Ukraine’s Quest for Mature Nation Statehood
Roundtable XVI:
Ukraine and the National Minorities Question
October 1, 2015 Washington, D.C.
Venue: National Democratic Institute [455 Massachusetts Ave, NW]
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM Word of Welcome:
- Katie Fox [Eurasia Regional Deputy Director/National Democratic Institute]
9:10 AM – 9:35 AM Opening Highlight Focus Session
Theme: Ukraine’s Record on the National Minorities Issue – The First Word
Chair:
- Laura Jewett [Eurasia Regional Director/National Democratic Institute]
Featured Speaker:
- Valeriy Chaly [Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States]
9:35 AM – 10:40 AM Roundtable Plenary Session I
Theme: Assessing the State of the Polish-Ukrainian Community
Moderator:
- Colin Cleary [United States Institute of Peace]
Panelists:
- Jan Pieklo [Polish Ukrainian Cooperation Foundation/PAUCI]
- Konstyantyn Romanyuk [Donetsk Polish Ukrainian Community]
10: 40 AM – 11:45 AM Roundtable Plenary Session II
Theme: Assessing the State of the Jewish-Ukrainian Community
Moderator:
- William Miller [Woodrow Wilson International Center]
Panelists:
- Joffel Zissels [Chair of Euro-Asian Jewish Congress]
- Peter Zalmayev [Eurasian Democracy Initiative]
11: 45 AM – 11:50 AM Coffee Break
11:50 AM – 12:55 PM Roundtable Plenary Session III
Theme: Assessing the State of the Crimean Tatar Community
Moderator:
- Ivanna Bilych [Volya Institute for Contemporary Law and Society]
Panelists:
- Refat Chubarov [Chair of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People]
- Ayla Bakkalli [US Representation of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People]
12:55 PM – 1:10 PM Lunch Break [Press Interviews]
1:10 PM – 1:35 PM Afternoon Highlight Focus Session
Theme: Ukraine’s Record on the National Minorities Issue – The OSCE Perspective
Chair:
- Glen Howard [Jamestown Foundation]
Featured Speaker:
- Orest Deychakiwsky [US Helsinki Commission]
1:35 PM – 2:40 PM Roundtable Plenary Session IV
Theme: Assessing the State of the Hungarian-Ukrainian, Moldovan-Ukrainian & Romanian-Ukrainian Communities
Moderator:
- Roman Popadiuk [Morgan Lewis]
Panelists:
- Yaroslav Pylynskyi [Kennan Institute/Kyiv]
- Vlad Spanu [Moldova Foundation]
2:4o PM – 2:45 PM Coffee Break
2:45 PM – 3:50 PM Roundtable Plenary Session V
Theme: Assessing the State of the Russian Minority in Ukraine
Moderator:
- Nadia Diuk [National Endowment for Democracy]
Panelists:
- Lada Rosylycky [Ukraine Today]
- Paul Goble [Window on Eurasia/EDM]
3:50 PM – 4:55 PM Roundtable Plenary Session VI
Theme: A Special Look at the Ukrainian Minority in Russia
Moderator:
- John O’Keefe [Open World Program]
Panelists:
- Fr. Leo Goldade [Order of St. Basil the Great/OSBM]
- Eugene Czolij [Ukrainian World Congress]
4:55 PM – 5:30 PM Final Highlight Session Focus Session
Ukraine’s Record on the National Minorities Issue – The Final Word
Chair:
- Mark Lagon [Freedom House]
Featured Speakers
- Oksana Syroyid [Deputy Speaker of the Verkhona Rada of Ukraine]
- Victoria Nuland [Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs] (Invited)
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Patrons’ Reception
Venue: American Foreign Policy Council [509 C Street NE]
A Post Forum Contemplation: Stephen Blank [American Foreign Policy Council]
[Host: UA Quest RT Series Steering Committee]
Sponsors:
American Foreign Policy Council
Center for US-Ukrainian Relations
International Republican Institute
Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation
National Democratic Institute
Polish Ukrainian Cooperation Foundation/PAUCI
Open World Leadership Center
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