "nations in Eastern Europe look to Ukraine as a stabilizing
influence." Noting that "time is short," he urged that U.S. assistance be delivered to
Ukraine as quickly as possible.
Mr. Kulas presented the president, vice-president and the other administration
officials with a four-page position paper drafted by the community leadership. On
behalf of the community, he urged the president to sign the Charter of
American-Ukrainian Partnership, Friendship and Cooperation during President
Kravchuk's visit to the United States.
The president stated that he is very sensitive to Ukraine, noting that "the fate of
Ukraine is pivotal to any hopes of having a unified Europe" and that "all of Europe is
very sensitive to the long-term security of Ukraine." He also argued that he opposed
NATO membership for Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary because of his
concern about what would happen to Ukraine.
Vice-President Gore stated that the community has been "extremely effective in
getting the administration to focus on Ukraine," and he hopes that it will
be as effective in trying "to get Ukraine to change its macro-economics."
Askold Lozynsky, president of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America
(UCCA), urged the administration to consider helping Ukraine create a safety net for
people dislocated by economic reform. The president agreed with the need for such a
program, and stated that the Czech Republic is probably a better model for reform in
Ukraine than either the Russian or Polish model. He pointed out that slower
privatization and more foreign investment are needed.
With the departure of the president and vice-president, Mr. Lake and Ambassador
Talbott continued the discussions with the delegation. They were joined by Nicholas
Burns and Rose Gottemoeller, both of the National Security Council staff.
National Security Advisor Lake stated that "inflation clearly has to be addressed,"
since it can kill Ukraine's economy and political system. In response to a question
about linkage, he noted that support for the safety net was linked to economic reform
but not to ratification of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). He added,
however, that the signing of the charter was linked to NPT ratification.
Ambassador Talbott noted that Ukraine's security involves several layers and that
it is "important for the Russian Federation to accept unconditionally that borders are
inviolable."
In commenting on the meeting, Ulana Diachuk, president of both the Ukrainian
National Association (UNA) and the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council
(UACC), stated: "The meeting was a positive first step in the development of working
relations between the Clinton administration and our community. We are looking
forward to continuing this dialogue. Obviously, the positive steps that the
administration has taken toward Ukraine are welcome, especially in light of the
administration's focus on Russia only for the past year. We stressed and will continue
to stress the need for the immediate release of the promised assistance for Ukraine.
The situation in Ukraine has reached a critical state and economic assistance is
urgently needed."
After the meeting UNA Washington Office Director Eugene Iwanciw stated: "The
doubling of economic assistance to Ukraine to comply with the law passed last fall is
a welcome development in U.S.-Ukrainian relations. There is, however, continuing
concern about the lack of real security assurances for Ukraine. I have no doubt that
the letters and telegrams from our community to the White House and Congress
played a role in the convening of this meeting."
Other members of the Ukrainian delegation, numbering about 20, included UACC
Vice-President and Ukrainian Fraternal Association (UFA) President Ivan Oleksyn,
Bishop Basil Losten of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, Archbishop Constantine of the
Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, Ukrainian National Women's League of
America President Anna Kravchuk, Ukrainian American Bar Association President
Walter Lupan and UCCA Washington Office Acting Director Yuriy Holowinsky.
The delegation was welcomed to the White House by Philip Lader, the deputy
chief of staff for the president. Mr. Lader pointed out that he has Ukrainian ties, since
his father had emigrated from Ukraine in 1910.
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HEADLINE: The Ukrainian presence in the United States: Consulate General in New
York
BYLINE: Lew, Khristina
BODY:
The Ukrainian presence in the United States: Consulate General in New. York
The Ukrainian flag billows from the middle of a well-kept block on the East Side of
Manhattan near the United Nations. The flag signals Ukrainian presence behind
the doors of 240 E. 49th St. - the Consulate General in New York.
Inside, Consul Mykola Kyrychenko and Vice-Consul Evhen Korniychuk sit beyond
a glass customer counter, preparing visas for American and Ukrainian citizens
wishing to travel to Ukraine. Past the counter lies a door to the inner workings of
the Consulate General. The working of the Consulate General
New York City is home to 92 consulates general. (Consulates general must get
special permission from the U.S. government to operate.) Ukraine's Consulate General
is responsible for Ukrainian citizens residing either temporarily or permanently on
the territory of nine northern Atlantic states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. Its
staff comprises three diplomats - Consul Kyrychenko, Vice-Consul Korniychuk and
Consul General Viktor Kryzhanivsky - and six support staff.
Its mission, in the words of Consul General Kryzhanivsky, is "to unfold activity
with the goal of securing the protection of the rights and interest of Ukraine, its
citizens and juridical persons, and to assist in the development of close, harmonious
relations between Ukraine and the United States."
Mr. Kryzhanivsky recites a textbook definition of his responsibilities as Ukraine"s
consul general in New York, but in fact he manages to answer the telephone, sign a
document and greet a visitor all at once. A career diplomat since the 1960s with the
Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Ukrainian SSR and later independent Ukraine, Mr.
Kryzhanivsky most recently served as deputy permanent representative to the United
Nations.
While it would appear that much of the consul general's recent energies would be
focused on the renovations at Turtle By Gardens and his role as liaison between the
Ukrainian American community, the Turtle Bay Gardens Owners Association, the
general contractor and attorney, Mr. Kryzhanivsky and his staff in fact conduct an
overwhelming amount of consular business as usual. The Consulate General
provides services to the 992 Ukrainian citizens who
permanently reside in the nine states in its territory; encourages bilateral relations
between Ukraine and the United States by assisting in the development of economic
and political ties; clarifies Ukraine's position on political and economic issues; and
hosts numerous government and economic delegations, as well as the presidential
visit in March.
Mr. Kryzhanivsky's desk is submerged by letters from Ukrainians in Ukraine
requesting jobs in the United States or medical assistance for sick children. He tries to
match the letter writers' specific request with Ukrainian American organizations that
might be able to offer assistance, like the Ukrainian National Women's League of
America or Ukrainian American Social Services. More than once he is interrupted by
a telephone call requesting assistance in obtaining a visa.
The Consulate General, like most of Ukraine's diplomatic representations abroad, it
understaffed. Mr. Kryzhanivsky said it was possible that one more diplomat may
join the staff, but he did not appear confident that the addition would happen any
time soon.
In 1993 alone, the Consulate General's diminutive staff issued a staggering number
of visas to Ukraine - 10,000, notarized 5,160 documents and conducted 160 passport
operations, including 22 passport renewals and 24 certificates to return to Ukraine.
In the same year, 597 Ukrainians emigrated to the United States. Polling in New York
The Ukrainian representation also served as a polling station for the March 27
parliamentary elections, registering the 275 Ukrainian citizens in its territory casting a
ballot in the first round of voting, and the 149 Ukrainian citizens voting in the second
round. All Ukrainian citizens voting in New York, regardless of where they live in
Ukraine, were required to choose a people's deputy from District No 1, the
Artemivsky District of Kyyiv. Prior to the election, a bulletin board hanging in the
waiting room displayed candidates' biographies and platforms, giving voters an
opportunity to view their option before casting a ballot.
Consul Kyrychenko, who also serves as the head of the Electoral District
Committee, said the Consulate General will again serve as a polling station for the
presidential election, scheduled for June 26. As the Ukrainian president was charged
with creating electoral districts at Ukrainian diplomatic and consular representations
abroad, all Ukrainian citizens residing in the Consulate General's territory of the nine
northern Atlantic states will belong to electoral district no 1037, which corresponds to
electoral district No 26 in Kyyiv, he explained. Polling at 240 E. 49th St. will begin at
7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. on June 26. Candidates' biographies and platforms will
again be displayed in the waiting room. Open house
The Consulate General recently opened its doors to every person who contributed
financially to the purchase and renovation of its building. Mr. Kryzhanivsky
repeatedly comments on the generosity of the Ukrainian American community in
realizing the dream of a separate Ukrainian representation in New York. "This little
building is tremendously significant, because it was created solely by Americans of
Ukrainian descent," he said. That significance is made evident by a six-foot,
gold-toned plaque hanging in the waiting room., which showcases the names of
individuals and organizations that contributed to the
realization of the dream.
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HEADLINE: President opens Consulate General in New York City
BYLINE: Kolomayets, Marta
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President opens Consulate General in New York City.
by Marta Kolomayets
NEW YORK -- Calling it "an event of great significance," President Leonid
Kravchuk officially opened Ukraine's first Consulate General in North America,
located in New York's Turtle Bay Gardens Historic District, on Saturday afternoon,
March 5, to the applause of scores of Ukrainian American community activists who
made the idea a reality.
"The fact that a Consulate General of Ukraine opened in the largest American city
shows that our country is beginning to take on a key role in international relations,"
said Mr. Kravchuk, sharing a glass of champagne with Consul General Viktor
Kryzhanivsky.
"Our Washington discussions with the president and his administration, with
officials from the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and the WB (World Bank), and
with U.S. business leaders confirmed this.
"Both the domestic and foreign policies of the Ukrainian government have received
a positive response in the U.S. and American-Ukrainian relations have moved to a
new level of cooperation. The opening of this consulate should stimulate political,
economic and cultural contact between our nations," he stated.
However, Ukrainian American community leaders were a bit more cautious about
the meetings between Ukrainian and U.S. government officials, opting to take a
wait-and-see-attitude on the development of future relations.
"I'm pleased that communication has been established and the two sides signed
documents of cooperation," said Ulana Diachuk, the president of both the Ukrainian
American Coordinating Council and the Ukrainian National Association.
"On the other hand, nothing will be delivered to Ukraine until it shows it is serious
about reforms. Every bit of aid is predicated on Ukraine's program of privatization
and economic transformation," she said.
"Mr. Kravchuk told us that by the end of 1994, all small and medium-sized
privatization should be completed; he even alluded to the fact that a few large
enterprises would also be completed," said Askold Lozynskyj, the president of
the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America.
"But these are just words. Some privatization has taken place, but I understand that
a credit was issued by the Ukrainian government recently to a bankrupt enterprise,"
he explained.
U.S. government officials have termed 1994 the "Year of Ukraine," observed Mr.
Lozynskyj, concerned that these labels are but empty promises. "The $700 million is
just fluff and that money may also include funds earmarked for Belarus and
Moldova, as part of a $45 million enterprise fund," he said.
But the whirlwind events on Saturday -- the consulate opening, a reception for
Ukrainian Americans and diplomats at the United Nations, followed by an exclusive
dinner sponsored by the Foundation for Independent Democratic Ukraine, intended
to network U.S. businesspersons and members of the Ukrainian delegation at The
Plaza Hotel -- celebrated the existence of a new European state attempting to take its
rightful place on the world map.
