Ukraine’s Quest for Mature Nation Statehood Roundtable XVI:
Ukraine and the ‘National Minorities’ Question
October 1, 2015
Washington, D.C.
Day 1
Venue: National Democratic Institute (455 Massachusetts Ave, NW)
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM
Word of Welcome:
- Katie Fox [Eurasia Regional Deputy Director/National Democratic Institute]
9:10 AM – 9:35 AM Opening Highlight Focus Session
Theme: Ukraine’s Record on the National Minorities Issue – UA Government Perspective
Chair:
- Laura Jewett [Eurasia Regional Director/National Democratic Institute]
Featured Speaker:
- Valeriy Chaly [Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States]
9:35 AM – 10:40 AM Roundtable Plenary Session I
Theme: Assessing the State of the Polish-Ukrainian Community
Moderator:
- John Herbst [Atlantic Council of the United States]
Panelists:
- Jan Pieklo [Polish Ukrainian Cooperation Foundation/PAUCI]
- Konstyantyn Romanyuk [Donetsk Polish Ukrainian Community]
Suggested Topics:
- Speakers’ Choice
10: 40 AM – 11:45 AM Roundtable Plenary Session II
Theme: Assessing the State of the Jewish-Ukrainian Community
Moderator:
- William Miller [Woodrow Wilson International Center]
Panelists:
- Joffel Zissels [Chair of Euro-Asian Jewish Congress]
- Peter Zalmayev [Eurasian Democracy Initiative]
Suggested Topics:
- Speakers’ Choice
11: 45 AM – 11:50 AM Coffee Break
11:50 AM – 12:55 PM Roundtable Plenary Session III
Theme: Assessing the State of the Crimean Tatar Community
Moderator:
- Colin Cleary [United States Institute of Peace]
Panelists:
- Refat Chubarov [Chair of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People]
- Ayla Bakkalli [US Representation of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People]
Suggested Topics:
- Speakers’ Choice
12:55 PM – 1:20 PM Lunch Break [Press Interviews]
1:20 PM – 1:45 PM Afternoon Highlight Focus Session
Theme: Ukraine’s Record on the National Minorities Issue – The OSCE Perspective
Chair:
- Glen Howard [Jamestown Foundation]
Featured Speaker:
- Orest Deychakiwsky [US Helsinki Commission]
1:45 PM – 2:50 PM Roundtable Plenary Session IV
Theme: Assessing the State of the Hungarian-Ukrainian, Moldovan-Ukrainian & Romanian-Ukrainian Communities
Moderator:
- Roman Popadiuk [Morgan Lewis]
Panelists:
- Yaroslav Pylynskyi [Kennan Institute/Kyiv]
- Vlad Spanu [Moldova Foundation]
Suggested Topics:
- Speakers’ Choice
2:50 PM – 2:55 PM Coffee Break
2:55 PM – 4:00 PM Roundtable Plenary Session V
Theme: Assessing the State of the Russian Minority in Ukraine
Moderator:
- Nadia Diuk [National Endowment for Democracy]
Panelists:
- Lada Rosylycky [Ukraine Today]
- Paul Goble [Window on Eurasia/EDM]
Suggested Topics:
- Speakers’ Choice
4:05 PM – 5:10 PM Roundtable Plenary Session VI
Theme: A Special Look at the Ukrainian Minority in Russia
Moderator:
- Motria Chaban [International Republican Institute]
Panelists:
- Fr. Leo Goldade [Order of St. Basil the Great/OSBM]
- Eugene Czolij [Ukrainian World Congress]
Suggested Topics:
- Speakers’ Choice
5:05 PM – 5:45 PM Final Highlight Session Focus Session
Ukraine’s Record on the National Minorities Issue – The US Government Perspective
Chair:
- Mark Lagon [Freedom House]
Featured Speaker:
- Victoria Nuland [Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs [INVITED]
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Patrons’ Reception
- [Host UA Quest RT Series Steering Committee]
Venue: American Foreign Policy Council
Sponsors:
- American Foreign Policy Council
- Center for US-Ukrainian Relations
- International Republican Institute
- Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation
- National Democratic Institute
- Polish Ukrainian Cooperation Foundation/PAUCI
- Open World Leadership Center