WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) members of the Executive Committee and corporate officers for 2017 were elected by the USUBC Board of Directors at the USUBC annual business meeting. Fourteen persons were elected to the USUBC Executive Committee which is elected every year. 

The two newly elected members of the USUBC Executive Committee include:  (1) AGCO Corporation, Philip H. de Leon, Director, International & Federal Affairs,, Washington, D.C.; (2) Amsted Rail Company, Eric P. Luhmann, Director of Market Development for CIS and Europe, and Head of Representation in Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Elected to the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) 2017 Executive Committee were: 

1.

AGCO Corporation,
Philip H. de Leon,
Director, International & Federal Affairs,
Washington, D.C.

2.

Amsted Rail Company,
Eric P. Luhmann, 
Director of Market Development for CIS and Europe,
and Head of Representation in Ukraine,
Kyiv, Ukraine

3.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM),
Lorraine Riffle Hawley,
Director, International Government Relations,
Washington, D.C.

4.

Cargill,
Van A. Yeutter,
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Washington, D.C.

5.

Cub Energy,
Frank Mermoud,
Member, Board of Directors,
Washington, D.C.
   

6.

DHL Express Ukraine,
​Vadim Sidoruk,
Country Manager,
Kyiv, Ukraine

7.

DLA Piper Ukraine LLC,
Margarita Karpenko,
Managing Partner,
Kyiv, Ukraine

8.

Eli Lilly & Company,
​John F. Steele,
Director, International Affairs
Washington, D.C.

9.

Monsanto,
Stephanie Murphy,
Director, International Government Affairs & Trade,
Washington, D.C.

10.

RULG-Ukrainian Legal Group,
Dr. Irina Paliashvili,
President and Senior Counsel
Washington, D.C. and Kyiv, Ukraine

11.

SC Johnson,
Paul Burkhead,
Senior Director, Government Relations,
Washington, D.C.

12.

SigmaBleyzer​,
Morgan Williams, 
Director, Government Relations
Washington, D.C. and Kyiv, Ukraine

13.

Squire Patton Boggs,
Peter Teluk,
Managing Partner, Kyiv Office
Kyiv, Ukraine

14.

Westinghouse Electric Company,
Michael E. Kirst,
Vice President, Strategy and External Affairs, Europe, Middle East and Africa,
Brussels, Belgium

15.

Patrick H. Sweet,
Secretary-Treasurer
Business Development & Executive Support,
USUBC, Alexandria, VA.

LEGAL COUNSEL

Jack I. Heller
Attorney at Law,
Washington, D.C.

 

USUBC President, Secretary-Treasurer, Legal Counsel & Chair, Executive Committee elected for 2017 were: 

[1] President - Morgan Williams, SigmaBleyzer, Washington, D.C. was re-elected President.
[2] Secretary-Treasurer, Patrick Sweet,  Business Development & Executive Support, USUBC, Alexandria, VA., was re-elected Secretary-Treasurer. The Secretary-Treasurer is a member of the USUBC Executive Committee.

[3] Chair, Executive Committee - Morgan Williams, SigmaBleyzer, Washington, D.C. was re-elected Chair, Executive Committee.

[4] Legal Counsel -  Jack Heller, Attorney at Law, Washington, D.C., was re-appointed legal counsel to USUBC.  Jack has served a legal counsel since USUBC was founded in 1995.

The USUBC annual meeting took place on December 15, 2016. After the business meeting, top experts discussed Projected Business/Politics/Government in Ukraine & US-Ukraine Relations for 2017.

The program of the panel included: Valeriy Chaly, Ambassador of Ukraine to the USA;  Irina Paliashvili, President and Senior Counsel, RULG; Steven Pifer, Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine; Senior fellow, Brookings Institution; Michele Small, Head of Washington D.C. Office, EBRD; Robert McConnell, Principal, R. A. McConnell & Associates; Co-Founder, U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (USUF).  About 60 guests attended USUBC annual business meeting and luncheon.
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