The Chamber was pleased to hold the first in the series of Chamber Business Luncheons this year, which took place with Ambassador Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira, Head of the European Commission Delegation.

The Chamber continues to actively maintain a working dialogue with senior Governmental officials to communicate Chamber policy agenda for the benefit of our Membership.

The Chamber was pleased to host its first in 2008 traditional Business Lunch with Mr. Serhiy Lekar - Deputy Head of State Tax Administration (STA) of Ukraine.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine was pleased to host a Business Luncheon with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Mr. Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine was pleased to host a Business Luncheon with the Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Mr. Anatoliy Kinakh. The event gathered senior management of interested Chamber Member companies.

On Thursday, March 15^th the Chamber's Banking and Financial Services Committee was pleased to host Mr. Valeriy Alyoshyn, Head of the State Commissions for Regulation of Financial Services Markets of Ukraine who shared his thoughts with the Chamber Membership regarding the current priorities within the sphere of State policy impacting financial services markets in Ukraine and plans of the Commission on implementation of new developmental strategies fostering new and improved financial service provision.

On July 12, 2006 the Chamber was pleased to host Mr. Oleg Vysotsky, Head of the State Committee on Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy. Mr. Vysotsky agreed to answer a series of questions, gathered by the Chamber Policy Team from interested Chamber Members, regarding the most important problem areas and issues in the sphere of certification, standardization and consumer rights protection in Ukraine.

The American Chamber of Commerce was pleased to host Mr. Viktor Ivchenko - the Head of the State Agency on Investment & Innovation of Ukraine for a Business Luncheon at Chamber’s Gourmet Club SOHO Restaurant.

The Chamber was pleased to host Mr. Anatoliy Pakhlia - the Head of the State Service on Tourism and Resorts of Ukraine - for a Business Luncheon at Chamber Gourmet Club SOHO Restaurant.

The Chamber hosted a Business Luncheon with leading Ukrainian political scientists and sociologists at Chamber Gourmet Club participant IKRA restaurant. Ms. Iryna Bekeshkina, Mr. Ilko Kucheriv and Mr. Mark Rachkevych from the Democratic Initiatives Foundation and Mr. Volodymyr Paniotto from the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology kindly agreed to join interested Members.

The Chamber’s Banking and Financial Services Committee was pleased to host Mr. Oleksandr Shlapak, Head of the State Treasury of Ukraine during our latest Business Luncheon.

Chamber held a Business Luncheon with Mr. Ihor Zaglada, Head of the Ukrainian Center on Attraction of Foreign Investments who presented information on the recently established Ukrainian Center on Attraction of Foreign Investments.

The Chamber was pleased to host a very well-attended Chamber Business Luncheon Mr. Viktor Suslov, Head of the State Commission for Regulation of Financial Services Markets of Ukraine who kindly agreed to share information with Membership on the current Commission’s work

Special thanks to Chamber Gourmet Club Member Persona Restaurant for their hospitality.

The Chamber and Insurance Sub-Committee were pleased to host Mr. Oleksander Filonyuk, Head of the League of Insurance Companies of Ukraine who had agreed to share information with Membership on the main aspects of the policy, that he provides as the leader of the League.

Special thanks to Chamber Gourmet Club Member Swing Restaurant for their hospitality.

The Chamber was pleased to host Ambassador Boag who had agreed to share his thoughts with the Chamber Membership regarding the current policy and reform dialog between the Delegation of the European Commission and the Ukrainian Government with an emphasis on increased engagement and cooperation in the sphere of business and investment.

Special thanks to Chamber Gourmet Club Member Olivio for their hospitality.

The Chamber Business Luncheon with Mr. Valeriy Tsibukh, Head of the Former State Tourism Administration

Special thanks to Chamber Gourmet Club Member Soho Restaurant Complex for their hospitality.

The Chamber Customs & Transport Committee Meets Mr. Anatoliy Makarenko, 1st Deputy Head of the Kyiv Regional Customs House.

Special thanks to Chamber Gourmet Club Member Tsarske Selo for their hospitality.

The Chamber Banking Committee Meets Mr. Oleksandr Sugonyako, President of the Association of Ukrainian Banks.

Special thanks to Chamber Gourmet Club Member Limoncello Grill for their hospitality.

The Chamber Meets Mr. Paul Bermingham, World Bank, Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova.

The Chamber Meets Mr. Jeffrey Franks, Senior Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund in Kyiv.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine Meets Yaroslav Davydovych, Vice Chairman of Central Elections Commission of Ukraine.

The Chamber Meets Dr. Anders Aslund, Russian and Eurasian Program Director at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

The Chamber Meets Mr. Eric Stewart, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe – U.S. Department of Commerce

The Chamber Legal Committee Meets Mr. Mykola Onischuk, Deputy Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy

The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine Meets Mr. Philip Merrill, U.S. EXIM Bank President / Chairman

The Chamber Legal Committee Meets Mr. Oleksandr Melnychenko, First Deputy Head of the Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine Meets the People’s Deputy, Secretary of the Verkhovna Rada Finance and Banking Committee Mr. Volodymyr Shepetin.

American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine Meets Mr. Andriy Berezniy, Deputy Minister of Economy & European Integration of Ukraine.

Special thanks to the Chamber Member Limoncello Grill who hosted the Luncheon and Triada for providing sound equipment and translation.

American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine Meets Mr. Steffen Skovmand, First Counselor, Head of Political, Press and Information Section of the European Union Delegation of the European Commission.

Special thanks to the Chamber Member Limoncello Grill who hosted the Luncheon and Gala Radio for providing sound equipment.

American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine Meets Borys Tarasyuk, Head of the Committee on European Integration of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

Special thanks to the Chamber Member Le Grand Cafe Restaurant - Lounge Bar who hosted the Luncheon.

American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine Meets Yuriy Yekhanurov, Head of the Committee on Industrial Policy & Entrepreneurship of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

Special thanks to the Chamber Member Soho Restaurant who hosted the Luncheon.

American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine Meets Viktor Suslov, Head of State Commission on Regulation of Financial Services of Ukraine.

Special thanks to the Chamber Member Limoncello Grill who hosted the Luncheon and Gala Radio for providing sound equipment.

Business Luncheon with Inna Bogoslovska the newly appointed Head of the State Committee on Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship of Ukraine.

Special thanks to the Chamber Member Soho Restaurant Complex who hosted the Luncheon and Gala Radio for providing sound equipment.

Business Luncheon with the First Deputy Head of Kyiv Regional Customs House Mr. Anatoliy Makarenko.

Special thanks to the Chamber Member Tokyo Restaurant who hosted the Luncheon and Gala Radio for providing sound equipment.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine Business Luncheon with Mr. Luca Barbone the World Bank Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova.

Special thanks to the Chamber Member Soho Restaurant Complex who hosted the Luncheon and Gala Radio for providing sound equipment.