Ninth annual Independence Day event to be held on Capitol Hill (08/27/00)

Ninth annual Independence Day event to be held on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON - The Capitol Hill commemoration of Ukrainian Independence Day is an important tradition in Washington that with each year has a greater meaning. This year is the ninth anniversary of the August 24th Declaration of Ukrainian Independence, and continuing the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus (CUC), the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), and the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council (UACC) are proud to coordinate this event and provide a forum for members of Congress to express their solidarity with the Ukrainian people and the Ukrainian American community. The special congressional observance will be held after a major pre-election conference regarding U.S.-Ukraine relations. Titled "Ukraine's Quest for Mature Nation Statehood," the conference will be held at the Library of Congress and the Council on Foreign Relations on September 19-20.

The special congressional reception will be held on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, September 20, from 6-8 p.m. Sponsored by the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus and hosted by the UCCA and the UACC, the two-hour event will be held in the Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902, 2nd and C Streets, NE. Over 30 members of Congress have endorsed the congressional reception by serving as co-sponsors and supporting members of the event.

Beginning at 6 p.m., the congressional reception will feature a buffet and remarks from members of Congress, leaders of the Ukrainian American community, and the Ukrainian government. The hierarchies of the Ukrainian Churches (Catholic, Orthodox, and Baptist-Evangelical) have been invited to participate, along with leaders of Ukrainian American organizations. The participation of the entire Ukrainian American community is of the utmost importance in order to convey the appreciation of the community to the members of Congress who will join in the celebration of Ukraine's ninth anniversary of independence.

The cost of the congressional reception is $30. RSVP for the event by Friday, September 15. Checks should be made payable to the UCCA and sent to the following address: Ukrainian National Information Service (UNIS), 311 Massachusetts Avenue, NE; Washington, D.C. 20002. For further information, please contact UNIS Director Michael Sawkiw, Jr., at (202) 547-0018, or Ihor Gawdiak of the UACC at (301) 680-0415.

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