THE WASHINGTON GROUP (TWG) JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE
BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
An association of Ukrainian-American and other professionals
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C., Thursday, September 25, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Washington Group (TWG), an association of Ukrainian-American and other professionals, based in Washington, D.C. has been approved for USUBC membership, according to the USUBC executive committee, in an announcement on behalf of the entire USUBC membership. The Washington Group (TWG) is USUBC member ninety-four.
TWG was chartered in 1984 with 54 members. Today, the membership approaches 400. While the majority of members reside in the greater Washington, D.C. area, they are also found in Canada and Europe, including Ukraine.
Members of TWG participate in activities that advance their professional growth, raise the awareness of Ukrainian economic, business, political, governmental, civil society and social issues here and abroad and promote Ukraine's cultural heritage.
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONALS
The TWG membership is made up of attorneys, engineers, teachers, academicians, diplomats, bankers, journalists, military personnel, medical professionals, government officials, artists, accountants, small businessmen, investors, professional business leaders, and members of other professions.
TWG sponsors a highly regarded Leadership Conference, the TWG newsletter, the Distinguished Speaker Series [USUBC has co-sponsored some of these events], and performances presented by the TWG Cultural Fund have served to raise the profile of Ukrainian issues and provide a platform for Ukrainian artists, spokespersons, and other interested parties.
With the independence of Ukraine, TWG and its members have been instrumental in presenting a forum for discussions between public and private representatives of Ukrainian concerns and their counterparts in the U.S. Twig's Business Development Forum serves to promote U.S.-Ukraine business connections and to work for the advancement of Ukraine's private sector business environment.
TWG's Fellowship Fund provides the Embassy of Ukraine in Washington, D.C. with an annual paid intern. Through their Cultural Fund, TWG has provided a platform for Ukrainian artists. Furthermore, TWG provides a forum for networking among its members and friends through various functions and its highly acclaimed Membership Directory.
TWG PRESIDENT ADRIAN PIDLUSKY
USUBC has been working with Adrian Pidlusky, president of TWG, and with Andrew Bihun, a senior advisor to USUBC, who serves as director of the TWG Business Development Forum.
The recent energy roundtable held in Washington about Ukraine's energy problems and opportunities was sponsored by four Washington based organizations, The Washington Group (TWG), the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (USUF) the Ukrainian American Environmental Association (UAEA) and the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC). More jointly sponsored meetings on major Ukrainian issues are planned for the future.
UKRAINE DISASTER ASSISTANCE FUND
These four organizations, TWG, USUF, UAEA, and USUBC, are four of the six founders and sponsors of the Ukraine Disaster Assistance Fund set up in August of this year. Considerable funds have been raised from private businesses and individuals to assist with the rebuilding of the area in Western Ukraine hit by record floods. The first major project under consideration is to provide assistance for the building of a new school in a small village to replace one destroyed by the flooding. The Ukraine Disaster Assistance Fund will continue to raise donations and work in Western Ukraine for at least the next year on longer-run reconstruction projects.
Additional information about The Washington Group (TWG) can be found at http://www.thewashingtongroup.org/.
"The U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) is very pleased to have The Washington Group (TWG) as a new member. USUBC has grown very rapidly during the past 19 months and now has a membership base which allows USUBC to provide its members such as TWG with a full-time operation and a significantly expanded program of work," according to president Williams.
USUBC MEMBERSHIP WILL TOP 100 IN 2008
The Washington Group (TWG) is the 44th new member for 2008, and the 74th new member since January of 2007. USUBC membership has quadrupled in the past 20 months, going from 22 members in January of 2007 to 94 members in September of 2008. Membership is expected to top 100 very soon.
The new USUBC members in 2008 include MaxWell USA, Baker and McKenzie law firm, Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, Dipol Chemical International, MJA Asset Management, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Halliburton, DLA Piper law firm, EPAM Systems, DHL International Ukraine, Air Tractor, Inc., Magisters law firm, Ernst & Young, Umbra LLC., US PolyTech LLC, Vision TV LLC, Crumpton Group, Standard Chartered Bank, TNK-BP Commerce LLC, Rakotis, American Councils for International Education, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, International Commerce Corporation, and IMTC-MEI.
Additional new USUBC members in 2008 are: Nationwide Equipment Company, First International Resources, the Doheny Global Group, Foyil Securities, KPMG, Asters law firm, Solid Team LLC, R & J Trading International, Vasil Kisil & Partners law firm, AeroSvit Ukrainian Airlines, Anemone Green Capital Limited, ContourGlobal, Winner Imports LLC (Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo, Porsche), 3M, Edelman, CEC Government Relations RZB Finance LLC (Raiffeisen), IBM Ukraine, SoftServe Inc., and The Washington Group (TWG).
The complete USUBC membership list and additional information about USUBC can be found at: www.usubc.org.
U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Ninety-Four Members, September 2008
Membership in January of 2007 was 22.