Reflecting a spirit of pride and hope in the future, Ukraine's newest ambassador of
good will, 16-year-old Olympic gold medalist Oksana Baiul captured the spotlight
during the 40-hour visit to New York. At times she was in personal peril as fans and
admirers mobbed her at the United Nations (she had to be led away from the crowds
for personal safety by Ukraine's Minister of Security Yevhen Marchuk) and signed
autographs together with her self-appointed "big-brother" Viktor Petrenko, a 1992
Olympic gold medalist.
After arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport from Washington on
Saturday afternoon, March 5, President Kravchuk and his entourage of 50-some
ministers, presidential advisers and journalists, headed toward The Plaza Hotel.
While many took time to kick-up their feet from an exhausting schedule in the
nation's capital, President Kravchuk, Foreign Minister Anatoliy Zlenko, Foreign
Economic Relations Minister Oleh Slepichev, as well as Presidential Adviser on
Foreign Relations Anton Buteiko arrived at the new consulate.
An hour prior to their arrival, hierarchs of the Ukrainian American community:
Archbishop Antony of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the U.S.A., Bishop Basil
Losten of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, Bishop Vsevolod of the Ukrainian Orthodox
Church of the U.S. and Canada, joined by the Rev. Patrick Paschak, vicar general of
the Ukrainian Catholic Church in New York, and the Rev. Volodymyr Bazylevsky,
pastor of St. Volodymyr's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in New York, blessed the
new Consulate General, on East 49th Street.
Awaiting the arrival of President Kravchuk, members of the Ukrainian American
community witnessed the raising of the blue-and-yellow national flag. on the
consulate's building, and concluded the ceremony with applause and the singing of
the Ukrainian national anthem.
President Kravchuk arrived with Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oleh Bilorus to
inspect the new premises; he was met by Consul General Kryzhanivsky, Consul
General Anatoliy Oliynyk of Chicago and Acting Chief of Ukrainian Mission to the
United Nations Volodymyr Khandogy and members of the Foundation in Support of
Diplomatic Missions of Ukraine. Representatives of the Ukrainian American
community of the New York/New Jersey area greeted him with the traditional
bread and salt. President Kravchuk cut the blue and yellow ribbon and entered the
new headquarters, examining the building much like an excited new homeowner.
Mr. Kryzhanivsky in warm, introductory remarks, told all those present: "All of
this was done from the heart; the money came later. It is impossible to judge the
worth of this small building. How can one put a price tag on spirit?" He then
proceeded to thank Oleh Samilenko, Myron Kukuruza, John Hynansky, Myroslav
Smorodsky, Bohdan Gerulak, the late Roman Danyluk as well as members of the
Foundation in Support of Diplomatic Missions of Ukraine (FSDMU), headed by Dr.
Stephan Woroch for their labor of love to get the consulate off and running.
Mr. Kryzhanivsky observed that so many others had contributed to the
establishment of the consulate -- too many to mention -- donating time and money to
bring it to fruition. Their names have been inscribed on a "wall of honor" located in
the entranceway of the building.
While guests mingled at the opening, President Kravchuk, Minister Zlenko, Consul
Kryzhanivsky, Presidential Adviser Buteiko and Ivan Drach, the head of the World
Coordingating Council met with Ukrainian diaspora leaders Mrs. Diachuk, Mr.
Lozynskyj, Ukrainian World Congress President Dmytro Cipywnyk and UWC
General Secretary Yaroslav Sokolyk and FSDMU Chairman Woroch, who presented
the Ukrainian delegation with a memorandum of concerns.
"We didn't want it to be a confrontational meeting; we presented our concerns, but
also wanted to be supportive of this young, independent nation," said Dr. Cipywnyk.
"We also told President Kravchuk we wanted to be accredited as international
observers at the upcoming elections. He accepted our proposal and the UWC will be
sending a team of about 20 international observers, headed by Mr. Lozynskyj," he
added.
The Ukrainian diaspora leaders were able to work together, commented Dr.
Cipywnyk, adding that "perhaps Ukraine will unite the diaspora community."
The community leaders told President Kravchuk they would like Ukrainians
throughout the world to unite in commemorating the "International Year of the
Family," as 1994 has been designated by the United Nations.
"The president liked the idea," added Mrs. Diachuk, explaining that Mr. Kravchuk
thought this was very important in Ukraine because it has a very low population
growth. It was suggested that Sunday, October 16, be named "Day of the Ukrainian
Family" to be marked by Ukrainians throughout the world.
Mr. Sokolyk said although the activists could not voice all their concerns during
the 20-minute meeting, they touched upon such topics as Ukraine's foreign relations,
the protection of Ukrainian minority rights in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet
Union, the Black Sea Fleet, the Crimea and the future of the CIS.
After this short meeting, hierarchs of the Ukrainian Churches met with the
Ukrainian delegation. Bishop Losten said he explored such issues as a Ukrainian
representative to the Vatican, a papal visit to Ukraine and military chaplains in
Ukraine's armed forces.
President Kravchuk was then off to the United Nations, where Ukrainian
Americans paid $100 a piece to mingle with the delegation from Ukraine, including
Ms. Baiul and Mr. Petrenko, as well as Minister of Defense Vitality Radetsky,
Minister of Security Marchuk and others. More than 650 guests, including foreign
diplomats based in New York, gathered at the cocktail reception to see the first
president of an independent Ukraine.
"It is extraordinarily pleasant for me to get such a warm greeting," said the
Ukrainian leader. In recent times, I have not seen as many joyous people as I see
gathered here today. The situation is such in Ukraine today, in the building of a new
nation-state, that although we try to amuse ourselves, we are mostly steeped in
worries, searching for a solution to our complex problems," said the Ukrainian
president.
He spoke briefly to the crowds, before making his way to a meeting with U.N.
Secretary General Boutros-Boutros Ghali.
Although it had already been a long day, which began with a visit to the Pentagon,
it was not yet over, as President Kravchuk attended a dinner for businesspersons
interested in investing in Ukraine. Held at The Plaza, it was sponsored by a
newly-created foundation, the Foundation for Independent, Democratic Ukraine
(FIDU), chaired by Zenon Babiuk. Emceed by Hungarian American businessman
Mark Helmke, president of Robinson, Lake, Lerer & Montgomery, the event's biggest
draw was the presence of Ukraine's two gold-medal winning Olympians, who were
hounded by autographs seekers throughout the dinner. They were introduced to the
120 attendees by President Kravchuk before he retired for the evening.
Ms. Baiul was presented with a $10,000 check by the FIDU. Mr. Petrenko received
a $3,000 check. The teenager also received a gold coin medallion dated from 1882
from Mr. and Mrs. Julian Bachynsky, as well other little mementos from well-wishers.
After the event, the two young Olympians tripped the light fantastic in Manhattan's
clubs with some new Ukrainian American friends.
On Sunday, after a bit of Manhattan sightseeing, it was back to work for President
Kravchuk, who along with his delegation met with various businesspersons and
American community leaders, including an afternoon meeting with an ecumenical
group of New York's religious leaders at a Park Avenue synagogue.
Here, the Ukrainian delegation pressed for billions of dollars of aid for Ukraine,
and Prime Minister Yukhym Zviahilsky, who is of Jewish heritage, asked the Jewish
community to lobby on Ukraine's behalf. Mr. Kravchuk had also met with other
businesspersons in New York throughout the day, but details of such meetings were
unavailable.
The president's visit ended with an early morning press conference at The Plaza
Hotel on Monday morning, March 7, before the delegation departed for Kyyiv.
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WASHINGTON (UNAW) - President Bill Clinton met with leaders of the
Ukrainian American community on February 10 to discuss U.S.-Ukrainian relations.
Also at the White House meeting were Vice-President Al Gore, National Security
Advisor Anthony Lake and Ambassador Strobe Talbott, whose nomination for
deputy secretary of state is pending in the Senate.
Stating that "the relationships between the United States and Ukraine are at their
strongest point since 1991," the president outlined the progress in economic, political
and military relations between the two nations. He also mentioned that he had a
"very good meeting" with President Leonid Kravchuk and is "looking forward to
President Kravchuk's trip" to Washington on March 4.
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MILWAUKEE -- In a last-minute substitution for President Bill Clinton,
Vice-President Al Gore met on Thursday, January 6, with representatives of the
Ukrainian American community, following a foreign policy address here before an
audience of East European American community leaders. The president was in Little
Rock, Arkansas, attending his mother's funeral.
Present at the meeting with Vice-President Gore and four of his advisors were
Julian Kulas and Orest Baranyk, both of Chicago. Dr. Myron Kuropas was prevented
from attending due to a car accident en route.
Vice-President Gore discussed a number of issues of concern to the Ukrainian
American community, including the question of security guarantees for Ukraine and
the upcoming Clinton-Yeltsin summit. The vice-president assured the meeting
participants of U.S. commitment to Ukraine, reiterating what he had said earlier in
his address.
Ukrainian Americans voiced serious concerns that the Clinton administration is
ignoring the viewpoints of Eastern Europeans and people from the non-Russian
newly independent states in formulating foreign policy -- to the point of abandoning
these countries to a Russian sphere of influence. They also expressed concern over
the resurgence of Russian chauvinism, as evidenced by the recent election victory of
Vladimir Zhirinovsky and his colleagues. They pointed out, however, that it is not
only Mr. Zhirinovsky who has expressed Russian imperial ambitions towards
Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, as similar sentiments have been voiced by
highly placed ministers in the Russian government.
On the eve of the vice-president's foreign policy address, the Milwaukee Journal
published an article airing the viewpoints of Americans of Eastern European descent
who were sharply critical of the administration for these very reasons.
In that article, Mr. Kulas, an attorney who spearheaded the Clinton campaign's
efforts in the Ukrainian American community in the Midwest, expressed the
community's disenchantment with the course of President Clinton's foreign policy.
According to a Svoboda correspondent, that article and Mr. Kulas's discussions with
Democratic Party leaders resulted in a phone call from the White House which
informed Mr. Kulas that the president would like to meet after his Milwaukee
address with representatives of the Ukrainian community.
After his 20-minute meeting with Ukrainians, Vice-President Gore met with
representatives of other ethnic groups.
In a related event, some 100 Ukrainian Americans from the Milwaukee and
Chicago areas demonstrated at the site of Mr. Gore's speech, displaying, among other
things, placards reading: "President Clinton: An independent Ukraine means stability
for Eastern Europe" and "Ukraine wants to be a state free of nuclear weapons and
free of Russia."
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WASHINGTON -- Building Ukraine's future by promoting American-Ukrainian
partnerships was the theme of The Washington Group's seventh annual Leadership
Conference on October 8-10, which brought together the former and current U.S.
ambassadors to Ukraine, Ukraine's ambassador in Washington, Zbigniew Brzezinski,
as well as representatives of major U.S. and international assistance institutions,
non-governmental organizations, business, media and the arts.
They were joined by more than 250 conference participants, who heard Dr.
