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STATEMENT OF CONGRATULATIONS: UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES 
                           100TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. LEE H. HAMILTON

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 22, 1994

  Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, the Ukrainian National Association, the 
oldest and largest Ukrainian-American organization in the United 
States, celebrates its 100-year anniversary on February 22. I 
congratulate them.
  During its long history, the association has pursued the commendable 
goals of serving the Ukrainian-American community and supporting 
Ukraine in building a democratic and free-market society. The 
association's services to the Ukrainian-American community have ranged 
from loans and scholarships, to helping to preserve Ukrainian culture 
and history.
  The association has also supported the ideal of a free Ukraine. Now 
that this goal has been achieved, the Ukrainian National Association is 
seeking to enrich the political debate in Ukraine with the democratic 
values that are part of the American culture. The upcoming 
parliamentary elections in Ukraine offer the association and all of us 
who are concerned with democratic progress in Ukraine the chance to 
contribute to the process.
  The association can also work on other equally important and related 
issues. It can work to foster tolerance of the many sizable ethnic and 
religious minorities in Ukraine, and generally encourage respect for 
and protection of international standards of human rights.
  The association has also served as a bridge between Ukraine and the 
United States as the two nations expand their political and economic 
relationship. I look forward to President Kravchuk's visit to the 
United States in March as another step in building this friendship.
  Again, I congratulate the Ukrainian National Association for its work 
during the past 100 years and look forward to working with the 
association and with the Ukrainian-American community on our shared 
priority of promoting a democratic and free-market Ukraine that is a 
friend to the United States.

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