<div dir="ltr"><span class="" style="border-collapse:collapse"><font class="" face="arial, sans-serif">Dear AAUS Executive Committee:</font><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
We would very much appreciate a timely posting of the following Special Edition UA QUEST RT E-Invite and Program!!</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
Walter Zaryckyj PhD</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Executive Director </div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Center for US-Ukrainian Relations</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br></div><div><span class=""><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#0000ff">Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic Future Forum/Ukraine’s Quest for Mature Nation Statehood Roundtable Fusion Event<br>September 23, 2013 </font></b><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<b><font color="#0000ff">Washington, D.C.</font></b></div><div><font color="#0000ff" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></font><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#0000ff">Venue: University Club of Washington/Ambassadors’ Room [<span class="" style="line-height:16px;font-size:small">1135 16th St NW]</span><br>
<br>[For Background Information, Please Visit: http:// <a href="http://www.usukrainianrelations.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">www.usukrainianrelations.org</a>]<br><br>Dear Colleague: <br><br>You are respectfully invited to participate in a special Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic Future Forum/ Ukraine’s Quest for Mature Nation Statehood Roundtable Fusion Event, which will take place September 23, 2013 in Washington, D.C.<br>
<br>The gathering will bring together government and key non-government representatives from Ukraine, Canada, the EU and the US to “divine the outcome of the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius” in November 2013. In effect, the group will be asked to assess the possibility of Ukraine and the EU affirming a much anticipated Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement.<br>
<br>Former distinguished speakers of the UA Quest Roundtable series include:</font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#0000ff"><br>UA:<br><br>B. Tarasyuk, O. Rybachuk, A. Kinakh, Y. Yekhanurov, V. Yanukovych, V. Pustovojtenko, </font></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#0000ff">I. Plyushch, A. Yatseniuk, Y. Chervonenko, A. Hrytsenko, V. Ohryzko, K. Hryshchenko, </font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<font color="#0000ff">H. Nemyria, Y. Lutsenko, V. Nalyvaichenko, G. Udovenko, P. Kachur, R. Shpek, H. Kryuchkov,<br>V. Stelmakh, I. Mitiukov, Y. Pawlenko, V. Pyatnytski, P. Martynenko, Y. Myroshnychenko, </font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<font color="#0000ff">Y. Scherbak, A. Buteiko, V. Khandohiy, O. Shamshur, Y. Sergeyev, A. Veselovski, O. Chaliy, </font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#0000ff">O. Skipalsky, O. Sushko, V. M. Popovych, Y. Kaminsky, V. Khmelko, I. Bekeshkina, <br>
<br>EUR & RU:<br><br>J. Onyszkiewicz, P. Naimski, G. Jeszensky, J. Sherr, E. Koelsch, G. Burghardt, A. Gross, </font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#0000ff">C. Hartzell, A. De Lecea, A. Bruzga, J.Steinoff, G. Paturalska, Y. Liuk, F. Muller, H. Wujec, </font></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#0000ff">R. Kacer, V. Usackas, M. Riekstins, K. Scharioth, J. Reiter, P. Zalewski , P. Nowina, M. Gahler,<br>M. Pisarski, A. Pildegovics, A. Pangratis, F. Rivasseau, J. De Vallera, I. Chalupec, N. Sensoy, </font></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#0000ff">P. Zurawski vel Grajewski, A. Umland, N. Lange, J. Pieklo, K. Bobinski, E. Bos, A. Paul, </font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<font color="#0000ff">N. Goksel, V. Igrunov, A.Lebedev, S. Belkowski, A. Piontkowski, A. Berdikov, G. Shorokov<br><br>US & CA:<br><br>M. McConnell, C. Levin, J. McCain, J. Biden, R. Lugar, Z. Bzrezinski, P. Wolfowitz, D. Fried, </font></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#0000ff">R. Holbrooke, P. Dobriansky, D. Kramer, A. Wayne, D. Wilson, D. Russell, I. Brzezinski, </font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<font color="#0000ff">C. Wallander, C. Smith, S. Levin, C. Weldon, D. Davis, M. Kaptur, N. Lowey, W. Miller,<br>C. Pascual, S. Pifer, W. Taylor, J. Herbst, W. Courtney, K. Smith, J. O'Keefe, B. Futey, </font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<font color="#0000ff">A. Aslund, N. Diuk, A. Stent, A. Cohen, S. Blank, S. Larrabee, K. Crane, S. Sestanovich,</font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#0000ff">L. Jewett, S. Nix, S. Plokhyi, L. Hajda, L. Sarti, B. Wrzesnewskyj, D. Fraser, A. Robinson, O. Subtelny<br>
<br>The complete program and list of invited speakers is provided below. You are welcome to attend both the dinner and the discussion. We simply ask that you reply to the invitation [RSVP] at your earliest possible convenience (Sept. 21 at the latest). </font></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#0000ff"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#0000ff">Kindly contact UA Quest Roundtable Series Program Coordinator, Walter Zaryckyj, phone: <a href="tel:%28917%29%20476%201221" value="+19174761221" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">(917) 476 1221</a>, e-mail:<a href="mailto:waz2102@columbia.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">waz2102@columbia.edu</a>, or UA Quest Roundtable Series Development Coordinator, Mykola Hryckowian, phone: <a href="tel:%28516%29%20477%201157" value="+15164771157" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">(516) 477 1157</a>, e-mail: <a href="mailto:mykcusur@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">mykcusur@gmail.com</a>.<br>
