First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko to address World Affairs Council

PHILADELPHIA - The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia and the Ukrainian Human Rights Committee will host Kateryna Yushchenko, the first lady of Ukraine, at a program and dinner on Tuesday, May 30.

The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia is the premier public policy platform in America's birthplace and one of the top speaking forums in the nation. A non-profit, non-partisan educational organization, the council has presented a wide range of high-profile speakers. Almost all the presidents of the United States have addressed the council.

The speakers in 2005-2006 included President George W. Bush, who spoke about the war in Iraq, and the rock star and global activist Bono, who in October discussed the need for international support for African nations. The council recently hosted the president of Latvia, Vaira Vike-Freiberga, and Dr. Henry Kissinger.

The event will be held at the prestigious Union League at 100 S. Broad St. in Philadelphia. Registration and the reception will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by the address of the first lady of Ukraine and dinner. The cost for the event is $75.

For more information contact Ulana Mazurkevich, 215-858-3006.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, May 21, 2006, No. 21, Vol. LXXIV

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