Brzezinski's warnings about "dark clouds" gathering in the north of Ukraine and
former Ambassador Roman Popadiuk calling on the administration to pursue a "more
active policy" toward Ukraine. The new U.S. ambassador, William Miller, told his
audience that "it will take all of our efforts, official and private, to make things go
well" in Ukraine.
They also heard panel discussions on international assistance, the business climate
in Ukraine, the work of non-governmental organizations, and the state of the arts and
media in Ukraine.
At the conference Awards Banquet, The Washington Group, an association of some
400 Ukrainian-American professionals, presented this year's "Friend of Ukraine"
award to billionaire philantropist George Soros for his contributions "in helping
establish freedom and democracy in Ukraine."
Ukraine faces some very serious problems, and the next two to three years will be
critically difficult, Dr. Brzezinski, former national security adviser and currently
counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said in his remarks
during a reception at the Ukrainian Embassy, which launched this year's conference.
The task for leaders in Ukraine, he said, is to mobilize the Ukrainian people, and
the task of Ukrainians in the United States is to fashion an image of Ukraine as an
active member of the European community.
Ukraine's problems, he said, are both internal and external. "The political instability
(in Russia), the militarization of Russian foreign policy, the increased pressure to
recreate the outer boundaries of the old empire do suggest that dark clouds are
gathering, and it will take determined effort, and much commitment, a great deal of
unity to safeguard the Ukrainian state."
Dr. Brzezinski recalled that while much of the world's attention was focused on the
clash between the Russian president and Parliament on September 21, "something
else took place on September 25 - the recreation of the economic union of nine former
memberstates of the Soviet Union which has in it the potential for also becoming a
political union."
Ukraine, he noted, is not a member of that union, though it is associated with it.
"But this process is gathering momentum," he emphasized, "and one has to give
serious thought to what is the future of Ukraine; whether it will, in fact, succeed and
consolidate itself. It is still an open issue. It is not something on which history's book
has been closed. It will take the effort of every Ukrainian in Ukraine, and of every
Ukrainian living in America to make sure Ukraine succeeds."
Dr. Brzezinski's views were particularly sobering to those conference participants
who had heard him in 1986, when he addressed the first TWG Leadership
Conference. At that time he was completing his book "The Grad Failure," which
predicted the break-up of the Soviet Union, and in his address to that Leadership
Conference he made the point that liberalization of the Soviet economy would
inevitably lead to the loosening of political bonds.
This year, Dr. Brzezinski said he did not think Russia is going to take overtly
aggressive actions against Ukraine, "but indirect pressure and destabilization,
exploiting internal difficulties, is the likely course. And this will require a great deal
of stamina and commitment." He blamed the West for being deficient in helping
Ukraine; "we've been too Russocentric," he said, although, he added, this was now
changing. "The (Clinton) administration is paying much more attention to Ukraine
We are correcting the negligence of the last several years. The negligence has been
massive, and it contributed to the internal difficulties in Ukraine."
But he also noted Ukraine has not fully exploited the last two years since the
collapse of the Soviet Union.
"Not enough has been done to initiate a comprehensive program of reform," Dr.
Brzezinski contended. "Not enough has been done to launch Ukraine forward Not
enough has been done to fashion a program of change. Not enough has been done to
articulate a vision of Ukraine's future which is compelling and unifying to the
Ukrainian people."
New U.S. ambassador
William Miller, whom President Bill Clinton chose as his ambassador to Ukraine,
also said that the coming years will be difficult, "and it will take all of our efforts,
official and private, to make things go well."
He told the conference participants that he was leaving for Kyyiv in eight days,
that he was encouraged, that "with good will and common goals I think we'll
succeed."
The common U.S.-Ukraine goals, Ambassador Miller said, are to preserve the
integrity and independence of Ukraine, to help it on its path to democratic
government, to assist in its efforts at legal reform, and to develop an
economy that has a substantial private sector.
Turning to Ambassador Oleh Bilorus, the host of the Leadership Conference
reception, Mr. Miller noted that Secretary of State Warren Christopher plans to visit
Ukraine this month, and said that this marked "the beginnings of a concerted effort
by my country with your country, Mr. Ambassador, in achieving those goals."
Popadiuk's critique of U.S. policy
Opening the conference Saturday morning, America's first ambassador to Ukraine,
Mr. Popadiuk, said the United States should initiate "a more active policy toward
Ukraine, aimed at assisting its economic development and security" and a "coherent
policy approach which attaches to Ukraine the importance it warrants."
"The shortcomings in our approach toward Ukraine have led to skepticism on the
part of Kyyiv toward the United States," Mr. Popadiuk said. And among these
mistakes, he noted, "the administration's refusal to invite former Prime Minister
Leonid Kuchma in April, over the recommendation of the Embassy, only served to
solidify the skepticism toward the United States."
Mr. Popadiuk, who has returned to Washington after 14 months in Kyyiv and now
serves at the Foreign Service Institute, gave his analysis of the situation in Ukraine
and of the U.S. policy approach to Ukraine, noting that he was expressing his own
views, which did not necessarily reflect the position of the administration. (The full
text of his remarks appears on page 13.)
The most prominent shortcoming as Ukraine goes into its third year of
independence, he said, was "Ukraine's failure to exploit its resources and institute a
coherent, rational economic plan."
The failure has resulted from many internal and external pressures. The three main
external problems, he explained, have been Ukraine's "economic seesaw relationship"
with Russia, especially Moscow's raising of oil prices and cutting back of promised
deliveries; the failure of the West to provide adequate assistance; and the dissolution
of the Soviet Union, which severed many old economic ties.
Ambassador Popadiuk found fault with the Russia-centered strategy: if the
attempts at reform in Russia fail, he said, it may set the stage for a resurgence of
authoritarianism and an attempt to reconstitute the empire, and even if Russia should
continue on its democratic path, "there is no guarantee regarding its international
behavior."
"By helping establish a viable Ukrainian state, we take a major step in helping
prevent the recreation of empire and, in the best scenario, help in shaping a positive
international role for Russia itself," Mr. Popadiuk said.
A more active U.S. policy towards Ukraine, Mr. Popadiuk said, should: seek not
only to "make Moscow successful, but the rim states - particularly Ukraine - equally
successful"; take the lead in organizing a concerted Western effort of financial and
economic assistance, "including an international pledging conference to deal with
Ukraine's dismantlement costs and economic
assistance"; work to bring the East into the Western community, including
membership in NATO; and "take the lead in structuring new mechanisms that can
manage the separation of the former republics, particularly the separation between
Ukraine and Russia."
International assistance to Ukraine
International assistance to Ukraine is broad and varied: from poultry-production
facilities to university linkages; from small business incubators to airport
construction; with Black Sea shipping development and an environmental monitoring
facility thrown in.
This is just a partial list of projects already launched that were mentioned by the
panelists of the first session of the Leadership Conference.
Gregory Huger of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) noted
that the theory behind foreign assistance is that it should act only as a catalyst, but
he also admitted, that as far as his agency is concerned, "we could still do more."
In the spring of 1993, he said, USAID decided to support privatization in Ukraine,
based on a promise that privatization is one of the central elements of reform.
To correct the impression that foreign advisers tend to come to a country for a
short time, do a study and leave behind their own prescriptions that may or may not
be accepted, Mr. Huger pointed out that USAID sent a team to Ukraine to do a work
plan for privatization together with the Ukrainian government and that this would be
a Ukrainian plan, a plan that is "acceptable to Ukraine." The task is not easy, he
admitted, but it is "moving along."
As a Midwesterner Mr. Huger said he as impressed by Ukraine's agricultural
potential, on his first trip there, he said "Ukraine looked like Iowa or Illinois." He
called it a potential "gold mine."
At this time he said, $38 million has been put into action for Ukraine's agriculture;
$7 million in USAID funds and $31 million from U.S. agribusiness companies.
One of the projects is something called the "poultry grandparent production
facility" which is intended to introduce high grade chickens in Ukraine in place of the
scrawny ones with "degenerated poultry genetics" that have resulted from misguided
Soviet farm management.
Mr. Huger said that USAID has supported small entrepreneurs in Ukraine by
offering them business services, and also by using its office and database in Kyyiv to
introduce small Ukrainian entrepreneurs to one another. USAID field officers have
found, he said, that people working in related fields often don't know each other, and
it takes an American working in Ukraine to get them together.
According to Jim Cashel of the Eurasia Foundation, a new U.S. Congress-funded
operation based on similar foundations for Latin America and Africa, his
organization gives "small grants" for development projects - those under
$100,000. The foundation was to open its Kyyiv office within a few days after the
Leadership Conference.
Mr. Cashel suggested that members of The Washington Group and similar
American professional organizations could help his foundation with information
about changing developments in Ukraine, with suggestions about who in Ukraine,
particularly among the younger people, is worthy of a grant, and to propose project
ideas for new investments in Ukraine.
Monica O'Keefe, the U.S. Information Agency's desk officer responsible for
Ukraine, said that among the products her agency distributes in Ukraine are a video
series on how to start a business, the weekly program broadcast on Ukrainian TV
called "Window on America" as well as the Ukrainian version of the popular
magazine "America."
She also described other programs: educational exchanges; visits by Ukrainian
parliamentarians to exchange ideas with their American counterparts; visits by
Ukrainian industrial conversion people; linkage programs between American
universities and universities around the world, such as between Lviv University and
Wayne State; and contracting Ukrainian publishers to translate and publish American
books.
Serhiy Koulyk, once a diplomat of the Ukrainian SSR Mission to the United
Nations, then charge d'affaires of the Embassy of Ukraine in Washington, spoke as
assistant executive director of the World Bank.
He recalled that when the USSR fell apart, Ukraine was the first of the successor
states to submit its application for membership.
Mr. Koulyk cited some of the bank's and its sister institutions' programs available
to Ukraine, and mentioned some that have already been funded, such as the Black
Sea shipping project; terminal facilities in Odessa; an environmental center
established jointly by Ukraine, Poland and the former Czecho-Slovakia in the
Carpathians; and a poultry project.
He emphasized, however, that Ukraine's government has to move decisively in
order to take advantage of what the bank, the International Monetary Fund,
International Finance Corporation and other multilateral institutions could offer.
Finally, the panel on international assistance to Ukraine was rounded off by a
recipient from the field - Leonid Rubanenko, deputy mayor of Kharkiv. His advice to
potential international investors: Don't waste time standing in line to see bureaucrats
in Kyyiv. Go directly to local government.
Kharkiv, he said, is an important industrial and educational center with very good
rail and highway facilities, but its airport is nothing to brag about. Two and a half
years ago, he said, the city decided to change that. Since that time, more than 24
companies from around the world have visited Kharkiv, and now a consortium is
working on a world-class airport.
