Roundtable I: Ukraine’s Quest for Mature Nation Statehood was held in Washington, DC on September 19-20, 2000 at the Library of Congress and the Council on Foreign Relations. The event took on the task of assessing Ukraine’s progress in consolidating its national independence.
Speakers included:
| Anders Åslund | John Lenczowski |
| Zbigniew Brzezinski | Sandy Levin |
| Thomas Dine | Petro Martynenko |
| Nadia Diuk | Michael McFaul |
| Paula Dobriansky | Mitch McConnell |
| Jerry Dutkewych | Oleh Rybachuk |
| Charlie Flickner | Ihor Ostash |
| Dan Fried | John Tedstrom |
| Mark Gage | Bill Schneider |
| Paul Goble | Borys Tarasyuk |
| Michael Haltzel | William Taylor |
| Jan Kalicki | John Van Oudenaren |
| Dan Kaufman | Paul Wolfowitz |
Sponsors:
| American Foreign Policy Council | Organization for the Defense of Four Freedoms for Ukraine |
| Columbia University/ISE | Romyr & Associates |
| Congressional Ukrainian Caucus | Ukrainian Central Information Service |
| Embassy of Ukraine to the United States | Ukrainian Congress Committee of America |
| Freedom House | Ukrainian National Information Service |
| International Republican Institute | US Library of Congress |
| Johns Hopkins University/SAIS | U.S.-Ukraine Foundation |
| National Democratic Institute |
Patrons:
| Heritage Foundation at First Security Federal Savings Bank | The PBN Company |
| Shell International Gas | Bechtel Corporation |
| Coca-Cola Beverages Ukraine Ltd. | Raytheon Corporation |
| Philip Morris Companies Inc. | Romyr Consultants Corporation |
| Global USA | RAND Corporation |
| Self Reliance [NY] Federal Credit Union | DynCorp |
Steering Committee:
Please note the UA Quest Roundtable Steering Committees are listed here.
Proceedings/Presentations:
The Complete Proceedings of RT I were published by Infinity Publishing. The book can be purchased from BuyBooksOnTheWeb.com, the online retailer of Infinity Publishing. It can also be purchased at Barnes & Noble.com.
Dean Paul Wolfowitz’s 1st day keynote address: Ukraine and US Strategic Interests
Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski’s 2nd day keynote address: “Ukraine is not Russia”
Press:
Reprint of article from The Ukrainian Weekly: Conference examines Ukraine’s progress in nation-building
Reprint of article from The Romyr Report: The View From Washington: Ukraine is Not Russia
Program:
The event’s program
The event’s brochure
Speaker Bios:
Short biographies of the the participants are available.