The World Affairs Councils of America and the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), in partnership with Burisma, Ukraine’s largest independent oil & gas producer, organized President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko’s meeting with top US public figures and representatives of key American companies.
President Poroshenko’s address on the struggle for freedom in Ukraine, delivered in the Congressional Auditorium of the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, was the first in a series of events in his three-day visit to Washington. President Poroshenko stressed the critical importance of support from international partners in achieving peace in Ukraine, and that the West should not give up on Ukraine. “It is important that our partners are helping us stay strong politically, economically and militarily,” – said the President of Ukraine.
Devon Archer, a Member of the Board of Directors at Burisma Holdings and Vadym Pozharskyi, an Advisor to the Board of Directors, also joined the event.
According to Pozharskyi, the event at the U.S. Capitol Visor Center with the Head of state is an important element in the dialogue between the US and Ukraine, both in terms of politics and business, contributing to the development of bilateral trade and attraction of American investment in Ukraine.
“We need to continually inform the world community that Ukraine is ready for profound reforms, and this process is irreversible. By opening markets and reducing administrative barriers, and, most importantly, implementing the Strategy on Energy independence declared by the government and the Verkhovna Rada, we can draw attention of US companies to Ukraine”, – noted Pozharskyi.
In addition, the US-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) held its annual meeting in Washington. With more than 200 members, the USUBC is the most powerful Ukrainian business association outside of Ukraine, consulting the US government on economic development and business environment in Ukraine.
This year’s event focused on Ukraine’s Energy Security Future, where the President of the US-Ukraine Business Council Morgan Williams and Vadym Pozharskyi introduced the model for Ukraine’s energy sector development and shared expectations on reform and deregulation in the energy sector, the country’s strategic industry.
Vadym Pozharskyi also conducted a series of meetings with Offices of US Senators – Rob Portman, Jeanne Shaheen, Marcy Kaptur and their advisors on energy issues and international relations – to brief on the current situation in the area of energy security, oil & gas market reforms and future development of Ukrainian gas market.
