Consequences of Russia’s War on Ukraine

It’s been more than a month since Russia invaded Ukraine. The Ukrainian resistance held the Russians at bay with the support of western arms and its people courageously standing up against Russia’s ongoing onslaught. What was expected to be a quick takeover of Kyiv is now a war of attrition with continuous loss of Russian troops and equipment coupled with tragic civilian casualties.

The ripple effects of the Russia-Ukraine war is felt across the globe through infrastructure loss, the surge of refugees crossing neighboring borders, and reverberating economic repercussions that are pushing the prices for commodities like food and energy higher.

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Join the Council on Thursday, May 12 as we welcome Roman Popadiuk, an American career diplomat of Ukrainian descent and the first U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine for a WACC Ambassadors Circle Series luncheon. He will share his perspective into the consequences of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.

With family and friends still remaining in Ukraine, Ambassador Popadiuk will also offer firsthand insight on what this means for Ukraine and its people, European politics, security alliances, and geopolitical agendas worldwide.

 

 

 

Program Information: 

Date:
Thursday, May 12, 2022
VIP Reception:
11:30 – 12:00 PM ET
Lunch & Presentation: 
12:00 – 1:30 PM E.T.
Location:
Hilton Uptown Charlotte Directions
Cost:
$50 (WACC Member Rate)
$65 (Non-Member Rate)
$35 (WACC Student Member / Teacher Member / YPWACC Member Rate)

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Biography: 

Roman Popadiuk is a retired member of the career Senior Foreign Service. He served as the first U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine in 1992-1993. He has written about and is frequently interviewed on issues relating to U.S.-Ukraine relations, the situation in Ukraine and other national security and global issues. He currently serves as President of the Diplomacy Center Foundation, a non-profit engaged in a public-private partnership with the U.S. Department of State in building an American diplomacy museum at the State Department.

Roman began his career in the Foreign Service in 1981. He served in Mexico City from 1982-1984 where he did consular and political work and was special assistant to the ambassador. From 1989-1992, Roman served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs under President George H.W. Bush, positions he also held toward the end of President Ronald Reagan’s administration.

He served as International Affairs Advisor and senior civilian on the staff of the Commandant of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (Eisenhower School) from 1995-1998. Prior to serving in that capacity, Roman spent two years as a member of the faculty of the school of Area Studies at the State Department’s Foreign Service Institute. From 1999 to 2012 he served as the executive director of the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation at Texas A&M University.

Roman served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the World Affairs Councils of America from 2015 to 2020. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of The Leadership of George Bush and a co-author of Privileged and Confidential: The Secret History of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board. He has been awarded the State Department’s Meritorious and Superior Honor awards.

Roman graduated with a B.A. from Hunter College and received a Ph.D. from the Graduate School, CUNY. He and his wife Judith have four children.