The business climate
Ukraine presents "a lot of opportunity, but a big challenge," summed up one
speaker at the panel discussion on "The Business Climate: A Report from the Field."
The panelists listed some successes but also reiterated a litany of frustrations, the
chief one begin finding a reliable local joint-venture partner, the first prerequisite for
starting a business in Ukraine.
Those who succeeded - in refurbishing and building hotels, in opening a pizza
parlor, in selling harvesters or pesticides - also related stories of corruption,
intimidation and poor performance.
Marijka Helbig, president of Scope Travel, a leading Ukrainian tour organizer, was
able to open a hotel in Ivano-Frankivske in a joint venture with an Austrian firm only
after replacing the original Ukrainian partner with a new one. The first partner sold a
portion of his interest to another party in violation of the partnership agreement.
"He thought my Ukrainian heart was bigger than my American brain," Ms. Helbig
related. Instead, the American/Austrian partners, who had already invested $100,000
withdrew from the deal and convinced a subordinate of the Ukrainian partner to go
out on his own in a new deal with them.
The key to successful ventures is "strong people-to-people contacts" and the
willingness to provide a lot of help, according to James D. Regan, manager of
international strategic development with FMC Corp. of Chicago. FMC was able to sell
pesticides to growers of sugar beets and harvesters to tomato growers. Payment by
the best growers was made in molasses, and when the customer had problems
exporting molasses out of Riga, Latvia, because the product would freeze in the
winter, FMC invested in a loading terminal on the Black Sea to improve the shipping.
One problem FMC faces is the fact that the U.S. Export-Import Bank canceled its
credit agreement with the Ukrainian ExIm Bank. "We are dependent on their credit
guarantees and insurance protection," Mr. Regan said. "If that can't be put together, it
will put a crimp in our business."
Orest Jejna, president of Jemar International, a consulting group advising investors
in Ukraine, decided to open a fast-food outlet in Lviv to gain first-hand experience.
The local partner is a small sandwich shop. The store has been open for four months
and can't be marketed further because it reaches maximum sales levels each day in
peak periods, according to Mr. Jejna. Still, "each day is a hurdle," he added. The
operation is "not without blood, sweat and tears."
A tremendous negative side is learning about the partner the investor is dealing
with, he related. Another challenge is organized street criminals. "We're dealing with
this issue as best as we possibly can," Mr. Jejna said.
Andrew Zwarun, vice-president of E-Z-EM Inc., a medical supply firm with $100
million in revenues, traveled to Ukraine three times in an attempt to set up
distributorships, find strategic partners for trade or manufacture, or find sources of
high quality, inexpensive medical devices that can be sold around the world. He
failed to meet any of his objectives. On the other hand, he reported, he was able to
reach a deal in Turkmenistan in one visit.
Mr. Zwarun cited several instances of agreements reached with Ukrainian parties
that have yet to see any action by the Ukrainians. A critical tool for foreign investors
would be a "means to check out our partner, a way to get information" if the partner
is legitimate, he suggested.
George Chopivsky Jr., founder of a joint venture established to develop a hotel in
Kyyiv, described the problems his firm encountered in the renovation of a 19th
century hotel on the Andriyivsky Uzviz, the capital's artists' quarter. Problems with
construction crews and street access to the hotel have stalled completion of the
project.
The moderator for the first two panels was TWG Vice-President Andrew Bihun,
manager of the Industry Sector Analysis Program of the U.S. Department of
Commerce.
Ukrainian deputy's address
Ukrainian Parliamentarian Ihor Derkach, who addressed the conference luncheon,
said he looks forward to 1994 as "a year of great changes" in Ukraine because of "the
first real democratic elections" to Parliament scheduled for that year.
The people's deputy for the Sambir district expressed hope that the democratic
forces will be able to unite into a democratic coalition that will prevail in these
elections.
On defense issues, he said, speaking as a member of the Committee on National
Security and Defense, he is convinced that "the very fact that Ukraine has nuclear
weapons guarantees our security." If Ukraine would rid itself of nuclear weapons, it
would become vulnerable to conventional arms attack, he said.
Mr. Derkach said he was not suggesting that Ukraine take part in any arms race,
but only that it should reduce its nuclear arms in proportion to reductions by other
nuclear powers.
The time spent by the Ukrainian government on national defense issues has kept it
from concentrating on important economic issues, he said. Like Poland, Ukraine
should move toward privatizing small industries and business in order to create an
infrastructure for further privatization.
The state of the arts
Dmitro Markov, the cultural attache of the Ukrainian Embassy, led off the panel
discussion on the arts by outlining what has been done in presenting Ukrainian art
and culture in the United States - the most recent being the Trypillian art exhibit at
the International Monetary Fund - as well as some of the problems, mostly economic.
Mr. Markov acknowledged that with the world's and the Ukrainian government's
attention focused on political, economic and nuclear issues, the cultural area thus far
has been neglected, Ukraine's critical economic situation has also resulted in limited
financial support for the arts.
He said that cultural ties between Ukraine and the United States could be
improved by establishing a cultural center at the Embassy in Washington, a
"U.S.-Ukraine Society" to expand non-governmental cultural ties, as well as a cultural
foundation connected to a diaspora institution such as the Ukrainian Institute in New
York.
Award-winning film maker Slavko Nowytski, who now works on the USIA
television program broadcast to Ukraine, "Window on America," described his
experience in recent years with his Ukrainian colleagues. He said that despite major
problems with financing and old equipment, the Ukrainian film industry is
producing some world-class films, especially in the field of animation and
documentaries, which could be marketed - with some risk - in the West.
He said he believes Ukraine can compete in the production of quality feature films,
considering the fact that a film costing some $25 million in the West can be produced
in Ukraine for less than $1 million.
Roman Terleckyj, a director with the Washington Opera since 1982, who recently
returned from visiting the Kyyiv and Odessa operas, said both have "fantastic"
singers. He was apprehensive, however, that because of the financial situation they
might be lost to Western opera companies, which, in addition to vastly higher pay,
can offer these singers the good teachers and the training they need to advance.
Douglas Wheeler, managing director of the Washington Performing Arts Society
who has introduced the world's major stars to the Kennedy Center stage - among
them violinist Oleh Krysa and pianist Alexander Slobodyanik, several years ago also
rescued the Donetske Ballet when it was stranded in Baltimore.
He recommended that Ukrainian performers should not be brought to the United
States through the Ukrainian American community unless the intention is to have
them perform only for the community. If the intention is to introduce them to the
American audiences, however, it must be done via the traditional and proven way -
by professional agents and presenters, with planning done one to two years in
advance and not three-months' notice.
A strong embassy commitment is a must if a country's performing arts it to make
inroads into the American mainstream, Mr. Wheeler said, and Ukrainian American
individuals and groups could help pave the way by getting involved in local
performing arts-presenting societies.
Also on the panel was Virlana Tkacz, the founding director of the Yara Arts Group,
associated with the La Mama experimental theater in New York. The group has
already put on two bilingual, multicultural productions in the United States and in
Ukraine - in Lviv, Kyyiv and Kharkiv - and is working on a third.
The theater has had to overcome numerous obstacles while working in Ukraine:
financial difficulties, working in two languages, officials demanding payoffs, and the
lack of a work ethic. Nevertheless, they found working with the younger generation
rewarding. "You have to be able to thrive in chaos, which is actually a time of great
activity," she said.
The panel moderator was Laryssa Chopivsky, vice-president of the Commonwealth
Broadcasting Co., and chairman of the Artistic Direction Committee of the
Washington Performing Arts Society.
Media in Ukraine
Much has changed in the media in Ukraine since independence - some for the
good, and some for the bad. Adrian Karmazyn, a reporter with the Voice of America
who worked as VOA's Kyyiv correspondent, pointed to some of the positive changes
in introducing the conference media panel. Western broadcasts, which used to be
jammed by Soviet transmitters, are now being carried on the local AM dial - for a fee
- and a wide selection of American television programming can now be seen on local
TV, he said.
One of the panelists, Peter Fedynsky, anchors USIA Worldnet's half-hour weekly
television program in Ukrainian, "Window on America," which is aired on Ukraine's
main TV channel. The newsmagazine format program reaches 50 million viewers, Mr.
Fedynsky said, and serves to break the two extreme stereotypes about America: on
the one hand, that everything is bad in the U.S., and on the other, that its streets are
paved with gold.
Among the Ukrainian television's problem areas Mr. Fedynsky noted that the
Russian language predominates; there are no Ukrainian TV reporters in the West, and
no Western TV reporters in Ukraine; copyrights are not adhered to, and neither is the
clock, with many programs - including "Window on America" - beginning when the
previous one ends, without respect for punctuality.
Vasyl Zorya, deputy editor in chief of UNIAN, a recently established independent
news agency in Ukraine, characterized the Ukrainian press as "provincial." The
constraints on journalists in Ukraine are higher than in Russia, he said, and there still
is a "professional brain drain," with many of the best and brightest being enticed by
the glamour and higher pay in Moscow. As a result, the Ukrainian media is
overshadowed by the Russian media in Ukraine.
Roman Melnyk, until recently a major figure in the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
(CBC), said that Ukraine faces an immense task of restructuring its entire national
broadcast system virtually overnight. When he looked into the possibility of
establishing an independent TV station in Ukraine at the request of the Popper and
Soros foundations, he found there was no underlying legislation on broadcasting, no
mechanism for licensing, no distribution system and no copyright laws.
Consequently, he said, he had to shift the focus of his endeavor to laying the
foundation necessary for the existence of such a system.
The fourth panelist, Ihor Slisarenko who works on the popular TV program "Hart,"
blamed the Ukrainian government for having wasted the first two years of
independence by not having reformed the country's television system. The president
and the Parliament control television, he said, and it exists as a kind of "black
market" in which most who work in it try to profit from it. There have been instances
of news reporters accepting "gifts" in return for a favorable mention on their
programs. The current economic situation is perverting the people working in
television, he said, and suggested the formation of an independent commission to
keep it in check.
Award banquet
The Washington Group honored George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist, with
this year's "Friend of Ukraine" award for, as TWG President Mykola Babiak read
from the plaque, "his outstanding contribution in helping establish freedom and
democracy in Ukraine."
The award was presented during the gala banquet on Saturday evening, in Mr.
Soros's absence, to Oleh Havrylyshyn, executive director for Ukraine at the
International Monetary Fund, who had worked with Mr. Soros on various projects in
Ukraine.
The Hungarian-born philanthropist began helping to build an infrastructure and
institutions for an open society in 1979, when he founded the Open Society Fund; six
years later he founded the Soros Foundation-Hungary; and three years after that, the
Soros Foundation-Soviet Union. In 1990 he launched the Renaissance Foundation,
designed to support the transformation of Ukraine into a free, pluralistic and
independent state; the foundation now has offices in a number of Ukrainian cities.
