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History of cooperation

Recognition of Ukraine: December 25, 1991.

Establishment of diplomatic relations: January 3, 1992.

Relations between Ukraine and the USA are defined as a strategic partnership. Since Ukraine’s independence, the USA has been promoting its establishment as a democratic and economically developed European state.

After the victory of The Dignity Revolution in 2014, the bilateral dialog between the countries reached a new level. The United States systematically provides financial and expert assistance to the new Government of Ukraine in order to strengthen the country’s defense capacity, restore economic stability, implement necessary reforms and provide humanitarian assistance to the victims of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Inter-parliamentary cooperation has positive dynamics as well. Groups of assistance to Ukraine - so-called "ukrainian cocusas" actively work in the U.S. House of Representatives, and in the Senate. Since 2014, several dozens of draft laws and resolutions on Ukraine have been submitted to the U.S. Congress. Among the approved documents, in particular, are the laws "Support of sovereignty, territorial integrity, democracy and economic stability in Ukraine", "Border broadcasting of the United States in Ukraine and neighboring regions", "Support of Ukrainian freedom". Today, the Congress is almost unanimous in favor of expanding financial and military assistance to Ukraine, including through defense weapons.

The bilateral dialog is described as unprecedented at the high and highest levels: the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko made an official visit to the United States on September 17-18, 2014; The U.S. Vice-President J.Biden visited Ukraine three times in 2014 (on April 21-22, on June 7 and November 21-22); the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatsenyuk visited the USA twice (on March 12-13, 2014 and on July 13, 2015). At the same time, there is an intensive telephone dialog between the President of Ukraine and the Vice-President of the United States, contacts are actively developing at the inter-agency level, including between foreign policy departments of the two countries.

Since Ukraine’s independence, the USA has been providing practical assistance to its establishment as a democratic and economically developed European state.

Bilateral dialog between Ukraine and the USA was considerably intensified in 2014. Among bilateral visits and meetings at the highest level, which took place during 2014 – 2015 years, it is worth noting the following:

March 12-13, 2014 – Ukrainian delegation headed by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatsenyuk;

April 21-22, 2014 – Visit to Ukraine by the Vice President of the United States J. Biden;

June 7, 2014 – the second visit to Ukraine by the Vice President of the United States J. Biden on order to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko;

September 4, 2014 – Meeting of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and the US President B. Obama at the NATO Summit in Wales;

September 17-18, 2014 – the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko visisted the USA and met with the President of the USA B.Obama , the Vice President of the United States J. Bayden and other members of the USA government, the President also adressed to the U.S. Congress;

November 20-21, 2014 – the third 2014 visit to Ukraine by the Vice President of the United States J. Biden, during which his meetings with the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and the Prime Minister of Ukraine A. Yatsenyuk took place.

February 7, 2015 – the President of Ukraine P. Poroshenko, the Vice President of the United States J. Biden and A. Merkel met in Munich (Germany);

July 13, 2015 – working visit of A. Yatsenyuk to the USA in order to participate in the first Ukrainian-American business forum, during which he held bilateral meetings with the President of the United States Barack Obama and the Vice President of the United States J. Biden, Acting US Secretary of State E. Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce P. Pritzker.

At the same time, there is an intensive telephone dialog between the President of Ukraine and the President of the United States and the Vice-President of the United States

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the U.S. State Department actively cooperate on topical issues of international cooperation. Among the bilateral visits and meetings at the Foreign Ministry level that took place during 2014-2015 years should be identified as follows:

March 4, 2014 – the U.S. Secretary of State J. Kerry visited Ukraine;

June 25, 2014 – the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine P.Klimkin met with the U.S. Secretary of State J. Kerri at NATO headquarters;

July 26-29, 2014 - the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine P. Klimkin visited the USA and met with Vice President J. Biden, the U.S. Secretary of State J. Kerry.

On February 5, 2015, the visit of the US Secretary of State George Curry to Kyiv, during which meetings with the leadership of our state were held.

May 13, 2015 – the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine P. Klimkin met with the U.S. Secretary of State J. Kerry in the framework of NATO ministerial events in Antalya.

Inter-parliamentary cooperation retains positive dynamics. Since 1997, the Ukraine Assistance Group in the Chamber of representatives of the U.S. Congress ("Ukrainian Cokus") has played an active role in the development of bilateral relations, which includes more than 30 American legislators. In February 2015, the Senate Ukrainian Caucus, which included 15 American senators, was created.

The representatives of the U.S. Congress regularly meet with the representatives of the Ukrainian authorities, people's deputies of Ukraine, take an active part in events on the Ukrainian subject in the American legislative body, in particular, annual days of Ukraine in the Congress.

Existing high-level bilateral bodies: The bilateral Strategic Partnership Commission (CAF).

Cultural and humanitarian cooperation

Cultural and humanitarian cooperation between Ukraine and the USA is based on four specialized agreements. The existing contractual and legal base allows to develop and deepen all directions of bilateral humanitarian cooperation, in particular to ensure wide representation of traditions, history and cultural and artistic heritage of Ukraine to the American public.

Different directions of Ukrainian art are brightly presented on the territory of the USA. These are both exhibitions, concerts of academic music and classical singing, as well as folklore music, performances of variety artists and film shows. In many cities of the USA successfully run schools of Ukrainian studies, there are about forty of them in America . The functioning of these schools is based on the great enthusiasm of the community and a sincere desire to preserve and convey to the coming generations their language, culture and traditions.

A separate direction of humanitarian cooperation is the scientific exchange between Ukraine and the USA, which has been in progress since the beginning of the 90s and is carried out mainly at the expense of the American government. The relevant programs are funded by the U.S Congress, the State Department and the United States Agency for International Development and implemented through a number of American organizations.

Peculiarities of the country

1. There are six time zones in the USA.

2. In the USA it is easy to return, practically, any goods to the store. The most plausible explanation: the thing did not suit you.

3. Medical errors are the sixth largest cause of death in the United States.

Useful information

Embassy of Ukraine in the United States of America

Addresses: 3350 M Street N.W., Washington D.C., 20007, USA

Phone: +1-202-349-29-63; visa issues +1-202-349-29-47

citizenship issues +1-202-349-29-48

passport questions +1-202-349-33-71

The Embassy hotline on the return of citizens from the USA +1-202-322-26-16

Fax: +1-202-33-30-17