The Congressional Ukrainian Caucus
Co-Chaired by
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur Congressman Curt Weldon
Congressman Sander Levin Congressman Roscoe Bartlett
Briefing on Chornobyl - click here for panel bios
Thursday, April 27, 2006
2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Room HC - 6, The U.S. Capitol Building
Agenda
Introductory Remarks
Congressman Curt Weldon
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur
Congressman Sander Levin
Congressman Roscoe Bartlett
His Excellency Oleh Shamshur
Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States
His Excellency Mikhail Khvostov
Ambassador of Belarus to the United States
Mr. Yevgeny Zvedre
Senior Counselor, Science & Technology, Embassy of the Russian Federation to the United States
The Human Dimension of the Chornobyl Catastrophe
Ms. Kathleen Ryan
Executive Director, Chernobyl Children's Project International (USA/Belarus)
Mr. Alexander Kuzma
Executive Director, Children of Chornobyl Relief & Development Fund (USA/Ukraine)
PANEL I
Long Term Effects of Radiation on Health, Environment & Agriculture
Organized in cooperation with the U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation
Mrs. Cathleen Campbell, Moderator
President & CEO, U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation
Dr. Ronald Chesser
Professor of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University: Director, Center for Environmental Radiation Studies
The Honorable Yuri Scherbak
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine, former Ambassador of Ukraine to the U.S., former Minister of Environmental Protection of Ukraine
Dr. Scott Davis
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington
Dr. William Novick
Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon, University of Tennessee Cardiac Surgery
Mr. Warren Stern
Deputy Director, Office of Nuclear Energy, Safety, and Security, US Department of State, Chornobyl Shelter Project
PANEL II
U.S. Government & International Response to the Chornobyl Catastrophe
The Honorable Marcy Kaptur, Moderator
The Honorable Kenneth S. Yalowitz
Former U.S. Ambassador to Belarus
The Honorable Carlos Pascual
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine
Mr. George Frowick
Division Chief for Freedom Support Act, Office for US Assistance to Europe and Eurasia, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Mr. Kalman Mizsei
Assistant Secretary General of the UN; Deputy Administrator of UNDP; Deputy UN Coordinator on Chernobyl; Director, Regional Bureau for Europe & CIS, UNDP
Mr. Sergiy Kulyk
Country Program Coordinator for Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, World Bank
World Bank Executive Summary