Accepting the award for Mr. Soros, Dr. Havrylyshyn said that rather than
characterize Mr. Soros as a billionaire, "I would put it a different way. I would say he
is one in a billion." He saluted the award recipient for using the fortune he made in
the business world for the good of emerging democracies worldwide, and especially
in Ukraine.
Present in the audience at the banquet were a number of prominent guests, among
them Edward Milansen, former U.S. ambassador to the SALT talks; David Lewis,
former deputy secretary of veterans affairs; Vasily Parfenov, head of the Currency
and Economic Development Department at the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance; and
Mariusz Handzlik, foreign affairs adviser to the prime minister of Poland.
The NGO role
While Ukrainian themselves carry the responsibility of developing their country
politically and economically, a number of American private organizations that receive
public and private funding have helped Ukrainians set the direction and pace of their
development.
A number of such "non-governmental organizations" (NGOs) have gained a lot of
experience in a relatively short time, according to Orest Deychakiwsky, the U.S.
Helsinki Commission staff member who moderated the conference panel of four such
NGOs.
The panelists were Nadia Diuk, regional director of the National endowment for
Democracy; Orysia Pylyshenko, program director of the National Forum Foundation;
Nadia Komarnycky-McConnel, president of the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation; and Alex
Kuzma, project coordinator of the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund.
Dr. Diuk pointed out that communism had effectively destroyed all normal civic
organizational structures between the individual and the state. In order to bring
democracy to such an environment, a viable civic society must be rebuilt, she said,
and the private sector is much better at transferring such know-how and funds for
that purpose.
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) was established by Congress in
1987 to be such a vehicle of assistance to emerging democratic movements around
the world. It channels funds to private groups in Ukraine and elsewhere through
private American organizations, two of which were represented on the panel - the
National Forum Foundation and the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation.
The diaspora has an important role to play in identifying such groups and
individuals in Ukraine and helping pass on the necessary skills and material
assistance to them, Dr. Diuk said. Ukrainian Americans must also fight the
isolationist mood that is overtaking Washington and convince the government of the
need to remain engaged in Eastern Europe and the newly independent states of the
former Soviet Union. She pointed to proposed budget cuts at Radio Liberty and the
proposed complete elimination of the NED as examples of this isolationist trend.
Another private organization helping train new leaders in Ukraine and other newly
independent states is the National Forum Foundation, which since 1992 has been
bringing mid-level professionals to the United States for three-month fellowships in
journalism, the democratic political process, economic reform and related fields. Of
these fellows, 11 so far have been from Ukraine, Ms. Pylyshenko pointed out.
The foundation also runs the American Volunteers for International Development
(AVID) program, which sends American professionals to Ukraine and other countries
to assist their government and private institutions.
Among the many problems these volunteers encounter is the lack of understanding
on the part of their Ukrainian counterparts of notions such as "volunteerism" and
"conflict of interest."
Ms. Komarnycky-McConnel said she got the idea of creating the U.S.-Ukraine
Foundation after hearing Volodymyr Yavorivsky speak at the 1989 TWG Leadership
Conference. She realized then that a number of democrats who would get elected to
Parliament had no experience in governing.
With funding from the U.S. Information Agency, the foundation brought over its
first group of parliamentarians to the United States to learn the American way of
governance in April 1991. Since then, other delegations have followed, specializing in
government, economic development and defense conversion.
The foundation established a presence in Kyyiv in the form of the Pylyp Orlyk
Institute for Democracy, which promulgates through its activities and publications
the principles of a democratic system of government and a free-market economy. It
also maintains a "Democracy Hotline," a daily electronic mail hook-up which
provides Ukrainian officials with the latest information on policy issues in
Washington.
One of the secrets of the foundation's success thus far has been establishing and
maintaining an excellent reputation as an "honest broker" not tied to any political
group in Ukraine, Ms. Komarnycky-McConnel said. She also noted that one of the
obstacles the foundation had to overcome initially was the source of its effectiveness -
the fact that it was founded by Ukrainian Americans. Some providers of funds at first
throught that their relationship with Ukraine might be "too close."
As was the case with the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, the Children of Chornobyl
Relief Fund also traced its roots to Mr. Yavorivsky's appearances at the 1989 TWG
conference, according to Mr. Kuzma. It was followed by a number of fact-finding
visits to Ukraine by concerned Ukrainian Americans who saw the medical care being
provided Chornobyl victims was "at best, ghastly." There was no lack of talent there,
he said, but for the lack of medical equipment and supplies, the Ukrainian doctors
were called on to "work miracles with their bare hands."
What we are seeing now with thyroid cancer (eight times above normal) and other
illnesses, Mr. Kuzma said, is only the "tip of the iceberg." Because radiation-related
illnesses peak 10 to 20 years after the incident, there will be "a gargantuan task ahead
of us" sometime after 1996, he said.
Professionals' federation
The conference concluded Sunday afternoon with a session dealing focused on the
possibility of forming a federation of Ukrainian American professional and business
associations.
Eugene Zalucky, vice-president of the National Council of Ethnic Canadian
Business and Professional Associations, spoke about the success of such a Ukrainian
federation in Canada, which unites some 1,500-2,000 Ukrainian Canadian
professionals. This gives them strong representation on the national level, he said,
and allows them to take on large projects. It also pools a large data base of
professional and business know-how.
Following his presentation, Bohdan Vitvitsky, the founder and now vicepresident
of the Ukrainian American Professionals and Businesspersons Association of New
York and New Jersey, introduced representatives from eight of the nine Ukrainian
professionals groups operating in the United States who informed conference
participants about their organizations and expressed a willingness to form a
federation.
Present were Yarko Stawnychy of the N.J.-N.Y. Association, Genia Wolowec of the
Ukrainian Professional Society of Philadelphia, Halya Polatajko of the Ukrainian
Technological Society of Pittsburgh, Christine Hoshowsky of the Ukrainian American
Business and Professional Association of Rochester, Lydia Chopivsky of The
Washington Group, John Dominkewicz of The Buffalo Group, Anna Mostovych of
the Chicago Business and Professional Association, and Rosalie Kapustij of the
Ukrainian Graduates of Detroit and Windsor. (Only Boston was not represented at
the conference.)
It was announced that during an earlier meeting the representatives of these eight
groups had voted to pursue the formation of a national federation, which is to be
launched in late February 1994.
This article was written by Yaro Bihun, R.L. Chomiak, Maria Kulczycky, Daria Stec
and Marta Zielyk.
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HEADLINE: Members of Congress greet Svoboda on 100th anniversary: White House
declines to issue statement
BYLINE: Ponomarenko, Xenia
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Members of Congress greet Svoboda on 100th anniversary: White House. declines to
issue statement
by Xenia Ponomarenko
UNA Washington Office
WASHINGTON -- In remarks on the floor of the Senate and House of
Representatives, 15 members of Congress offered their congratulations to Svoboda on
the occasion of its centennial. The historic event, however, was ignored by the White
House and no greeting was sent by President Bill Clinton.
Each of the 15 members of Congress noted the important role of the
Ukrainian-language daily newspaper as a voice for the Ukrainian American
community during a time when Ukraine was suffering its worst tragedies.
Representatives and senators alike stressed that now Svoboda can play a new, vital
role in the transformation of an independent Ukraine into a vibrant democracy.
The members encouraged Svoboda to utilize its historic role as a catalyst in the
Ukrainian American community in these efforts, spreading ideas which in the past
led to the formation of many organizations, including the Ukrainian National
Association.
Senators congratulating Svoboda included: Republican Leader Bob Dole (R-Kan.),
Larry Pressler (R-S.D.), Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.), and
Dale Bumpers (D-Ark.).
Members of the House of Representatives making statements of congratulations
included: Republican Leader Robert Michel (R-III.), Gerald Solomon (R-N.Y.), Jim
Slattery (D-Kan.), Benjamin Gilman (R-N.Y.), William Hughes (D-N.J.), Steny Hoyer
(D-Md.), Curt Weldon (R-Pa.), Gerald Kleczka (D-Wis.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)
and Charles Wilson (D-Texas).
During his remarks, Sen. Pressler demonstrated his understanding of the plight of
Ukrainians and Svoboda's role. "Amidst a feeling of hopelessness and despair among
newly arrived Ukrainian immigrants in America, Svoboda offered them reassurance,
hope and pride in their heritage. The intent of the founders, from the inception of
Svoboda, was to create a crusading newspaper. The
Svoboda publishers historically used the editorial pages of the newspaper to shape,
define and defend the Ukrainian national identity. The Svoboda Press publishing
house published scores of books, booklets, pamphlets and magazines in both English
and Ukrainian for the generations of Ukrainians, young and old, living in America."
Ultimately, they "instilled pride in Ukrainian heritage and encouraged both Ukrainian
and American patriotism."
Congressman Solomon gave Svoboda credit for its role in publicizing the famine,
saying, "it was Svoboda which told us about the Great Stalinist Famine of the 1930s,
which was wholly induced by idiotic socialist economic policies."
Sen. Dole used the occasion to stress the importance of relations between Ukraine
and the United States. "Ukrainian Americans should take pride in Svoboda's
achievements, which I hope will be a reminder to all Americans of the strategic
importance of Ukraine -- a resource-rich and industrialized country with over 50
million people. It is in the interest of the United States to support the independence
of Ukraine, as well as its efforts to establish genuine democracy and a free market
economy."
Despite the fact that the UNA Washington Office hand-delivered a letter to the
White House informing the administration of the centennial and requesting a
statement of congratulations, no such statement was forthcoming. When contacted,
the White House first stated that such a statement would not be issued because "the
president has already issued a statement of congratulations on the occasion of
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HEADLINE: DC greets debutantes, Ukrainian of the Year at New Year's ball
BYLINE: Gural, Alexandra
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DC greets debutantes, Ukrainian of the Year at New Year's ball.
WASHINGTON--The Ukrainian American Association of Greater Washington held
a traditional New Year's Eve ball on January 16, combining it with the presentation of
debutantes and the granting of an award for "Ukrainian of the Year."
These extras and the presence of the entire staff of the Ukrainian Embassy in
Washington made this one of the most successful events ever hosted by the
association.
The Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States of America, Dr. Oleh Bilorus, and
his wife, Larissa, kicked up their heels along with 270 guests.
In extending a New Year's greeting, Dr. Bilorus spoke about his childhood
memories of the celebration of Malanchyn Vechir (New Year's Eve) in Ukraine.
He said he remembered it as a cheerful festival for young people who dressed up
and paraded in costumes and masks depicting a grandmother and grandfather, Vasyl
and Malanka, a bear and a goat, among others.
The Washington gala was special for nine debutantes, who were formally ushered
in, accompanied by their escorts.
The debutantes presented were: Christina Aluzzo, Katia Bilyk, Danusia Chapelsky,
Taisa Bohdana Chorolewsky, Tamara Fontana and sisters Larissa and Tatiana
Nehrebecky and Ksenia Anna and Talia Jaroslawa Palichuk.
