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Program: Ukraine and Religious Freedom |
Ukraine’s Quest for Mature Nation Statehood Roundtable XVII:
Ukraine and Religious Freedom
October 27, 2016
Washington, D.C.
Venue: 1777 F St, NW, Washington, DC
8:45 AM – 9:15 AM Registration
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Opening Word
Remarks:
- Valeriy Chaliy [Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States] [Invited]
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Highlight Focus Session I
Theme: Ukraine’s Record on the Religious Freedom Issue—The UA Government Perspective
Chair:
- David Kramer [McCain Institute Senior Director For Human Rights and Democracy
Featured Speaker:
- Andriy Yurash [Head/Dept. of Religious Affairs & Nationalities/Ministry of Culture of Ukraine]
10:00 AM – 12:10 PM Roundtable Panel Discussion I
Theme: Assessments of the Present State of Religious Freedom in Ukraine by Representatives of the Country’s Major Faith Based Communities
Chair:
- Roman Popadiuk [Chairman of the World Affairs Councils of America]
Panelists:
- Archbishop Yestratij [Ukrainian Orthodox Church—Kyiv Patriarchy]
- Rev. Iurii Kovalenko [Open Orthodox University & Former Press Secretary/UOC–MP]
- Rev. Ihor Shaban [Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church]
- Bishop Vitalii Skomarovskyi [Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine]
- Pastor Valerii Antoniuk [Baptist Congregations in Ukraine]
- Bishop Mykhailo Panochko [Pentecostal Congregations in Ukraine]
- Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Yaakov Bleich [Jewish Faithful in Ukraine]
- Ayder Bey Bulatov [Islamic Faithful in Ukraine and RU Occupied Crimea]
Lead Discussant:
- Liudmila Fylypovych [National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine]
12:10 PM – 12:30 PM Lunch [Press Interviews]
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Highlight Focus Session II
Theme: Ukraine’s Record on the Religious Freedom Issue—The US Gov’t Perspective
Chair:
- William Miller [Senior Fellow/Woodrow Wilson International Center]
Featured Speaker:
- Tom Malinowski [Asst. Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights & Labor] [Invited]
1:00 PM – 3:10 PM Roundtable Panel Discussion II
Theme: Recommendations for Optimizing the ‘Spirit of Interfaith Cooperation’ in Ukraine from Representatives of the Country’s Major Faith Based Communities
Chair:
- Ariel Cohen [Senior Fellow/Atlantic Council]
Panelists:
- Archbishop Yestratij [Ukrainian Orthodox Church—Kyiv Patriarchy]
- Rev. Iurii Kovalenko [Open Orthodox University & Former Press Secretary/UOC–MP]
- Rev. Ihor Shaban [Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church]
- Bishop Vitalii Skomarovskyi [Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine]
- Pastor Valerii Antoniuk [Baptist Congregations in Ukraine]
- Bishop Mykhailo Panochko [Pentecostal Congregations in Ukraine]
- Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Yaakov Bleich [Jewish Faithful in Ukraine]
- Ayder Bey Bulatov [Islamic Faithful in Ukraine and RU Occupied Crimea]
Lead Discussant:
- Liudmila Fylypovych [National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine]
3:10 PM – 4:00 PM Highlight Session Focus Session III
Theme: Divining the Future of Religious Tolerance & Interfaith Dialogue in Ukraine
Chair:
- Bohdan Futey [Senior Judge/US Court of Federal Claims]
Featured Speakers:
- Rev. Roman Zaviyskyy [Dean of the Philosophy & Theology Faculty/Ukrainian Catholic University]
- Eugene Czolij [President of the Ukrainian World Congress] [Invited]
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Last Word
Remarks:
- Rep. Andrew Harris (R-MD)
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Patrons’ Reception
Venue: American Foreign Policy Council, 509 C Street, NE, Washington DC
Host:
- UA Quest RT Series Steering Committee
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