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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, КВІТЕНЬ 2017 WWW.UNWLA.ORG 31 ДІЯЛЬНІСТЬ ОКРУГ І ВІДДІЛІВ СУА Michigan’s Branch 50 Hosts Tea With Natalie Jaresko by Daria Rothe and Ruth Shamraj UNWLA Branch 50 at the TeaHaus with Natalie Jaresko. From left to right back row: Jessica Zychowicz, Barbara Carson, Daria Rothe, Natalie Jaresko, Oksana Posa. Front row: Ruth Shamraj, Natalie Grossman, Oksana Malanchuk, Tetiana Nickelsen The highlight of a very active year for UNWLA Branch 50 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was the opportunity to meet with Natalie Jaresko, who served as Minister of Finance for Ukraine from December 2014 to April 2016. Ms. Jaresko was visiting Ann Arbor to give a lecture at the University of Michigan in a series sponsored by the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies and the Center of Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Despite the brevity of her visit to Ann Arbor and her demanding schedule, Ms. Jaresko graciously accepted an invitation to an informal meeting with Branch 50 members. During the event, which was held at the TeaHaus, a favorite Ann Arbor meeting place, Ms. Jaresko answered questions on a wide range of topics from fiscal policies to judicial problems to issues of everyday life in Ukraine. She also spoke about her personal life as a single mother with two teenage daughters and her decision to live and work in Ukraine. Ms. Jaresko is a native of Chicago with dual American and Ukrainian citizenships. Her parents were refugees from Ukraine who shaped her strong belief in service, or “giving back,” as she put it. Ms. Jaresko began her career at the US Department of State. Her degree in economics and her knowledge of the Ukrainian language were put to use in her job at the American Embassy in Kyiv. She decided to continue living and working in Kyiv and has lived there for the last 25 years. In her formal presentation, entitled “Ukraine: The Next Stage of Transition,” which was held in the Stern Auditorium at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ms. Jaresko focused on policies that were put into place in Ukraine during her tenure as Minister of Finance. Noting that while much still remained to be done, such as implementing judicial reforms, she pointed out some significant achievements. One example she gave was the improvement in the rate of economic growth in Ukraine, which has changed from a negative figure to a positive two percent. Responding to the question from the audience, ”What can we do to help Ukraine?” Ms. Jaresko urged Ukrainian Americans to be politically engaged here at home and to be persistent in promoting awareness about Ukraine and calling for greater support from their elected representatives.
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