Program: US-Ukraine Quest for Mature Nation Statehood Roundtable II

Ukraine’s Quest for Mature Nation Statehood Roundtable II

Taking Measure of a U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership

October 30 – November 1, 2001
Washington, DC

Program

Tuesday October 30, 2001

Venue: Embassy of Ukraine

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM — Pre-Conference Receptions

Sponsor

• Embassy of Ukraine

Wednesday – October 31, 2001

Venue: Capitol Building/Senate Caucus Room 5

8:20 AM – 8:50 AM — Welcome Coffee and Registration

8:50 AM – 9:00 AM — Opening Remarks

Speaker

• B. Potapenko — (Steering Committee/Executive Coordinator)

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM — Roundtable Overview: U.S./Ukraine Relations and the International Community

Sponsor

• The Heritage Foundation at the First Security Federal Savings Bank, Chicago, IL

Chair

• S. Larrabee (RAND/European Security Chair)

Keynote remarks

• P. Dobriansky (Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs)

9:30 AM – 12:20 PM — [I] U.S./Ukraine Strategic Relations: Pondering the General – Three Panels

Sponsor

• Western NIS Enterprise Fund

(1) Strong U.S./Ukraine Ties and Global Security

Moderator

• T. Keaney (Johns Hopkins/SAIS)

Panelists

• I. Kharchenko (Deputy Foreign Minister)[Ukraine]
• D. Feith (Under Secretary of Defense for Policy)

Lead Discussant

• W. Courtney (DynCor/President)

Suggested Topics: American View Point · Ukrainian Viewpoint · Global Perspective

(2) Strong U.S./Ukraine Ties and Regional Stability

Moderator

• N. Ledsky (NDI/Regional Director)

Panelists

• A. Fialko (Head of External Policy/Presidential Adm.)[Ukraine]
• C. Munter (NSC/Director-European and Eurasian Affairs)

Lead Discussant

• J. Tedstrom (Institute of East-West Studies/Vice President)

Suggested Topics: American View Point · Ukrainian Viewpoint · Regional Perspective

(3) Strong U.S./Ukraine Ties and Bilateral Benefits

Moderator

• S. Nix (IRI/Regional Director)

Panelists

• W. Taylor (Coordinator of US Assistance to Europe & Eurasia)
• K. Hryshchenko (Ukrainian Ambassador to the US)

Lead Discussant

• A. Cohen (Heritage Foundation/Research Fellow)

Suggested Topics: American View Point · Ukrainian Viewpoint · Regional Perspective

12:20 AM – 1:00 PM — Roundtable Overview: The Future of U.S./Ukraine Strategic Relations

Sponsor

• SigmaBleyzer

Chair

• K. Hryshchenko (Ukrainian Ambassador to the US)

Keynote remarks

• A. Kinakh (Prime Minister of Ukraine)

1:00 PM – 2:20 PM — Working Lunch: Poland and the U.S./Ukraine Nexus

Sponsor

• Selfreliance Federal Credit Union of New York, N.Y.

Chair

• B. Bazylevskyi (Consul General of Ukraine/Chicago)

Keynote remarks

• P. Naimski (Former Security Advisor to the Prime Minister) [Poland]

2:20 PM – 5:20 PM — [II] Exploring the Particular: The Economic Dimension – Three Panels

Sponsor

• Kiev Atlantic Ukraine/Atlantic Farms

(1) Contemplating Expanded Economic Ties Between the U.S. and Ukraine

Moderator

• A. Aslund (Senior Associate/Carnegie Endowment)

Panelists

• I. Mitiukov (Minister of Finance) [Ukraine]
• A. Larson (Undersecretary of State for Econ. Bus. and Agric. Affairs)
• E. Segura (Sigma Bleyzer/Chief Economist)

Lead Discussants

• W. Miller (Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine)
• N. Jaresko (Western NIS Enterprise Fund/President & CEO)

Suggested Topics: NPTR · Quotas · Investment

(2) Envisioning a Role for the U.S. in Ukraine’s Relations with Multilateral Financial Institutions

Moderator

• L. Kyj (UCCA/Executive Vice President)

Panelists

• V. Stelmakh (Head of the National Bank) [Ukraine]
• M. Shadman-Valavi (IMF/Assistant Director – European II Dept.)
• N. Lee (Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury/Eurasia)

Lead Discussant

• T. Solanyk (Alternative Executive Director/World Bank)

Suggested Topics: WTO · IMF/WB · EBRD

(3) Ukraine’s Quest for Energy Independence: Can the U.S. Help?

