The US-Ukraine “Working Group” Initiative was launched in 2007 in order to secure an array of experts in "areas of interest” for CUSUR and its various forums/proceedings; at the same time, it was hoped that the ‘experts’ might agree to write a series of ‘occasional papers’ to identify “major issues” impacting on US-Ukrainian relations.
Recognizing the urgent need to set up proper channels for the maximum circulation of the information/analysis CUSUR possessed or had at its disposal, the Center long focused on having ‘a publication presence’ of some form or another.
CUSUR did not turn its attention to having a DC presence until summer 2012. Borrowing space when the need arose (particularly for various forum steering committees meetings) from the American Foreign Policy Council, its longest abiding partner, seemed to suffice; an Acela ride from the Center’s NY office did the rest. If there was a concern, it was to open an office in Kyiv.
The several visits of young, fresh minded, reform oriented UA military commanders and national security analysts to various top flight foreign policy think tanks and institutes of higher diplomatic or military learning in DC (prompted in good part by CUSUR invitations to its Occasional Briefings) in the latter part of 2014 prompted the UA MOD to propose a slightly different arrangement for similar discussions/conversations in 2015.
US-UA Working Group Yearly Summit IV:
Providing Ukraine with an Annual Report Card
Focus Session I : Why a Free, Stable and Prosperous Ukraine Matters—UA Gov’t Perspective
Valeriy Chaly
Volodymyr Groysman
Focus Session I on the theme: Why a Free, Stable and Prosperous Ukraine Matters—UA Gov’t Perspective, delivered during US-UA Working Group Yearly Summit IV, The University Club of Washington DC, Washington DC, June 16, 2016. Ambassador Chaliy's remarks are in English and Prime Minister Groysman's remarks are in Ukrainian.
