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Program: Ukraine's Regional Commitments |
Ukraine's Quest for Mature Nation Statehood
Roundtable IX: Ukraine's Regional Commitments
October 15-16, 2008
Washington, DC
Day I
Principal Sponsor: Open World Program/US Library of Congress
Venue: Library of Congress, Montpelier Room, James Madison Memorial Building
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Opening Remarks:
- Herman Pirchner [American Foreign Policy Council]
- John O'Keefe [Director/Open World Program/LOC]
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Focus Session I
Theme: Ukraine's Regional Commitments – The Ukrainian Perspective
Chair:
- Oleh Shamshur [Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States]
Featured Speaker:
- Ihor Hrushko [Director/EEA Affairs/UA MFA]
10:00 AM – 11:10 AM Plenary Session I
Theme: Taking Measure of Politics-Ukrainian Relations
Moderator:
- Jan Pieklo [Polish Ukrainian Cooperation Initiative]
Panelists:
- Pawel Zalewski [Member/Sejm]
- Borys Tarasyuk [Head/VR Comm. on Euro-Integration]
Lead Discussant:
- Krzysztof Bobinski [Unia i Polska]
Suggested Topics: Speakers’ Choice
11:10 PM – 11:20 PM Coffee Break [Press Interviews]
11:20 AM – 12:45 PM Plenary Session II [Expanded Version]
Theme: Taking Measure of Baltic-Ukrainian Relations
Moderator:
- Jeff Goldstein [Freedom House]
Panelists:
- Andrejs Pildegovics [Latvian Ambassador to the US]
- Oleksandr Biletsky [European Movement/UA]
Lead Discussants:
- Marek Matraszek [CEC Government Relations]
- Nadia McConnell [US-Ukraine Foundation]
Suggested Topics: Speakers’ Choice/Plus a Special Look at BBSA
12:45 PM – 1:15 PM Focus Session II
Theme: EU Policy on Ukraine and Adjacent States
Chair:
- F. Stephen Larrabee [RAND Corp.]
Featured Speaker:
- Angelos Pangratis [Dep. Head of the EC Comm. to the US]
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM Lunch [Press Interviews]
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM Roundtable Focus Session III
Theme: Ukraine's Regional Commitments – Securing Regional Energy Diversity
Chair:
- Keith Smith [Center for Strategic & International Studies]
Featured Speaker:
- Volodymyr Ignashchenko [Fmr. UA Dep. Min. Econ.]
2:45 PM – 3:55 PM Roundtable Plenary Session III
Theme: Pondering German-Ukrainian Relations
Moderator:
- Viktor Nikitiuk [Dep. Chief of Mission/UA Emb.-US]
Panelists:
- Nico Lange [Konrad Adenauer Stiftung]
- Yuri Scherbak [Institute for Sustainable Development]
Lead Discussant:
- Celeste Wallander [Georgetown University]
Suggested Topics: Speakers’ Choice
3:55 PM – 4:05 PM Coffee Break [Press Interviews]
4:05 PM – 5:30 PM Plenary Session IV [Expanded Version]
Theme: Pondering Russian-Ukrainian Relations
Moderator:
- Ariel Cohen [Heritage Foundation]
Panelists:
- Stanislav Belkowski [Inst. of National Strategy/RU]
- Kostyantyn Hryshchenko [UA Ambassador to RU]
Lead Discussants:
- Andrei Piontkovsky [Hudson Institute]
- Steven Pifer [Brookings Institution]
Suggested Topics: Speakers’ Choice/Plus a Special Look at RU-Georgian Relations
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Focus Session IV
Theme: Ukraine's Regional Commitments – US Perspective
Chair:
- Lewis Madanick [Open World Program/LOC]
Featured Speaker:
- US Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried
Suggested Topics: Speakers’ Choice
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Conference Reception [Hosted by the UA Embassy to the United States]
Host:
Day II
Principal Sponsor: Open World Program/US Library of Congress
Venue: Library of Congress, Members Room, Thomas Jefferson Building
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Roundtable Focus Session V
Theme: NATO Policy in Ukraine's Neighborhood
Chair:
- Iryna Bekeshkina [Democratic Initiatives Foundation]
Featured Speaker:
9:30 AM – 10:40 AM Plenary Session V
Theme: Divining Ukraine's Role in GUAM
Moderator:
- William Courtney [NAPS/CSC]
Panelists:
- Vasil Sikharulidze [Georgian Ambassador to the US]
- Oleksandr Sushko [Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation]
Lead Discussant:
- Vlad Spanu [Moldova Foundation]
Suggested Topics: Speakers’ Choice
10:40 AM – 10:50 AM Coffee Break [Press Interviews]
10:50 AM – 12:00 PM Plenary Session VI
Theme: Divining Ukraine's Role in BSEC
Moderator:
- William Pomeranz [Kennan Institute]
Panelists:
- Nabi Sensoy [Ambassador of Turkey to the US]
- Volodymyr Makukha [UA Deputy Min. of Energy]
Lead Discussant:
- Anders Aslund [Petersen Institute]
Suggested Topics: Speakers’ Choice
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Focus Session VI
Theme: Ukraine's Regional Commitments – Aiding an Ailing Neighbor/Belarus
Chair:
- Orest Deychakiwsky [US Helsinki Commission]
Featured Speaker:
- Robert Boehme [Director/EUR-UMB/US Dept. of State]
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch [Press Interviews]
1:00 PM – 2:10 PM Mini Forum I
Theme: Ukraine's Regional Commitments – Managing Frozen Conflict Zones
Chair:
- Michael J. Ochs [US Helsinki Commission]
Presenters:
- Yuri Sergeyev [Ukrainian Ambassador to the UN]
- Nicolae Chirtoaca [Moldovan Ambassador to the US]
- Nadia Diuk [National Endowment for Democracy]
2:10 PM – 2:40 PM Final Focus Session
Theme: Contemplating the Future of Ukraine-Weimar Triangle Relations
Moderator:
- Jan Bugajski [Center for Strategic & International Studies]
Featured Speaker:
- Francois Rivasseau [Dep. Chief of Mission/FR Emb-US]
Suggested Topics: Speakers’ Choice
2:40 PM – 2:50 PM Coffee Break [Press Interviews]
2:50 PM – 4:00 PM Mini Forum II
Theme: Ukraine's Regional Commitments – Reviving the "Great Silk Road"
Chair:
- Ilan Berman [American Foreign Policy Council]
Presenters:
- Agshin Mehdiyev [Azerbaijani Ambassador to the UN]
- Andriy Bihun [Global Trade Development]
- Zeyno Baran [Hudson Institute]
Suggested Topics: Speakers’ Choice
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Concluding Remarks:
- Celeste Wallander [Senior Foreign Policy Advisor/Obama Campaign]
- Ian Brzezinski [Senior National Security Advisor/McCain Campaign]
- William Miller [Woodrow Wilson International Center]
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Sponsors’ Reception [Hosted by the UA Quest RT Series Steering Committee]
Venue:
- Churchill Hotel/Dupont Circle
Host:
- Peter Borisow [Center for US-Ukrainian Relations]
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