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НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ • Листопад 2023 7 “The award recognizes First Lady Zelenska’s exceptional leadership and her tireless ef - forts to rally the world to support Ukraine and its struggle for human rights, freedom, and democracy against the brutal assault,” said Ambassador Verveer as she presented the award to the First Lady. After the event in Gaston Hall, Olena Zelen - ska met briefly with Ukrainian students in Georgetown’s Riggs Library. “We want you to come back home,” she said. “Of course, se - curity is first, and that is why we are fighting for our long-awaited victory so that all our children and all our adults can come back.” Martha Kichorowska Kebalo noted the First Lady’s comments about the strong ties that bind Ukrainians together no matter where they live: “The world is impressed by the ability of Ukrainians to swiftly organize and unite in common cause. However, histor - ically, this is not a new phenomenon. As a result of unfortunate economic and political events, more than five waves of immigrants and refugees have left Ukraine during the past 125 years, numbering in the tens of millions of souls. Each influx was welcomed in countries worldwide by those who had arrived earlier. This inter-generational and transnational network is a long-standing tra - dition among Ukrainian émigrés who never lost their love for their homeland. And our organization, celebrating its 75th anniversa - ry this year, is an example of this tradition of unity.” On her third visit to the U.S. in as many years, Olena Zelenska had traveled to Washington, DC, with her husband, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who met with Pres - ident Joe Biden and members of Congress on the same day. Later, both made a joint appearance at the U.S. National Archives. The President and First Lady arrived in Washington, DC, from New York City, where a few days earlier President Zelenskyy had addressed the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council. The First Lady ad - dressed an event dedicated to discussing the kidnapping of Ukraine’s children by russia, an act already identified as a war crime by the International Criminal Court. Photo: Anon Irene Jarosewich (left) and Martha Kichorowska Kebalo in Gaston Hall. Photo: Georgetown University Media Center Olena Zelenska at the podium during the Georgetown University event. Photo: Georgetown University Media Center Melanne Verveer (left), Olena Zelenska, and John J. DeGioia during the award presentation.
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