Fact Sheet: U.S. Assistance to Ukraine - Fiscal Year 2005

USAID (United States Agency for International Development)
Mission to Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova
Director: Earl Gast
Contact: 380-44-537-4600/537-4684 (fax)
19 Nizhniy Val
Kyiv, Ukraine 04071

Since 1992, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova has been working to assist the region in its transition to a broad-based, market-oriented democracy.  While each of these countries' developmental challenges are unique, the Mission's programs are broadly focused on the areas of democracy and governance, economic growth, and social assistance.

Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
Agricultural Attache: Garth Thorburn
Contact: 380-44-490-4000, 490-4005/490-4110 (fax)
4 Hlybochyts'ka St.
Kyiv 04050 Ukraine

The Foreign Agricultural Service in Kyiv represents the interests of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Ukraine.  The mission of FAS-Kyiv is to represent these interests while promoting and facilitating the trade of United States agricultural products in Ukraine.

US Comercial Service
Counsellor for Commercial Affairs: Richard Steffens
Contact: 380-44-490-4018/490-4046 (fax)
4 Hlybochyts'ka St.
Kyiv 04050 Ukraine

The Foreign Commercial Service in Kyiv is concerned with issues involving business information, marketing for U.S. and Ukrainian firms, and business development programs.

Peace Corps
Country Director: Diana Schmidt
Contact: 380-44-247-6840/247-6841 (fax)
48 Bohdana Khmelnitskoho St.
Kyiv 01030 Ukraine

The Peace Corps was invited to send business volunteers to Ukraine in 1992, shortly after independence. Today, approximately 170 volunteers are working on various business, education, community development, and environmental projects throughout the country. Over six hundred volunteers have served in Ukraine since 1992.

Public Affairs Section (PAS)
Counselor for Public Affairs: Christopher Fitzgerald
Contact: 380-44-490-4026/4042 -- 490-4050 (fax)
4 Hlybochyts'ka St., 4th Floor
Kyiv 04050 Ukraine

The Public Affairs Section oversees a wide-ranging program of academic and professional exchanges funded by the U.S. Department of State. These include the Fulbright Program and the International Visitor Program, as well as programs for students, teachers, university lecturers and younger professionals in a variety of fields. In addition, PAS administers small grants programs to assist Ukraine's democratic and market transition, including the Democracy Grants Program, the Media Development Fund, and the Library Electronic Access Project. The Public Affairs Section supports twelve Window on America Centers, designed to provide up-to-date information on the United States and to augment the English-language collections of the host libraries. The Public Affairs Section is also responsible for handling the Embassy's relations with Ukrainian and international media (officials statements, press conferences, interviews, etc.)

Law Enforcement Section (LES)
Head: Michael Scanlan
Contact: 380-44-490-0429
4 Hlybochyts'ka St., 4th Floor
Kyiv 04050 Ukraine

The Law Enforcement Section implements technical assistance programs related to strengthening law-enforcement and rule of law in Ukraine as well as U.S.- Ukraine cooperation and compatting international crime.

Defense Threat Reduction Office
Contact: 380-44-490-4494/490-4482 (fax)
10 Yurii Kotsiubynskyi St.
Kyiv 01901 Ukraine

The Defense Threat Reduction Office (DTRO) is a Department of Defense (DoD) office, which serves as the focal point for implementation of Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programs and arms control treaty inspections and monitoring in Ukraine.

MCC (Millenium Challenge Corporation)