An award for Ukrainian of the Year, 1993, went to Marta Pereyma for her service
to the Ukrainian community in Washington.
Presenting the award on behalf of the Ukrainian Association of Washington,
Larissa Fontana said Ms. Pereyma's involvement in parish activities and the
Ukrainian Saturday School has been extremely creative.
"Marta has touched many of our lives with her honesty, energy, creativity and
compassion. She has indeed served well," said Ms. Fontana.
Most recently, she was instrumental in including Ukrainian Americans on the
National Bone Marrow Registry. This is one of many projects Ms. Pereyma has
promoted for the Chornobyl Committee.
She said she hopes this will help Ukrainians in the United States and eventually in
Ukraine who are suffering from blood-related life-threatening diseases.
"It's important to find clean marrow," said Ms. Pereyma. "With the increasing
incidence of leukemia, it's absolutely important that people in the U.S. and Canada be
included in the bone marrow drive."
The Save A Life project, sponsored by the Chornobyl Committee of Washington,
focuses on getting compatibility matches for people of Ukrainian ancestry who have
been stricken with leukemia. Many people of Ukrainian ancestry have an antigen that
is particular to Ukrainians, and this creates difficulties in finding compatible bone
marrow.
The committee has held two donor registration drives in the Washington-Baltimore
area and is hoping to go nationwide in the near future.
"It's a real blessing that we can share bone marrow. We would be delighted if we
could get in touch with Ukrainians in other cities who are interested in cosponsoring
bone marrow registration drives in their cities or communities," said Ms. Pereyma.
Originally from Buffalo, N.Y., Ms. Pereyma is charter member of The Washington
Group, an organization of Ukrainian American professionals.
Ms. Pereyma is a cultural exchange specialist with the U.S. Information Agency.
She is currently contributing to the volunteer work of the Ukrainian American
Community Network, Virginia branch, to inform local elected officials and the media
of issues that concern Ukrainian Americans.
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HEADLINE: Ukrainian National Association convention looks to future: Diachuk
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Ukrainian National Association convention looks to future: Diachuk begins. second
term; new generation of activists elected to advisory board
The Ukrainian National Association began its second hundred years of activity
pledging at its 33rd Regular Convention to keep the best of its deeply rooted
traditions, while looking toward its younger ranks to secure a promising future for
this oldest Ukrainian fraternal organization in the world.
Meeting at the Pittsburgh Hilton and Towers, the 242 delegates, representing 247
UNA branches from throughout the United States and Canada, marked this jubilee
year for the UNA under the slogan "With reverence for the past, with a vision for the
future." They voiced their concerns and expectations for the UNA as it prepares to
enter the 21st century, demanding that it provide competitive insurance products for
its clients, but continue to provide fraternal benefits for all of its members.
The five-day conclave began on Friday morning, May 6, and concluded on
Tuesday, May 10 re-electing Ulana Diachuk as president of the fraternal organization.
Nestor Olesnycky began his second term as vice-president, as did Alexander Blahitka
in the office of treasurer.
Anya Dydyk-Petrenko, Soyuzivka's mistress of
ceremonies for more than a decade, who has also served as a UNA supreme advisor
during the last four years, was elected the organization's vice-presidentess, and Peter
Savaryn, a veteran Ukrainian Canadian community activist, who has served as the
president of the World Congress of Free Ukrainians, was elected the UNA's Director
for Canada.
Martha Lysko was elected to succeed Supreme Secretary Walter Sochan, who
retired after more than 45 years of service to the UNA, 28 as a member of the
Executive Committee. Delegates were saddened to see Mr. Sochan retire, offering
him a five-minute standing ovation, but heartened that a candidate he had trained as
his successor would be working with UNA branch secretaries, the blood and heart of
the fraternal organization. Mr. Sochan promised to work in a consulting capacity for
the future good of the UNA.
Elected to the Auditing Committee were Stepan Hawrysz, William Pastuszek,
Stefania Hewryk (representing Canada), Anatole Doroshenko and Iwan Wynnyk.
Mrs. Hewryk, the widow of former UNA Director for Canada John Hewryk, and Mr.
Wynnyk were elected to their first terms in the UNA General Assembly. Mrs.
Hewryk
was also the first female UNA auditor to be elected in its 100-year history.
But the greatest number of energetic faces were visible among the 14 newly elected
advisor, as the UNA got a shot of your blood, electing seven new officers to the
board. Delegates also showed their overwhelming support for Roma Hadzewycz,
editor-in-chief of The Ukrainian Weekly, who was elected with the higher number of
votes to a second term; Tekla Moroz, a 20-year veteran of Canada, was re-elected as
an advisor for her sixth consecutive term.
Other advisors who were re-elected to the General Assembly include: Walter
Korchynsky, Alex Chudolij, Eugene Iwanciw, Anne Remick and Andrew Keybida.
Also on the board is a former supreme advisor, Roman Kuropas.
Following in the footsteps of their families, Stefko Kuropas and Taras Szmagala Jr.,
third-generation UNA activists who are in their 20s, were elected to the new General
Assembly.
Newly elected members of the board of advisors are Stephanie Hawryluk,
Alexander Serafyn, Nick Diakiwsky and the Rev. Myron Stasiw.
In her acceptance speech upon being elected to a second term as president, on
Tuesday afternoon, May 10, Mrs. Diachuk emphasized the role of youth within the
ranks of the UNA.
"My thanks go out to those delegates who correctly understood that the future of
this organization lies to a great extent in their hands and cast their vote in favor of
candidates form the younger generation, who indicated their willingness to work in
the General Assembly for the benefit and the growth of the UNA. We have great
hope in their contributions." The convention, which was held in Pittsburgh as a
tribute to the UNA pioneers from this area, who gave birth to the organization in
1894, began in a tense atmosphere, as delegates, having read reports in the UNA's
publications, Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly, arrived at the convention uneasy
about their organization's future.
Indeed, delegates expressed fear that the oldest consistently published
Ukrainian-language daily, Svoboda, would succumb to the high cost of publishing
and postage. They also expressed dissatisfaction with the Executive Committee's
dipping into the UNA reserves and asked them to institute cost-cutting measures
across the board. Opening of convention
The jubilee convention opened with Melissa Haluszczak and Natalka Kapeluck
singing the national anthems of the United States, Canada and Ukraine, and prayers
offered by Metropolitian Stephen Sulyk, head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the
United States, and the Rev. George Hnatko of the Pittsburgh Deanery of the
Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the U.S.A.
Michael Komichak, chairman of the Pittsburgh Convention Committee, who has
been dubbed "the Ukrainian mayor of Pittsburgh," graciously welcomed all the
delegates to his city and provided an entertainment schedule for all to enjoy,
organizing a jubilee convert, a banquet and an evening boat cruise down Pittsburgh's
three rivers: the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio.
He also introduced Tom Murphy, the newly elected (real) mayor of Pittsburgh, and
State Sen. Michael Dowida, who is of Ukrainian descent, to the delegates. Mr.
Dowida, whose grandfather emigrated from the Ternopil region, welcomed the
delegates with the words: "Khrystos Voskres," and was greeted by the thunderous
applause of all in attendance.
Mrs. Diachuk then welcomed the delegates, noting that the "jubilee celebrations
come at a time of Ukraine's national rebirth" and that "it is a happy coincidence that
the UNA's 100th anniversary is also the first convention it is holding since Ukraine
gained its independence."
A moment of silence was held for UNA members who passed away in the last four
years, before the convention delegates got down to business, listening to a report by
Credentials Committee Chairman Roman Lapychak, (Other members of the
committee included Taras Slevinsky, Tymko Butrej, Marianna Cizdyn and Anna
Burij.)
The roomful of delegates and guests listened to the inspiring call to unity
expressed by Metropolitan Sulyk in his opening remarks. He noted that in times
when the Ukrainian people stood united in thought, word and deed, their nation was
great and strong. He told the delegates that "unity is needed in every aspect of
Ukrainian life, be it religious, cultural, military, educational, political or civic, if we
are to build our own home, our own nation, and preserve it for future generations."
The convention then elected a presidium, which was chaired by John O. Flis and
co-chaired by Mr. Savaryn and Wasyl Kolodchin. Jarema Rakoczy and Stephanie
Hawryluk served as Ukrainian and English-language secretaries, respectively. Stepan
Kolodrub, John Chomko and John Pryhoda were designated as sergeants-at-arms.
However, the convention program proved to be too ambitious for the delegates,
who had come not only to listen to reports and ask questions of the outgoing
members of the Supreme Assembly, but to listen to and pass resolutions
recommended by the following convention committees: by-laws, financial, secretaries,
petitions and resolutions. Amendments to UNA By-Laws
Discussion of the proposed amendments to the UNA By-Laws began on Monday,
May 9, under the direction of Zenon Holubec, chairman of the convention's By-Laws
Committee. Other members of that committee were: Zenobia Zarycky, Michael
Karkoc, John Petruncio and Ben Doliszny.
The function of the convention's By-Laws Committee was to review the
amendments suggested by the Special UNA By-Laws committee created in September
1990, as well as suggestions submitted in writing by UNA members to the UNA
Home Office. Having done that during deliberations which began even before the
convention got under way, the committee presented its proposals to the convention,
which had to approve and changes to the existing By-Laws by a vote of a lest
two-thirds of the registered delegates.
The delegates subsequently approved provisions that:
provide for the expansion of UNA activity beyond the United States andCanada
into other countries;
stipulate that the UNA may publish literary and educational publications
andnewspapers not only in Ukrainian and English, but also in other languages;
delete the term "supreme" from the UNA lexicon and rename the
SupremeAssembly the General Assembly; and
recognize that the UNA now has two official publications, Svoboda and
TheUkrainian Weekly.
In addition, some working in the By-Laws was updated to reflect current usage
and proper English grammar; the UNA seal will now bear the date of the
association's founding, 1894; and the proceedings of the UNA convention, General
Assembly meetings and executive committee meetings will be conducted in
accordance with Roberts Rules of Order.
Certain amendments approved by the delegates current requirements by the
delegates were meant of bring the UNA into compliance with current requirements
by the New Jersey Insurance Department. These included provisions stipulating that
there be no proxy voting at the convention; that delegates elected to serve at a
regular convention shall also serve at any special convention held following the
regular convention until such time as their successors are elected; that any director,
trustee, officer, auditor, advisor or employee be indemnified against liability for acts
or omissions of performance in conjunction with their duties; and that a member's
benefit certificate may be assigned by him/her to another party, while the rights and
privileges of membership are retained by the insured.
As regards the number of convention delegates to which a branch is entitled, the
convention's By-Laws Committee recommended and the delegates agreed that the
proportion should be as follows: 75 to 149 members, one delegate; 150-224, two
delegates; 225-299, there delegates; 300 or more, four delegates.
