The Embassy of Ukraine in the US hosted Ukrainian delegations visiting Washington, DC and other American cities on the invitation of the Open World program of professional exchanges: judges, media and civil sector as well as Ambassador John O’Keefe, Executive Director of the Open World Leadership Center who joined the delegates from Ukraine.
The meeting was also attended by the delegation of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine led by the Vice-Speaker Oksana Syroid, Federal Judges Bohdan Futey and Richard Bennett, Chief of Voice of America’s Ukrainian Service Myroslava Gongadze and Alexandra Chapupa, Political and Communications Consultant.
In his address to the guests of the Embassy Ambassador of Ukraine to the US Valeriy Chaly noted that the meeting was very symbolic when all brunches of power gathered under one roof and felt united by the common goal. He urged Ukrainian delegations to take advantage of their visit to the US and disseminate the information about the situation in Ukraine in the context of counteracting Russian aggression, explore opportunities for the launch of new Ukraine-US projects as well as apply new experience and knowledge in Ukraine, in particular in the areas of reforming the justice sector, fighting corruption and ensuring transparency.