<br>Please be advised that seating is limited to those that have received this invitation; the invitation is non-transferable.<br><br></font></div><div><font color="#0000ff" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">William Miller<br>
<b>Co-Chair</b><br><br>Bob Schaffer<br><b>Co-Chair</b><br><br>Oleh Rybachuk<br><b>Co-Chair</b><br><br>Borys Tarasyuk<br><b>Co-Chair</b><br><br>Walter Zaryckyj<br><b>Program Coordinator</b><br><br><b>Steering Committee</b><br>
Yarema Bachynsky<br>Motryia Chaban<br>Katie Fox<br>Tamara Gallo-Olexy<br>Oleh Garyaha<br>Mykola Hryckowian<br>Laura Jewett<br>Nico Lange<br>Lewis Madanick<br>Steven Nix<br>Slavko Pavlyuk<br>Chrystyna Pendzola-Vitovych<br>
Jan Pieklo<br>Herman Pirchner<br>Mykhailo Sawkiw<br>Jeff Smith</font><br><br><span class="" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><p align="center" style="font-size:13px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;color:green"><i>A</i> UA QUEST ROUNDTABLE/UEAF FORUM </span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="font-size:13px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;color:green">FUSION EVENT:</span></b></p><p align="center" style="font-size:13px;margin-left:0.5in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;color:green">Divining the Outcome of the EP Summit in Vilnius</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p>
<p align="center" style="font-size:13px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt">September 23, 2013 Washington, D.C<i>.</i></span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></i></b></p>
<p style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></b></p><p style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green">Venue:</span></b></p><p style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">University Club of Washington DC/Ambassador’s Room</span></b></p>
<p style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green">Sponsors:</span></b></p><p style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">American Foreign Policy Council</span></b></p><p style="font-size:13px">
<b><span style="font-size:11pt">Center For US-Ukrainian Relations</span></b></p><p style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">International Republican Institute</span></b></p><p style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation</span></b></p>
<p style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Konrad Adenauer Stiftung/Ukraine</span></b></p><p style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Open World Leadership Program</span></b></p><p style="font-size:13px">
<b><span style="font-size:11pt">National Democratic Institute</span></b></p><p style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Polish Ukrainian Cooperation Foundation</span></b></p><p style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Ukrainian Congress Committee of America</span></b></p>
<p style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Ukrainian National Information Service</span></b></p><p style="font-size:13px"><b style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green">Patrons:</span></b><span style="font-size:15px"><br>
</span></p><p style="font-size:13px"></p><p style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">American Foreign Policy Council</span></b></p><p style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Center For US-Ukrainian Relations</span></b></p>
<p style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:15px"><b>CUB Energy</b></span></p><p style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:15px"><b>Self Reliance NY Federal Credit Union</b></span></p><p style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:15px"><b>Self Reliance Cleveland Federal Credit Union</b></span></p>
<p style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:15px"><b>Ukrainian Defense Consulting</b></span></p><p style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:15px"><b>Zenowia & George Jurkiw</b></span><span style="font-size:15px"><b><br>
</b></span></p><b style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green"><p><b style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green"><br></span></b></p></span></b><b style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green">Program:</span></b><p style="font-size:13px">
</p><p style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:11pt">6:00 PM – 7:15 PM <span> </span>Opening Remarks Dinner</span></b></p><p style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Word of Welcome:</span></b></p>
<ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0in"><li style="margin-left:15px"><span class="" style="font-size:15px">CUB Energy Director of Operations Frank Mermoud</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span class="" style="font-size:15px">UA PA Acting Director of the Department of Euro-Integration Yevgen Burkat<br>
</span><br><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></li></ul><span class="" style="font-size:15px"></span></span></div></div></span></div></span></div>