The delegates also approved the deletion of the post of supreme vice-presidentess
from the Executive Committee, in its place adding a second vice-president. The post
of supreme vice-president will first vice-president. These changes will become
effective with elections during the 34th convention.
The amendments approved by the convention are effective July 1 of this year, or
when approved by the States Insurance Department of New Jersey, the state
Insurance Department of New Jersey, the state where the UNA is legally
incorporated.
On the recommendation of the By-Laws Committee, the convention delegates
rejected several amendments that had been proposed by the Special By-Laws
Committee, which functioned from September 1990 to the time of the convention
could not run for any office on the Executive Committee, was not passed; and the
number of advisors was not decreased from 14 to 11.
Due to time con, all the proposals of the By-Laws Committee could not be
presented to the delegates; furthermore, it was evident that provisions could not be
adopted in time for the primary elections. As a result, Mrs. Diachuk made a motion,
and the delegates agreed, that the elections of a new UNA Supreme Assembly for the
1944-1998 term would be conducted in a accordance with the existing By-Laws and
that any changes regarding the composition of the Supreme
Assembly, such as the addition of new officers or a change in the number of its
members, would take effect for the nest UNA convention. UNA Finances
The Financial Committee was composed of the following delegates: John
Gawaluch, chairman; Alexander Serafyn, secretary; Mykola Andrukhiw, Nick
Diakiwsky and Ivan Sierant, members.
The committee worked throughout the days and in the evenings,and then reported
to the convention. Among the recommendations presented and passed by the
convention were: a 1994 budget for t he UNA, which foresees an income of
$16,264,000, expenses of $11,85,103, and a net profit of $4,412,897.
According to the Financial Committee, which worked with the UNA treasurer, Mr.
Blahitka, the income is to come from dues ($7 million), investments ($5 million) and
publishing ($1.8 million). Projected expenditures for 1994 were listed as follows:
$3.28 million in payments to members; $348,000 on investment; $575,000 on the
Svoboda Press; $1.6 million on Soyuzivka; $100,000 on the Canadian office; $215,000
on the UNA Washington Office; $837,000 on organizers; and $1.06 million on
employees' salaries.
The Financial Committee also recommended that the delegates' per diem be raised
to $160, an increase of $10 per day from the previous convention; and that the
salaries of the full-time UNA executive not be raised this year. However any new
executives not be raised this year. However any new executives elected to office at
this convention would receive 85 percent of the full salary and then receive a 5
percent increase every year. Thus, by the fourth year, they will have a salary equal
to that of veteran executives.
The convention also passed a $550,000 budget designated for donations to
educational, church and civic organizations active in the diaspora and voted that each
convention delegate will donate $25 to the Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine from
his/her per diem.
The convention had the most trouble with subscription fee increases for UNA
publications, but after delegates rejected its first suggestion, the Financial Committee
returned with a second proposal that was passed. The subscription rate increases for
Svoboda, The Weekly and Veselka, are to be staggered over the next three years. The
convention decided that is imperative that the publications continue to be published
in their current form. The delegates were made to realize that a Svoboda subscription
costs members only 6 cents per day; the rest is subsidized by the UNA. Subscription
fees for Svoboda Press publications have not been raised since 1982.
Thus, the convention voted to increase Svoboda subscriptions from $15 for
members to $30 for members, as of July 1, 1994. That is to increase to $45 by July 1,
1995, and to $65 by July 1, 1996. For non-members, who now pay $40 per year, that
will go up to $55 by 1994, t hen to $70 by1995 and to $85 by 1996.
For The Weekly, which is now available to members at $10 per year, that will go
up to$20 by July 1, 1994, then to $30 in July 1995 and finally to $35 by July 1996.
Non-members, who enjoy The Weekly for $20 a year will have their subscriptions
increased to 430, then $40 and finally $50.
Veselka fans, who as members pay only $6 per year, will experience an increase of
$2 every year for the next three years. Non-members, who pay $8 a year now, will
pay $10, then $21 and $14 over the next three years.
The Secretaries Committee, chaired by Roman Prypchan, included he following
members: Oksana Bereznytska (vice-chair); Roman Kuropas (Ukrainian-language
secretary); Joseph Chabon (English-language secretary); Yaroslava Zorych and Leon
Harding, members.
The committee reported: "We are saddened by the continual drop in membership.
Our professional sales force has not met our expectations. We firmly believe that our
secretaries are a strong foundation for the new century of the UNA. We believe that
our branch secretaries deserve to be rewarded so that they can improve and help
encourage young secretaries to take over in their branches when needed."
They stressed that suggestions made at the 32nd Regular Convention were not
implemented and recommended that: organizing awards to secretaries be increased; a
quarterly newsletter for secretaries be published; Svoboda and The Weekly be sent to
prospective members free of charge for three months; secretaries with over 25 years
of service be recognized and rewarded.
The Secretaries Committee also suggested that a part of UNA funds be kept at
Ukrainian credit unions, that the UNA advertise on TV and radio programs
throughout the U.S. and Canada, and that the application forms and promotional
materials used by secretaries be updated to reflect a more professional level.
Convention delegates voted to approve all of the recommendations suggested by
this committee. UNA grants
The Petitions Committee, which every four years reviews projects submitted to the
UNA for funding, was generous in the scope of projects it chose of fund. Of the
$50,000 allocated for the Petitions Committee, which consisted of Maria Kulczycky,
chairperson; Wasyl Yevtushenko, Ukrainian secretary; Estelle Woloshyn,
English-language secretary; Myron Siryj and Lev Bodnar, members.
The committee allocated $10,000 for a Ukrainian Teachers Seminar to be held at
Soyuzivka this summer, and $1,250 each for the Ukrainian Catholic and Ukrainian
Orthodox seminaries in Stamford, Conn., and South Bound Brook, N.J. The
committee also suggested that the convention give the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus in
Detroit $1,250.
Over 50 other religious, cultural, educational, youth and civic institutions and
organizations in the United States, Canada and Europe received donations ranging
from $1,000 to $200.
Organizations in Ukraine did not fall under this $50,000 allotment. Funds for
projects in Ukraine are distributed from the UNA Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine
created at the 32nd Regular Convention of the UNA in 1990.
Last to report on its work, prior t elections on Tuesday morning, May 10, was the
Resolutions Committee, which was chaired by Dr. Bohdan Tkaczuk. Its
Ukrainian-language secretary was Olha Marushchak, while the English-language
secretary was Marta Kolomayets. Other members of the committee included Petro
Leshchyshyn, Omelan Twardowsky and Yaroslava Bachnsky.
Ideas proposed by the Resolutions Committee and accepted unaminously by the
convention delegates include: to hold the 1998 convention of the UNA in Canada, as
an effort to promote the fraternal organization in that country and to underscore the
importance of the community; to develop a marketing strategy for UNA publications
and hire a business manager to increase the circulation of the publications; and to
organize a conference which would examine the Ukrainian American community,
including its demographics, socio-economic status, as well as challenges facing the
continued well-being of the UNA and the diaspora community.
The Resolutions Committee also focused on youth as the key to the UNA's
successful future, and together with members of the Youth Caucus (members under
age 50 were classified as youth) recommended that a standing committee on youth
affairs be formed to promote the UNA and to develop a comprehensive fraternal
program designed to attract new young members.
The Youth Committee, which is to be appointed by the Executive Committee no
later than August 1, should be composed of nine members; it has asked for $2,500
per year for the next four year as its operating budget and is expected to report to
the General Assembly on an annual basis.
Another resolution passed by the convention examined the relationship between
branch secretaries and professional salesmen and organizers. Many of the local
secretaries expressed their disapproval of the actions of the Home Office, which has
opened new sales officers in various regions of the U.S., i.e. Allentown, Pa., and
Parma, Ohio, without informing the local branches or district committees.
The Resolutions Committee stated that cooperation between the secretaries and the
professionals is the only was to secure a bright future for organizing new members.
The committee also circulated a petition to the U.S. postmaster general,
complaining about the abhorrent handling of second-class mail and asking that the
office conduct an investigation aimed at improving the delivery of the newspapers to
customers.
It expressed the need for an indexing project for The Ukrainian Weekly, beginning
with the year 1976, in order to provide more accessible material for historians,
journalists and researches. Discussion of reports
Convention delegates also recommended that a bust of the late Patriarch Mstyslav I
of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church be erected at the UNA estate,
Soyuzivka, within a period of two years.
In matters dealing with Ukraine and the diaspora, the Resolutions Committee
recommended that the already chartered Ukrainian National Foundation be activated.
The foundation is to serve as an advisory body for the UNA Fund for the Rebirth of
Ukraine and to review projects for Ukraine. The foundation is to include members of
the UNA General Assembly,as well as independent consultants.
The committee also recommended that the Kyyiv Press Bureau be expanded to
two-full time correspondents, which would enable one reporter to be stationed in the
capital city, while another could travel around Ukraine, the territories of the former
Soviet Union, as well as Eastern Europe. The convention recommended that in view
of the fact that the UNA is expanding its activities in Canada, it should consider
opening a press bureau in Toronta to highlight Canadian news.
Another recommendation accepted by the convention was to distribute both
Svoboda and The Weekly in Ukraine. At first, the newspaper would be printed in
the U.S. and later a network should be developed to print in Ukraine. The
convention also suggested that The Weekly be sold at hotel kiosks for hard currency.
Lastly, the Resolutions Committee recommended that the UNA support the
Ukrainian National Olympic Committee, both morally and financially, and that it aid
in the publication of a books on the history of Ukrainian sports, which are being
developed in Lviv for use in the Ukrainian school system.
Convention delegates' time was spent not only in listening to reports by convention
committees but also in questioning reports presented by members of the outgoing
Supreme Assembly.
Throughout the week they asked questions, but seldom seemed satisfied with the
answers. William Pastuszek, chairman of the Auditing Committee, delivered an
hourlong addendum to his published report, in which he criticized the actions of the
Executive Committee, which, he said, did not respond to his questions and letters of
inquiry. In a well-researched report, full of facts and figures, Mr. Pastuszek
complained that often the Supreme Assembly had not been informed of the UNA's
financial difficulties.
"Ladies and Gentleman: it is imperative that when you discuss the By-Laws,
safeguards be implemented so that the board of advisors and Supreme Assembly be
presented an operational budget and proposed capital outlay budget. This is
necessary to understand their effect on our reserves. The supreme executive cannot
run this organization as a 'private club,'' said Mr. Pastuszek.
"Policy decisions and capital outlays must be determined by the Supreme
Assembly. Accountability must exist and must be enforceable. The CEO and/or
supreme executives can be guided and be obliged to conform and carry out the
Supreme Assembly decisions. We must stop the drain on our reserves and the,
wasting of assets, and avert any further depletion of our reserves. The executives
must be obliged to strictly operate within the Supreme Assembly-approved budget
and at no time deplete reserves without Supreme Assembly approval. There must be
a checks and balances system in the UNA," he said.