Moderator

• G. Laszkiewicz (ComPro/Vice President)

Panelists

• O. Todiychuk (Chairman/TRANS NAFTA) [Ukraine]
• I. Colbert (Director of NIS, Russian and Middle East Affairs/Dept. of Energy) (Texaco/Director of Government Relations)
• J. Elkind (University of Maryland/Joint Global Change Institute)

Lead Discussants

• A. Bihun (Intl. Trade Specialist/Commerce Dept.)
• O. Oliker (RAND/CRE)

Suggested Topics: Infrastructure efficiency · Market reliability · Odessa/Gdansk pipeline project

5:20 PM – 6:00 PM — U.S.-Ukrainian Relations on the Legislative Front: An Overview

Sponsors

• Selfreliance Federal Credit Union, Clifton, N.J.
• The PBN Corporation

Moderator

• M. Wasylyk(VP/The PBN Corporation)

Remarks

• Rep. M. Kaptur
• Rep. B. Schaffer
• MPM. Ratushny [Ukraine]

Thursday – November 1, 2001

Venue: Senate Hart Office Building/Room 902

8:15 AM – 9:00 AM — Welcome Coffee and Registration

9:00 AM – NOON — [III] Exploring the Particular: The Security Dimension – Three Panels

Sponsor

• UKREXIMNEFTEPRODUCT

(1) Contemplating Expanded Security Ties Between the U.S. and Ukraine

Moderator

• G. Nesterczuk (Global US/Vice President)

Panelists

• O. Skipalsky (Former Head/Military Intelligence)[Ukraine]
• N. Krawciw (President/Dupuy Institute)
• S. Closson (Policy Analyst/OSD/RUE Department of Defense)

Lead Discussant

• W. Grycenko (Razumkov Center/Director) [Ukraine]

Suggested Topics: Direct Relations · PfP/NATO Ops · OSCE/UN Ops

(2) Envisioning a Role for the U.S. in Ukraine’s Struggle against Organized Crime

Moderator

• B. Futey (Justice/Federal Claims Court)

Panelists

• I. Bilas (Chair/Rada Comm. on Law Enforcement)[Ukraine]
• L. Shelley (Ctr. on Transnat. Crime and Corruption/American U.)
• M. Waller (AFPC/Vice President)

Lead Discussant

• S. Rahmanin (Dzerkalo Tyzhnya) [Ukraine]

Suggested Topics: Indigenous OC· Bilateral OC· Transnational OC

(3) Enhancing Ukraine’s National Security Through ‘Democracy Building’: Can the U.S. Help?

Moderator

• J. Dutkewych (Fmr. Country Director for Ukraine/US Peace Corps)

Panelists

• I. Zayets (Former Minister of Ecology and Natural Res.) [Ukraine]
• S. Nix (USAID/Program Officer
• N. Diuk (NED/Senior Program Officer/Europe and Eurasia)

Lead Discussant

• O. Haran (Kyiv-Mohylian University) [Ukraine]

Suggested Topics: NGO Development · Mass Media Development · Economic Transparency

NOON – 12:40 PM — Roundtable Overview: Ukraine’s Transformation on the European Model/How the US can assist the process

Sponsor

• Ukrainian Cultural Center, Warren, MI

Chair

• M. von Hagen (Columbia University/Harriman Institute)

Keynote remarks

• B. Hawrylyshyn (Vidrodgenia Foundation)

12:40 – 2:00 PM — Working Lunch: Russia and the U.S./Ukraine Nexus

Sponsor

• Ukraine International Airlines

Chair

• S. Konopylov (Harvard University/UNSP)

Keynote remarks

• S. Pifer (Deputy Asst Secretary of State/Europe and Eurasia)

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM — [IV] Exploring the Particular: The Diplomatic Dimension – Three Panels

Sponsors

• Ukrainian Future Credit Union, Warren, MI
• Ukrainian Selfreliance Michigan Federal Credit Union, Warren, MI

(1) U.S./Ukraine and the Visegrad Group: Strengthening the Links

Moderator

• J. Micgiel (Columbia University)

Panelists

• H. Udovenko (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs)[Ukraine]
• G. Jeszynszky (Hungarian Ambassador to the US)
• I. Brzezinski (Senate/Foreign Relations)

Lead Discussant

• B. Winid (Minister Plenipotentiary/Embassy of Poland)

Suggested Topics: Economic Issues · Security Matters · Humanitarian Efforts

(2) U.S./Ukraine and GUUAM: Strengthening the Links

Moderator

• J. Moroney (DFI International/Associate)

Panelists

• I. Ostash (Chair/Rada Comm. on Foreign Affairs)[Ukraine]
• A. Pashayev (Azeri Ambassador to the US)
• G. Peret (State Department/Moldova-Belarus-Ukraine Desk)

Lead Discussant

• O. Sushko (CSPCFPU/Director) [Ukraine]

Suggested Topics: Economic Issues · Security Matters · Humanitarian Efforts

(3) U.S./Ukraine and the European Union: Strengthening the Links

Moderator

• J. Van Oudenaren (Library of Congress/European Division)

Panelists

• B. Tarasyuk (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs)[Ukraine]
• E. Koelsch (Embassy of Germany to the US/Deputy Head of Mission)
• A. Stent (Georgetown University/CEREES)

Lead Discussants

• M. Haltzel (Senate/Foreign Relations)
• B. Yaremenko (Foreign Ministry/US Desk Chief) [Ukraine]

Suggested Topics: Economic Issues · Security Matters · Humanitarian Efforts

5:00 PM – 5:40 PM — Roundtable Overview: U.S./Ukraine Relations and the War Against Terrorism

Sponsor

• American Foreign Policy Council
• National Democratic Institute
• International Republican Institute

Chair

• H. Pirchner (AFPC/President)

Keynote remarks

• C. Pascual (US Ambassador to Ukraine)

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM — Working Lunch: Russia and the U.S./Ukraine Nexus

Speaker

• B. Fedorak — (Steering Committee/Chairman)