Ukraine’s Quest for Mature Nation Statehood Roundtable XII:
Compelling Bilateral Ties/Poland-Ukraine & Turkey-Ukraine
October 19-20, 2011
Washington, D.C.
Day 1
Venue: Russell Senate Office Building/RM-325
6:30 PM – 10:00 PM Roundtable Opening Remarks Dinner
Chair:
Herman Pirchner (American Foreign Policy Council)
Words of Welcome:
- Namik Tan (Ambassador of Turkey to the United States)
- Maciej Pisarski (Deputy Chief of Mission/Polish Embassy to the United States)
- Oleksandr Motsyk (Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States)
First Featured Speaker:
- Baxter Hunt (Director of Ukraine, Moldava, Belarus/US State Department)
Theme: ‘Europe Whole, Free and Prosperous’ as a Strategic Interest of the United States
Second Featured Speaker:
- James Sherr (REA Program Director/Royal Institute of International Affairs)
Theme: Is Europe Still Committed to Being Whole, Free and Prosperous?
Day 2
Venue: Capitol Hill Senate Visiting Center Rooms 210-212
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Highlight Focus Session I
Theme: Seeking a Europe Whole, Free and Prosperous as a Strategic Goal of Ukraine/A Word from the UA Government
Chair:
- Vadym Prystaiko (Embassy of Ukraine to the United States)
Featured Speaker:
- Yevhen Burkat (Deputy Head of the Dept. of Euro-Integration/Administration of the POU)
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Roundtable Plenary Session I
Theme: Polish-Ukrainian Relations-Reviewing the Past
Moderator:
- Jan Bugajski (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Panelists:
- Krysztof Bobinski (Unia & Polska)
- Serhiy Plokhyi (Harvard University)
Suggested Topics:
- Speakers’ Choice
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Roundtable Plenary Session II
Theme: Polish-Ukrainian Relations-Assessing the Present
Moderator:
- John O’Keefe (Open World Leadership Program/LOC)
Panelists:
- Janusz Onyszkiewicz (Poland-Ukraine Cooperation Forum)
- Borys Tarasyuk (Verkhovna Rada Committee on Euro-Integration)
Suggested Topics:
- Trade/Energy Security/Common “European Home” Paradigm
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Roundtable Plenary Session III
Theme: Pondering the Future of Polish-Ukrainian Relations
Moderator:
- Ariel Cohen (Heritage Foundation)
Panelists:
- Jan Pieklo (Polish Ukrainian Cooperation Initiative/PAUCI)
- Oleh Rybachuk (New Citizen)
Suggested Topics:
- Revisiting the “Baltic-Black Sea Condominium” Notion
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM Highlight Focus Session II
Theme: Seeking a Europe Whole, Free and Prosperous as a Strategic Goal of Ukraine/A Word from the UA Political Opposition
Moderator:
- Nico Lange (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung/Ukraine)
Featured Speakers:
- Hryhoriy Nemyria (Deputy Leader of the “BUT-y “ Electoral Bloc)
- Volodymyr Ariev (Leading Member of the “National Self Defence” Electoral Bloc)
- Valentyn Nalyvaichenko (Head of the “Our Ukraine” Political Council)
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM Lunch
[Press Interviews Available]
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM Highlight Focus Session III
Theme: The Global Benefits of Achieving a Europe Whole, Free and Prosperous
Chair:
- Nadia Diuk (National Endowment for Democracy)
Featured Speakers:
- Former US National Security Advisor Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Roundtable Plenary Session IV
Theme: Turkish-Ukrainian Relations-Reviewing the Past
Moderator:
- F. Steven Larrabee (RAND)
Panelists:
- Hakan Kirimli (Bilkent University)
- Lubomyr Hajda (Harvard University)
Suggested Topics:
- Speakers’ Choice
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Roundtable Plenary Session V
Theme: Turkish-Ukrainian Relations-Assessing the Present
Moderator:
- Keith Smith (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Panelists:
- Mehmet Samsar (Consul General of Turkey in NY)
- Serhiy Korsunsky (Ambassador of Ukraine to Turkey)
Suggested Topics:
- Trade-Energy Security-Common “European Home” Paradigm
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Roundtable Plenary Session VI
Theme: Pondering the Future of Turkish-UA Relations
Moderator:
- William Courtney (CSC)
Panelists:
- Diba Nigar Göksel (European Stability Initiative/Turkish Policy Quarterly)
- Oleksandr Sushko (Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation)
Suggested Topics:
- Creating a “New Silk Road”
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Highlight Focus Session IV/Closing Remarks Ceremony
Theme: Seeking a Europe Whole, Free and Prosperous as a Strategic Goal of Ukraine/A Word from the Global Ukrainian Hromada
Chair:
- Tamara Gallo-Olexy (President of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America)
Featured Speaker:
- Stefan Romaniw (General Secretary of the World Congress of Ukrainians)
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Patrons’ Reception
Host:
- UA Quest RT Steering Committee