LINK: http://www.usubc.org/members.php
1. 3M Company
2. AeroSvit Ukrainian Airlines
3. AES Corporation
4. Air Tractor, Inc.
5. ALICO/AIG
6. American Continental Group
7. American Councils for International Education
8. Anemone Green Capital Limited
9. Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
10. Asters law firm
11. Atlantic Group
12. Baker & McKenzie law firm
13. The Boeing Company
14. Bracewell & Giuliani LLP law firm
15. Bunge North America
16. Cardinal Resources
17. Cargill
18. Case New Holland
19. CEC Government Relations
20. Chadbourne & Parke LLP law firm
21. Cisco Systems, Inc.
22. The Coca-Cola Company
23. ContourGlobal Ukraine
24. Crumpton Group
25. Deere & Company
26. DHL International Ukraine
27. Dipol Chemical International Inc.
28. DLA Piper LLC law firm
29. Doheny Global Group
30. ECdata, Inc.
31. Edelman
32. EPAM Systems
33. Ernst & Young
34. The Eurasia Foundation
35. First International Resources
36. Foyil Securities
37. General Dynamics
38. Halliburton
39. Heller & Rosenblatt law firm
40. Holtec International
41. Horizon Capital Advisors, LLC-Emerging Europe Growth Funds
42. IBM Ukraine
43. IMTC-MEI
44. Intercontinental Commerce Corporation (ICC)
45. International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC)
46. Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars
47. KPMG-Ukraine
48. Kraft Foods Ukraina
49. Kyiv Atlantic Group of Companies
50. Lockheed Martin
51. Magisters law firm
52. Marathon Oil Corporation
53. Marks, Sokolov & Burd, LLC law firm
54. MaxWell USA
55. MJA Asset Management LLC
56. Nationwide Equipment Company
57. Northrop Grumman
58. Och-Ziff Capital Management Group
59. Open World Leadership Center,
U.S. Library of Congress
60. The PBN Company
61. Procter & Gamble (P&G)
62. R & J Trading International Inc.
63. Rakotis LLC
64. RULG - Ukrainian Legal Group, PA law firm
65. RZB Finance LLC (Raiffeisen)
66. Salans law firm
67. Sweet Analysis Services, Inc. (SASI)
68. Shell Oil Company
69. SigmaBleyzer Private Equity Investment Management Group
70. Siguler Guff & Co, LLC
71. Softline Company
72. SoftServe Inc.
73. Solid Team LLC
74. Squire, Sanders and Dempsey LLP law firm
75. Standard Chartered Bank
76. TD International, LLC
77. The State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine
78. The U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF)
79. The Washington Group (TWG)
80. TNK-BP Commerce LLC
81. U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (USUF)
82. Ukrainian American Bar Association (UABA)
83. Ukrainian-American Environmental Association (UAEA)
84. Ukrainian Federation of America (UFA)
85. Ukrainian Development Company (UDC)
86. Umbra, LLC
87. US Poly-Tech LLC
88. UPS International Ukraine
89. Vanco Energy Company
90. Vasil Kisil & Partners law firm
91. Vision TV LLC
92. Westinghouse
93. Winner Imports Ukraine (Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo, Porsche)
94. WJ Agricultural Group
SENIOR ADVISORS TO USUBC- 2008
Anders Aslund, Senior Fellow
Peterson Institute for International Economics
Washington, D.C.
Andy Bihun, President
Global Trade Development, Inc.
Director, Business Development Forum
The Washington Group
Washington, D.C.
Ariel Cohen, Ph.D, Senior Research Fellow
Allison Center for International Studies,
Davis Institute for International Studies,
The Heritage Foundation
Washington, D.C.
Keith Crane, Senior Economist
Rand Corporation
Washington, D.C.
Leonid Kozachenko, President
Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation (UAC)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Steven Pifer, Visiting Fellow
The Brookings Institution
Senior Advisor, Russia & Eurasia Program, CSIS
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine
Washington, D.C.
Dr. Edilberto Segura, Partner, Chief Economist
SigmaBleyzer Private Equity Investment Group
Chair of the Advisory Board of The Bleyzer Foundation
Kyiv, Ukraine
Keith Smith, Senior Associate
Europe Program, CSIS
Former U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania
Washington, D.C.
USUBC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
For 2008 (http://www.usubc.org)
Paula Freer, Marathon
Michael Kirst, Westinghouse
Paul Nathanson, The PBN Company
Irina Paliashvili, Ukrainian Legal Group
Andrew Pidgirsky, Ukrainian American Bar Association
Mara Sovey, Deere & Co.
Samir Sahgal, The Boeing Company
USUBC Treasurer
Patrick Sweet, Analysis Services, Inc. (SASI)
Arnold Wellman, UPS
Morgan Williams, SigmaBleyzer,
USUBC Chairman Ex. Comm. & President
Van Yeutter, Cargill
Jack Heller, & Rosenblatt,
USUBC Legal Counsel