U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, July 9, 2010

UKRAINE'S NEW AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. OLEKSANDER MOTSYK WELCOMED TO WASHINGTON BY U.S. BUSINESS COMMUNITY

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Friday, July 9, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Oleksander Motsyk, Ukraine's new Ambassador to the United States, was welcomed to Washington by the U.S. business community at a special reception and dinner in his honor held in The Chrystal Room at the historic Willard InterContinental Hotel on Wednesday evening, June 30th sponsored by the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC). 

Over 90 persons representing USUBC members, agencies of the U.S. government, Washington think-tanks and other special guests attended the dinner in honor of Ambassador Motsyk. Motsyk was appointed to serve as Ukraine's seventh Ambassador to the United States (since Ukraine declared Independence in August of 1991) on Friday, June 11, 2010, by President Viktor Yanukovych. 

Two former U.S. Ambassadors to Ukraine, Roman Popadiuk and William Taylor Jr. were the first to bring greetings to the new Ambassador.  Lawrence Silverman, Director, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus Affairs, U.S. Department of State, brought greetings from the U.S. government. 

BUSINESS COMMUNITY WELCOMED THE NEW AMBASSADOR
USUBC corporate members who welcomed the new Ambassador to Washington included: Samir Sahgal, Boeing; David Woodruff, ADM; Alexander Gordin, Broad Street Capital Group; Thomas Erickson, Bunge; Van Yeutter, Cargill; Tom Deters, First International Resources; David Lyons, Louis Dreyfus Commodities; John Valiska, RZB Finance LLC and Morgan Williams, Director, Government Relations, Washington office of SigmaBleyzer Private Equity Group, who also serves as president of USUBC. 

Additional USUBC members who brought greetings included: Gene Burd, Marks, Sokolov & Burd; George Chopivsky, Ukrainian Development Company; Dorothy Dwoskin, Microsoft; Ihor Gawdiak, Ukrainian American Coordinating Council; Elena Romanova, Foundation for International Arts & Education
and Jeanne Lopatto, Westinghouse.

In his opening remarks USUBC president Morgan Williams congratulated the new Ambassador of Ukraine on his appointment. Williams said the over 120 members of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) look forward to working closely with Ambassador Motsyk in the months ahead to strengthen and expand the business, economic, civil society, cultural, and governmental ties between the two countries

AMBASSADOR MOTSYK STRESSED ECONOMIC & BUSINESS COOPERATION
Addressing the distinguished audience Ambassador Motsyk pointed out that the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych outlined the development of economic cooperation and strategic partnership with the United States as one of the top foreign policy priorities of Ukraine alongside with European integration and enhancing friendly relations with the Russian Federation.

The new Ukrainian Ambassador particularly stressed that one of the most important spheres of Ukrainian-American bilateral cooperation is economic and business relations. In this context, Ambassador mentioned the vital role of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) and its bilateral business contacts in promoting American investments in Ukraine and provided the audience with information about the measures undertaken by the Ukrainian Government in promoting economic reforms and improving the investment climate.

NEW AMBASSADOR OF UKRAINE TO ISRAEL
The new Ambassador of Ukraine to Israel, Hennadii Nadolenko, who has been serving as Head of the Trade and Economic Mission, Embassy of Ukraine to the U.S. in Washington for the past four years, was introduced and congratulated on his new appointment.  Ambassador Nadolenko thanked the members of USUBC for their cooperation and strong support during his time in Washington. 

RECEPTION AND DINNER CORPORATE SPONSORS
The three lead corporate sponsors for the reception and dinner in honor of Ambassador Motsyk were Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Broad Street Capital Group, and Bunge.  The five supporting corporate sponsors were Cargill, First International Resources, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, RZB Finance LLC and SigmaBleyzer Private Equity Group.

"THE GLORY OF UKRAINE" EXHIBITIONS & SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL
Elena Romanova, with the Foundation for International Arts & Education, presented information about the two "The Glory of Ukraine' art and cultural exhibitions that are being exhibited in the USA during 2010-2012.  Ihor Poshyvailo, a Fulbright Scholar from Ukraine with the Smithsonian Institution - Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, told about the official invitation from the Smithsonian for Ukraine to participate as a featured country at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 2013 or 2014. 

