3/24/2005

Yushenko to Address U.S. Congress

And according to my latest Ukraine Action report, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushenko has finally received an invitation to address a joint session of Congress, most likely on April 6th. According to Ukraine Action:

Recent reports in Kyiv indicate the Office of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has received an official invitation from the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dennis Hastert (R-IL), inviting the new President of Ukraine to address a joint session (meeting) of
the House and Senate when he comes to Washington in early April for his first official visit.

The word around Kyiv is that President Yushchenko will most likely address the U.S. Congress at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 6th...

There has been speculation around Washington and Kyiv for some time that Yushchenko, as the successful leader of the democratic forces in Ukraine and as one of the most widely
known politicians in the world today, would be invited to address the U.S. Congress. There is considerable confusion in political circles as to why, if the invitation has been sent and has arrived in Kyiv, why there has not been an official announcement yet.


I haven't seen anything official about this either, but if I got it in an email it must be true!