R & J TRADING INTERNATIONAL, INC. JOINS THE
U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 17, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The executive committee of the U.S.-Ukraine
Business Council (USUBC), on behalf of the entire membership, is most
pleased to announce that R & J  Trading International, Inc., Brooklyn,
NY, has been approved for USUBC membership. R & J Trading is
USUBC member number 84.

R & J Trading International, Inc. has been active in Ukraine since 1992. 
They were a previous member of USUBC starting in the mid-to-late
1990's.

Jacob Yampel, President and Rostislav Furman work in Kyiv managing
the various business interests of R & J Trading International, Inc.

R & J'S BUSINESS INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE

R & J Trading International, Inc. has business interests and experience in
the following areas:

 - Banking 
 - Pharmaceutical Industry
 - Restaurant and Entertainment
 - Real Estate
 - Dairy Processing industry

 "The U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) is most pleased to have
R & J Trading International Inc. once again become a USUBC member,"
said Morgan Williams, SigmaBleyzer, who serves as President of USUBC.

BUSINESS INVESTMENT DRIVES UKRAINE'S INTEGRATION

Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic integration is first and foremost today being driven
by the private business community in Ukraine, Europe, and the United States.

"Ukraine's aspirations for Euro-Atlantic integration, to be a major member
of the world's community of strong, democratic, independent, prosperous,
private business sector driven nations, will be realized largely through the
present leadership and investments from the business community and then
hopefully with some real support later from the politicians and government
leaders," wrote Morgan Williams, SigmaBleyzer, who serves as President
of USUBC, in a recent article published by the "Welcome to Ukraine"
magazine.

While the politicians of many countries, including Ukraine, argue and debate
about whether Ukraine should ever be given a MAP for eventual NATO
membership and when, if ever, Ukraine will have the opportunity to join
the European Union the Ukrainian and international business communities
are moving rapidly ahead with large-scale economic and business
integration.

This integration is being accomplished in spite of a general lack of new
reforms being implemented by the government and the high level of political
instability that has existed for the last several years which has hurt the
number of new jobs created, the level of wages, the development of a
modern business infrastructure and the creation of wealth.

USUBC MEMBERSHIP NOW TOTALS EIGHTY-FOUR

R & J Trading International is the 84th member for USUBC, the 32nd new
member for 2008, and the 62nd new member since January of 2007. USUBC
membership has nearly quadrupled in the past 18 months, going from 22
members in January of 2007 to 84 members in June of 2008.

The other new members in 2008 are MaxWell USA, Baker and McKenzie
law firm, Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, Dipol Chemical International,
MJA Asset Management, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Halliburton,
DLA Piper law firm, EPAM Systems, DHL International Ukraine, Air Tractor,
Inc., Magisters law firm, Ernst & Young, Umbra LLC., US PolyTech LLC,
Vision TV LLC, Crumpton Group, American Express Bank, a Standard
Chartered group company, TNK-BP Commerce LLC, Rakotis, American
Councils for International Education, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP,
International Commerce Corporation, IMTC-MEI, Nationwide Equipment
Company, First International Resources, the Doheny Global Group, Foyil
Securities, KPMG, Asters law firm and Solid Team LLC.

The complete USUBC membership list and other information about
USUBC can be found at: http://www.usubc.org.