On April 16-18, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal visited Chicago and Washington where he conducted a number of meetings and participated in #SpringMeetings and other events:

Meeting with the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery Penny Pritzker

Meetings in Chicago and Washington with U.S. companies to discuss promising areas of Ukraine's economy for investment including military technology, energy, agricultural processing, IT, and critical raw materials 

Meeting with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

Meeting with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Penny Pritzker

Meeting with students at the University of Chicago

Meeting with the Ukrainian community in Chicago

Participation in the U.S.-Ukraine Partnership Forum in Washington focusing on Ukraine's recovery

Meeting with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo

Meeting with the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen

Meetings with World Bank President Ajay Banga and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) President Odile Renaud-Basso

Meeting with IMF Managing director Kristalina Georgieva

Meeting with the Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives Hakeem Jeffries

Meetings with U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer

Meeting with the U.S. Senate Ukraine Caucus

Meeting with the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development Samantha Power

Opening of the first Annual Ukraine Innovation Days at Ukraine House which brought together over 300 high-level representatives from government, business, academia, and diplomacy to discuss projects or initiatives to drive Ukraine's growth.