REPRESENTATIVES WHO ATTENDED
Persons attending the event included representatives of the following corporations/organizations:  Action Research & Technical Solutions; ActionRTS; AES Corporation; Ambassador of Ukraine to Israel; American Councils on International Education; ArcelorMittal Americas; BBC News; Baker & McKenzie; Boeing; Bunge North America; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Center for American Progress; Center for Strategic and International Studies; Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe "Helsinki Commission"; Effective Engagement Strategies LLC; Cubic Corporation; and the Dedal Group LLC.

Additional representatives included: Embassy of Ukraine to the USA; Eurasia Business Consultancy; Export-Import Bank of the US; FC Group; First International Resources; Foundation for International Arts & Education; Export-Import Bank of the United States; First International Resources; Frishberg & Partners; George Bush Presidential Library Foundation; German Marshall Fund; Heller & Rosenblatt; Impressa Cargo Logistic; John Hopkins University; Kennen Institute; Kraft; International Finance Corporation; Louis Dreyfus Commodities; Marks, Sokolov & Burd; and the Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development.

Also attending were representatives of MJA Asset Management LLC; Microsoft; National Democratic Institute; National Security Council; NBC Security, Inc.; NCSJ; Manatt, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Phelps & Phillips, LLP; Peterson Institute for International Economics; PMD International; Procter & Gamble; Raytheon; RZB Finance, LLC; SigmaBleyzer Private Equity Group; Smithsonian Institution - Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage; Sweet Analysis Services; The Livingston Group; The People's Group; and The Washington Group.

Representatives of the following also attended: Thompson Coburn LLP; Tranzcapital Inc.; TWG Cultural Fund; Ukrainian American Coordinating Council; SoftServe; Ukrainian Development Company; Ukraina Citizens International Association; Ukraine International Airlines; UMBRA; U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation; U.S. Department of Energy; U.S. Department of Defense; U.S. Institute of Peace; U.S. Department of State; U.S.-Ukraine Business Council; Zurich Surety Credit & Political Risk; and Westinghouse.

AMBASSADOR MOTSYK BIOGRAPHY
Ambassador Motsyk is a career diplomat and before serving as Ambassador to Poland from December of 2005 to May of 2010 he held several high level positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, served as Ukraine's Ambassador to Turkey and in the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN in NYC.

Alexander Motsyk was born May 3, 1955 in the village Horodets Volodymeretskoho region Rivne region of Ukraine. In 1981 he graduated from Kyiv State University and in 1981 entered the diplomatic service. Alexander Motsyk is married and has two daughters.  The positions he has held in his distinguished career are as follows:

            07.1981 - 05.1985 - Third Secretary Consular Section of Ministry of Ukraine.
            05.1985 - 04.1987 - Third, Second Secretary of International Organizations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
            04.1987 - 09.1990 - Second, First Secretary of the Personnel Department of the MFA of Ukraine.
            09.1990 - 04.1992 - First Secretary of the Contractual and Legal Department of Ministry of Ukraine.
            04.1992 - 08.1995 - Second, First Secretary, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN, New York.
            08.1995 - 11.1997 - Chief-of-Control Treaty MFA of Ukraine.
            11.1997 - 11.2001 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Turkey.
            09.1999 - 11.2004 - Representative of Ukraine to the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.
            11.2001 - 07.2003 - Deputy State Secretary of Ministry of Ukraine.
            07.2003 - 07.2004 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
            07.2004 - 02.2005 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on European Integration.
            02.2005 - 12.2005 - Deputy State Secretary of Ukraine.
            12.30.05 -  5.2010 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Poland.
 
UKRAINE'S SEVENTH AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES
Ambassador Oleksandr Motsyk is Ukraine's seventh Ambassador to the United States since Ukraine declared Independence in August of 1991.  The previous six Ambassador's were:

               1992-1994  Ambassador Oleh Bilorus
               1994-1998  Ambassador Yuri Scherbak
               1998-1999  Ambassador Anton Buteiko
               2000-2003  Ambassador Kostyantyn Gryshchenko
               2003-2005  Ambassador Mykhaylo Reznik
               2006-2010  Ambassador Oleh Shamshur
               2010           Ambassador Oleksander Motsyk