BRAMA, August 27, 2001, 1 pm ET

Top U.S. Foreign Policy Experts To Address Washington Conference On U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Relations

"Ukraine’s Quest for Mature National Statehood — Roundtable II:
Taking Measure of a U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership"
September 20-21, 2001, Washington, DC

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 10^th 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.

ORGANIZER:
Organization for the Defense of Four Freedoms for Ukraine
26601 Ryan Road
Warren, MI 48091
Tel.: (810) 757-8684
www.FourFreedoms.net

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