DECEMBER 1, 2011 – DAY OF UKRAINE IN WASHINGTON, DC
Declared by Vincent C. Gray, Mayor of Washington, DC

U.S.-UKRAINE GALA CELEBRATIONS – OMNI SHOREHAM HOTEL

8:30 AM – REGISTRATION, PALLADIAN FOYER

9:00 am – 12:00 noon - BUSINESS LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE
RECOGNIZING THE ROLE OF BUSINESS IN UKRAINE’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
Keynote speakers: Andriy Klyuyev, First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Economic Development & Trade; Ambassador Richard J. Morningstar, Secretary of State Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM - CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) AWARDS LUNCHEON
HONORING BEST PRACTICES ADDRESSING SOCIAL CHALLENGES IN UKRAINE
Keynote speaker Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-At-Large for global women`s issues

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM – GALA REGISTRATION, MAIN FOYER

6:00 PM- 7:00 PM GALA RECEPTION & “TIES TO UKRAINE” SILENT AUCTION
HELPING WOMEN & CHILDREN AT RISK TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING

6:00 PM – 7:00 PATRONS RECEPTION, BIRD CAGE ROOM

7:00 PM - AWARDS DINNER & GALA ENTERTAINMENT
PRESENTATION OF PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS: PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH; PRESIDENT LEONID M. KRAVCHUK; PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON; PRESIDENT ALEKSANDER KWASNIEWSKI

HONOREES & SPEAKERS: Former President of Poland, Aleksander Kwasniewski; William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State; Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine; Brent Scowcroft, President, The Scowcroft Group

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY RUSLANA
People`s Artist of Ukraine; Eurovision 2004 Winner; UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Debut of two songs from upcoming musical ‘DYNAMO: A TRUE MUSICAL’ by Paul Thorson * ‘Land of Beautiful Women’ & ‘Kyiv’

Please, R.S.V.P. by November 18

Black Tie Optional

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