On February 13, 2013 Ambassador of Ukraine to the U.S. Olexander Motsyk met with the leadership of US – Ukraine Foundation Nadia McConnell, John Kun and first US Ambassador to Ukraine Roman Popadiuk.
The discussion was mainly focused on the issues of preparation for the International Forum “Ukraine in Washington – 2013”. It was agreed that the program of this year's event will include a two-day conference, devoted to the key events of political relations between Ukraine and the United States as well as facilitation of the US-Ukrainian economic cooperation on the regional level.
In addition, it is planned to hold a Gala Concert dedicated to the 100-th Anniversary of the Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music and honoring the achievements of musicians and artists of Ukrainian descent.
International Forum “Ukraine in Washington” was launched by US – Ukraine Foundation in cooperation with the Embassy of Ukraine to the U.S. on the 20th anniversary of the Ukrainian independence referendum, and was successfully held in 2011 and 2012. It is expected that this year's event will take place on December 5 - 6.