"We get stonewalled when we ask questions, "said Mr. Pastuszek, whose remarks
were greeted with thunderous applause from the delegates. Many of them noted
that they could not remember the last time they had heard such a controversial
report at a UNA convention. Caucuses
On Friday evening, May 6, the convention delegates, surprised at some of the
remarks they had heard during the day and to some degree angry that they had been
unaware of some of the UNA's problems, began caucasing in groups. That
first evening, the New York state delegates held a meeting, as did the canadian
delegation, the women and the American-born delegates. The caucuses lasted well
past midnight,and some delegates continued politicking well into the morning hours.
On Saturday, the convention took on a less strained tone, as delegates got up to
pose question to the officers. Many of the delegates expressed concern about the
future of Svoboda, realizing that it is such an integral part of Batko Soyuz that to let
it die or to diminish it to a weekly would start the unraveling of the UNA.
Other delegates demanded explanations as to how the UNA plans to increase
membership and how the Executive Committee plans to improve communications
with the branch secretaries. They questioned the role of Bob Cook, the UNA's
national director for insurance sales, as well as the high budget of the UNA
Washington Office.
Many were disturbed that the UNA had apparently focused on business and had
neglected the fraternal aspect of the organization. Some delegates expressed the view
that the UNA may need professional insurance salesman, but they suggested that the
UNA train insurance agents of Ukrainian descent who would care about both the
business and fraternal aspect of the UNA.
One delegate, unnerved at the proceedings, said the UNA simply must stop
spending more more than it has, and stop dipping into its reserves. "Let's tighten
our belts; let's set budget for all departments," he said.
The questions went on for hours before the second day of the convention ended.
Later most delegates made it down to the Bellefield Auditorium on the Pittsburgh
University campus, where the UNA centennial and the eve of Mothers' Day were
marked with an entertaining "Festival of Ukrainian Songs and Dances," featuring the
talents of the Poltava Dance Company of Pittsburgh, Luba Hlutkowsky, director; the
Prometheus Chorus of Philadelphia, Adrian Bryttan, director; and the Kashtan Dance
Ensemble of Cleveland, James Basso, director. The concert was emceed by Ms.
Dydyk-Petrenko and Mr.Komichak.
On Sunday, May 8, the convention did not begin until 2 p.m., as delegates went to
local Catholic and Orthodox churches to celebrate Mothers' Day and commemorate
St. Thomas Sunday.
With less than three hours of convention work on Sunday, Diachuk told the
convention delegates that, due to time constraints, it seemed unlikely that
amendments to the UNA By-Laws could be passed in time for the primary elections
and suggested that the officers for the following four years be elected according to
the existing By-Laws. The delegates voted to accept her proposal. UNA banquet
Over 300 delegates and guests attended the UNA convention banquet at the
Pittsburgh Hilton and Towers Ballroom, which featured a Keynote addresss by
Honorary Member of the UNA Supreme Assembly Myron Kuropas, author of a
soon-to-be published history of the UNA. In his remarks, Dr. Kuropas reflected on
the UNA's 100-year history, highlighting its critical moments over the decades (The
full text of Dr. Kuropas' remarks will appear in next week's issue.)
"There can be little doubt that the Ukrainian National Association has played a key
role in the development and continued growth of the Ukrainian community in North
America during the past 100 years. It is no exaggeration to say that if there had been
no Ukrainian National Association, our community would be very different form
what it is today.
"What about the future? During the past 100 years, we have proven that we have
what it takes to not only survive but to grow. We know how to persevere. We have
developed certain core beliefs and they have guided us for 10 decades. No one can
accuse us of lacking integrity. But what about a vision? Do we still have it? That's an
important question because vision is the one attribute that can ensure our future.
"During our deliberations these past few days have we allowed vision, or the
verities of the financial ledger, to guide our discussions? Have we looked to the
interests of Batko Soyuz, or the interests of other organizations, or even our personal
interests? Have we concentrated the past or focused on the future?
"Will we bring new blood into our organization, or will we rely on war horses
older than I to lead us into the next century? Will we turn ourselves around and
begin to grow again, or is our decline terminal?
"What is our vision for the future? Where do we see the UNA in the year 2000?
Are we doing everything in our power to get where we want to be? It could be very
easy for us to dismiss tough questions such as these just as it would have been easy
for those who come before us. They didn't back away from the arduous and complex
issues of their day. Can we, will we, live up to their exemplary track record? Only
we can answer that question,my fellow delegates. Let us not forget that the future of
Soyuz is now in our hands," Dr. Kuropas noted in his address.
Greeting from U.S. president Bill Clinton were read to convention delegates by Mr.
Olesnycky. "Ukrainian Americans have made significant contributions to the United
States, strengthening our towns and cities, and enriching our national life. In
virtually every field and occupation, Ukrainian Americans have broadened our
cultural and political understanding, and have helped to make our country one of
great diversity and infinite promise," read the greeting.
"We face many challenges as a nation, but our belief in the importance of
community involvement will provide us with the energy and hope to build a more
peaceful, prosperous world. I welcome the UNA's participation in this bold
eandeavor."
Delivering greetings at the convention banquet were Congressmen William Coyne
(D-Pa.) and Rick Santorum (R-pa.). Throughout the five-day convention, numerous
organizations sent best wishes to the UNA on its centennial anniversary.
Dr. Volodymyr Zabihaylo, a counselor at the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington,
delivered greetings from Ukrainian president Leonid Kravchuk and Ukrainian
Ambassador to the U.S. Oleh Bilorus.
Guests from Ukraine included Luba Shara, who worked with Youth Alternatives,
an organization based in Kyyiv and sponsored by the UNA and Freedom House to
help promote participation in elections among Ukraine's youth. Ms. Shara
graciously thanked the UNA for its funding and told convention delegates about the
youth movement in Ukraine, and its attempts to reform Ukraine's post-communist
society.
Oles Yanchuk, a filmmaker from Kyyiv who had been introduced to UNA
convention delegates during the 1990 conclave in Baltimore, visited delegates of this
convention to thank the UNA for helping sponsor his 'Famine-33," which won
critical acclaim in both Ukraine and the West for its depiction of one of Ukraine's
tragic pages of history. Mr. Yanchuk also thanked the UNA for its faith in him and
told delegates of his plans to make a new film based on the Ukrainian political
immigration after Stepan Bandera.
At the conclusion of the banquet, which lasted over three hours, convention
delegates were entertained by Oberehy, a musical ensemble originally from Lviv.
The master of ceremonies for the convention banquet was Mr. Olesnycky;
welcoming remarks were delivered by Mr. Komichak. The invocation was delivered
by the Rt. Rev. Michael Poloway of St.John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church,
and the benediction was delivered by the Very Rev. Hnatko of the Pittsburgh
deanery of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A.
Monday's convention highlights included the primary election, run by the Elections
Committee chaired by Nicholas Bobeczko, whose members were: Myron Groch,
Stefania Rudyk, Oleksa Pryshlak, Volodymyr Yaniv, Omelan Twardowsky, Stefania
Hewryk, Bohdan Odezynsky, Yaroslav Zaviysky, Hryhoriy Korbiak, Michael
Karachewsky, Walter Bilyk, the Rev. Myron Stasiw and Mykhailo Nytsch.
The 33rd Regular Convention of the Ukrainian National Association, the world's
oldest Ukrainian fraternal organization, concluded on Tuesday afternoon, May 10,
with delegates looking toward the future, but respecting the work of those who had
made the UNA what it is today. Members of the UNA Auditing Committee cited
four members who contributed years of service to the organization - retiring Supreme
Secretary Walter Sochan, former UNA Presidents John O. Flis and Joseph Lesawyer,
and outgoing Supreme Auditor Wasyl Didiuk - nominating them to become honorary
members of the General Assembly.
Although there were several more members of the outgoing Supreme Assembly
deserving of such honors for their years of dedicated service to the UNA, among
them Supreme Vice-Presidentess Gloria Paschen, Supreme Advisors Walter Kwas,
Andrew Jula and Helen Olek Scott, the existing UNA By-Laws stipulate that the
number of honorary members of the UNA Supreme Assembly cannot exceed more
than 50 percent of the number of members of the General Assembly.
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Mr. Walter I. Baranetsky
President
Ukrainian Institute of America, Inc.
2 East 79th Street
New York, NY
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(H)
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Mr. Orest Baranyk
Vice President
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America
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Park Ridge, IL
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Dr. Alexander Bilyk
Chairman
United Ukrainian Relief Committee
1206 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
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Mr. Alexander Blahitka
Ukrainian American Coordinating Council
41 Cedar Place
Wayne, NJ
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Mr. Walter Bratkiv
c/o R.E.M. Builders
500 East Remington Road
Schaumburg, IL
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Mr. Walter P. Bubna
Legal Counsel
St. Josaphat Diocese
5700 Pearl Road
Suite 304
Cleveland, OH
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Mr. Myroslaw Charkewycz
Ukrainian Congress Committee
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Chicago, IL
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Mr. Orest Dubno
Chief Financial Officer
Lex Atlantic Corporation
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New Haven, CT
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Mr. Bohdan Fedorak
President
Ukrainian Cultural Center
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Warren, MI
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Fr. John Fields
The Chancery
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Mr. Dmytro Hryhorchuk
President
Ukrainian National Credit Union Association, Inc.
2351 West Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL
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Diocesan Administrator
c/o The Chancery
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Mr. Adrian Karatnycky
Freedom House
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Provincial Superior
Sisters of Saint Basil
Provincial House
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Mr. Joseph Lesawyer
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Bishop, Diocese of Stamford (New York & New England)
Ukrainian Catholic Church
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Ukrainian American Bar Association
Brooks & Lupan
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Mr. Miroslaw Malaniak
National Commander
Ukrainian American Veterans
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Mr. Wolodymar Masur
President
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Mr. Michael Matiash
Campaign Advisor
Ukrainian-American Democratic Association
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President
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President
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November 3, 1994
MEMORANDUM FOR SKILA HARRIS
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
FROM:
JAY K. FOOTLIK Jul
OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL/PUBLIC LIAISON
RE:
ADDITIONAL INVITEES TO KUCHMA LUNCHEON
Please add the following two names to the Ukrainian American Luncheon with Vice
President Gore and President Kuchma of Ukraine.
Judge Robert Chelok
6 Birch Street
Jersey City, New Jersey 07305
(201) 433-4369
John Derkach
Alpha Products
5570 West 70th Place
Chicago, Illinois 60630
(708) 594-3883
Thank you.
cc: Marilyn DiGiacobbe
Alexis Herman
Flo McAfee
Melanne Verveer