[CivilSoc] Foreign Policy Experts To Address Washington Conference On U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Relations

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Mon, 27 Aug 2001 12:42:55 -0400


"Ukraine's Quest for Mature National Statehood-Roundtable II:
Taking Measure of a U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership"
September 20-21, 2001, Washington, DC
MEDIA COMMITTEE
ORGANIZER:
ORGANIZATION FOR THE DEFENSE OF FOUR FREEDOMS FOR UKRAINE
26601 Ryan Road
Warren, MI 48091
Tel.: (810) 757-8684
http://www.FourFreedoms.net
PRESS COMMUNIQUE No.4
Top U.S. Foreign Policy Experts
To Address Washington Conference
On U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Relations
WARREN, MI- Leading American foreign policy experts from the Bush 
Administration, Capitol Hill and research institutes will discuss 
U.S.-Ukraine strategic relations and Ukraine's role in world and 
regional affairs at an international conference in the nation's 
capital, called "Ukraine's Quest for Mature Nation Statehood: 
Roundtable II-Taking Measure of a U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership."
Heading this group of distinguished specialists are: Douglas Feith, 
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy; Paula Dobriansky, 
Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs; Alan Larson, 
Undersecretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural 
Affairs; Sen. Joseph Biden, Chairman of the Senate Committee on 
Foreign Relations; Cameron Munter, Director of European and Eurasian 
Affairs, National Security Council; Nancy Lee, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of Treasury for Eurasia; Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, 
Counselor, Center for Strategic and International Studies; John 
McLaughlin, Producer and Program Host, The McLaughlin Group; among 
others.
This year's gathering, the second such successful conference in two 
years, will be held at the U.S. Congress, Thursday, September 20, and 
Friday, September 21. According to the conference's organizers, the 
Organization for the Defense of Four Freedoms for Ukraine, the roster 
of speakers will include government officials from Ukraine, the 
United States and Eastern European countries, as well as prominent 
leaders from financial institutions, research centers and academia.
The conference will feature 13 panels, divided among four principal 
sessions, two working lunches, two focus sessions and an evening 
reception. Organizers said that 73 speakers, 24 of whom are expected 
to be from Ukraine, will be featured at the conference.
The year's conference is being held on the occasion of the 10th 
anniversary of Ukraine's restored independence, which should figure 
prominently in the participants' analyses.
For attendance information, contact the Organization for the Defense 
of Four Freedoms for Ukraine at (810) 757-7910.
PRESS CONTACT:
Ihor Dlaboha,
Media Coordinator
Tel.: (810) 757-7910
Fax: (810) 757-8684
e-mail: [email protected]