US-Ukraine Security Dialogue III
Assessing Ukraine/NATO Relations on the Eve of the Chicago NATO Summit
Conference & Banquet
Ukrainian Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
May 19, 2012
Conference Program
Venue: Ukrainian Cultural Center Chicago, Illinois
11:00 – 11:30 AM Registration
11:45 AM Opening remarks by:
- Conference Steering Committee Chair
- US Senator Mark Kirk [Invited]
- US Senator Richard Durbin [Invited]
12:15 AM Roundtable 1: Perceptions of Ukraine in a Strategic Framework
Moderator:
- Walter Zaryckyj, Executive Director, Center for US-Ukrainian Relations
Panelists:
- US Perspective – John Herbst (Washington DC), Former Ambassador of the United States to Ukraine, Director of the Complex Operations Center, National Defense University
- European Perspective – Amanda Paul (Brussels) Policy Analyst & Program Executive, Administrator of EPC Programs on EU’s Eastern Neighborhood, Turkey & the Eurasia Region, European Policy Centre
- Canadian Perspective – Andrew Robinson (Ottawa) Former Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Patterson School of International Affairs, Carelton University
- Ukrainian Perspective – Valentyn Nalyvaichenko (Kyiv) Chairman, Political Council of Our Ukraine”;Former Head, Security Service of Ukraine; Former Member, National Security & Defense Council of Ukraine.
Discussant:
- Russian Perspective – James Sherr (London) Senior Fellow, Russian and Eurasia Program, Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) ; Member, Faculty of Social Studies at Oxford University.
2:30 PM Coffee Break
2:45 PM Roundtable 2: Review of Ukraine/NATO cooperation. Whence the breakdown?
Moderator:
- Ihor Kozak – Canadian NATO Officer (ret.), International Relations Liaison, League of Ukrainian Canadians
Panelists:
- US Perspective – Steven Larrabbee (Washington DC) European Security Chair, RAND
- Canadian Perspective – Lubomyr Luciuk (Kingston ON) Professor of Political Geography at the Royal Military College of Canada
- European Perspective – James Sherr (London) Senior Fellow, Russian and Eurasia Program, Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) ; Member, Faculty of Social Studies at Oxford University.
- Ukrainian Perspective – Oleksandr Sushko (Kyiv), Research Director, Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation
Discussant:
- Russian Perspective – Jan Pieklo, Director, Polish Ukrainian Cooperation Foundation/PAUCI
5:00 PM – 5:15 PM Closing remarks
- Steering Committee Member
6:00PM Banquet Reception
6:45 PM Banquet
- Greetings from two members of US Congress, Democrat and Republican, and two members of Canadian Parliament.
7:30 PM Invocation (English and Ukrainian language, respectively)
- Catholic and Orthodox clergy
7:45 PM Dinner
9:00PM Benediction (English and Ukrainian language, respectively)
- Catholic and Orthodox clergy
9:15 PM Keynote
Keynote:
- Volodymyr Ohryzko (Former Foreign Minister of Ukraine) in English and Ukrainian