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and was instrumental in having UNWLA members invited to the conference by adding the UNWLA to the Department of State's list of invitees. Other speakers included Jaroslava Moserova, the Vice President of the Czech Senate; former Italian Foreign Minister Susanna Agnail; Hanna Gronkiewicz-Walts, President of the National Bank of Poland and Therese Loar, Senior Coordinator for international Women's Issues at the U.S. Department of State. The Plenary session continued on the following day with other distinguished speakers who shared their knowledge and experiences in policy making positions. Following the Plenary session, participants formed three groups of action oriented workshops: "Law and Leadership", "Politics and Persuasion" and "Business and Beyond". In the workshops, participants were able to explore specific issues and strategies to build connections across geographical and geo-political lines by sharing interests and expertise. Ten women from Ukraine participated in the conference, several of them taking an active part in the workshops. Ms. Oksana Kuts, President of the Association for Women in Media in Ukraine, was one of the speakers at the “Politics and Persuasion" workshop. Her topic was "Unheard Voices in Media". In her presentation, she stressed that one cannot have a true democracy without a free democratic media and that one cannot call a media democratic if women's voices are not heard. Oksana Horbunova, Chief Consultant of the Department of Foreign Databases in Ukraine spoke at the "Law and Leadership" workshop. As a US UNWLA delegate, this writer participated in the "Law and Leadership" workshop, presenting on two topics: "NGO's as a Force for Change" and "Parliamentary Power". Other members of the "Law and Leadership" workshop included Lilly Boukens from Belgium, former President of the International Council of Women (ICW), and current ICW Vice President, Eleanor Hauer-Rona. At the last Plenary session, the keynote address was delivered by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. She directed her comments specifically to Eastern Europe's efforts to preserve a fragile and hard won democracy, stressing that the work of building democracy is never finished and that in this building, one must give voice to the voiceless. "We ignore the needs of all our people at our own peril. When we do not respect the dignity of others, we do not make the dignity of any of us safe from attack." The First Lady also announced that an extra three million dollars of U.S. foreign aid had been earmarked for programs to promote women in business, politics and law in regions of the world where societies are undergoing often brutal transformations. The final speaker at the closing Plenary session was U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor who spoke of the opportunities available to women seeking non-traditional professions. Citing examples from her own distinguished career, Justice O'Connor encouraged women to accept professional challenges and emphasized that perseverence and determination could overcome stereotype and opposition. Conference participants attended social functions hosted by Ambassador Hunt and by the Mayor of Vienna. The closing reception of the conference was hosted by the Austrian government. A farewell reception for American delegates to the conference, including First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and Melanne Verveer, was held at the residence of Ambassador Hunt. Just before leaving Vienna, this writer had the opportunity to meet with the Ukrainian Ambassador to Austria, Mykola P. Makarewych. Ambassador Makarewych was kind enough to describe some of the work that the Embassy and Consulate are performing in Vienna. He stressed the close relationship that the Embassy has with U.S. Ambassador Hunt, the Austrian government, and the private sector regarding cultural exchange, economic, social and political activities. It was interesting to note that with the amount of work that the Embassy staff is doing in these areas, they still find time to hold Ukrainian language classes for Ukrainian children residing in Vienna. ’’НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛИСТОПАД 1997 15
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