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Ukraine and NATO Membership

Roundtable VII: Ukraine and NATO Membership took place in Washington, D.C. on October 17 and 18, 2006. The conference focused on examining and evaluating Ukraine's readiness to assume a place in the Euro-Atlantic world in one of its two critical dimensions, or more precisely, to accede to the historically singular security alliance known as NATO.

Speakers included:

Jorgan Andrews Juri Luik
Anders Åslund William Miller
Natasha Cayer Alexander Motyl
Ariel Cohen Hryhoriy Nemyria
Brian Cox Andrij Ordynovych
Orest Deychakiwsky Carlos Pascual
Bohdan Futey Hryhoriy Perepylitsya
Darren Hultman Steven Pifer
Bruce Jackson Oleh Shamshur
Rostislav Kacer Scott Schless
Petro Kanana James Sherr
Volodymyr Khandohiy Keith Smith
Leonid Kozhara Celeste Wallander
Serhiy Korsunsky Damon Wilson
F. Steven Larrabee Yevhen Zerebeckyj

Sponsors:

American Foreign Policy Council National Democratic Institute
Columbia University/ISE New York University/LAP
Center for US-Ukrainian Relations Organization for the Defense of Four Freedom for Ukraine
Democratic Initiatives Foundation Ukrainian Central Information Service
Congressional Ukrainian Caucus Ukr. National Women's League of America
Embassy of Ukraine to the United States Ukrainian National Information Service
Harvard University/BSSP US Library of Congress
International Republican Institute U.S.-Ukraine Business Council
Johns Hopkins University/SAIS U.S.-Ukraine Foundation

Patrons:

Self Reliance [NY] Federal Credit Union Delta Airlines
Ukraine International Airlines Self Reliance [Cleveland] Federal Credit Union
International Renaissance Foundation American Foreign Policy Council
Cardinal Resources Self Reliance [Baltimore] Federal Credit Union
TD International Ukrainian National Federal Credit Union
US Mass Media Development Fund Self Reliance [Chicago] Federal Credit Union

Steering Committee:

Please note the UA Quest Roundtable Steering Committees are listed here.

Proceedings/Presentations:

Former US Ambassador to Ukraine William Miller's opening remarks, delivered on October 17, 2006
Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oleh Shamshur's focus session remarks, delivered on October 17, 2006
Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Khandohiy's 1st day keynote address, delivered on October 17, 2006
Director of the Center for Global and Area Studies/National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy Yuri Scherbak's plenary remarks, delivered on October 17, 2006
President of the Project on Transitional Democracies/US Committee on NATO Bruce Jackson's plenary remarks, delivered on October 17, 2006
Brookings Institution Vice President of the Foreign Studies Program Carlos Pascual's plenary remarks, delivered on October 17, 2006
Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the United States Rostyslav Kacer's focus session presentation, delivered on October 17, 2006 (a Ukrainian translation is also available)
Ambassador of Estonia to the United States Yuri Luik's focus session presentation, delivered on October 18, 2006 (in Ukrainian)
SigmaBleyzer Private Equity Investment Group Chief Economist Dr. Edilberto Segura's plenary remarks, delivered on October 18, 2006
A Senior United States Government Official's 2nd day keynote address, delivered on October 18, 2006
Assistant to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Petro Kanana's remarks, delivered on October 18, 2006

Press:

Reprint of a news item from UA Embassy News
Ukraine-NATO Report on RT VII Proceedings [in Ukr.]

Program:

The event's program

Photos:

Natalia Kouzmina's photo report at Orpheus and Lyra.