> **UKRAINE**
>
> 1994 Ukraine In December, 1993 (FY94), under the Nunn/Lugar program,
> the U.S. and Ukraine signed an agreement providing assistance to
> Ukraine related to the **establishment of export controls** to prevent
> the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
>
> 1994 Ukraine **Symposium for Foreign Export Control Officials,  March
> 28 - April 1, 1994**, for 24 export control government officials from
> 14 nations: Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia,
> Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia,
> Slovakia and Ukraine, for interagency sessions on export control
> issues. The program was in two parts: attendance at the BXA Update
> \'94 Conference, held on March 29 - 30 on export administration
> regulations, licensing policy, and U.S. export control law; and a
> special Foreign Visitors Export Control Program featuring a technical
> forum at the Commerce Department. The program was designed to provide
> a basic introduction and outline to the essential elements of an
> international multi-purpose export control system. A panel of
> Commerce\'s Technical Advisor Committee (TAC) representatives
> presented industry views on U.S. export controls.
>
> 1994 Ukraine In April, 1994, BXA hosted a Ukrainian delegation of
> export control officials to initiate discussions on a **U.S. - Ukraine
> technical assistance project plan** for the establishment of an export
> control system to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
> in Ukraine.
>
> 1994 Ukraine BXA participated in an **interagency export control
> delegation** to Kiev in May, 1994 to continue discussions on the
> U.S. - Ukraine technical assistance project plan.
>
> 1994 Ukraine In July, 1994, BXA and Ukraine consulted on **export
> control systems automation in Washington, DC**. Discussions focused on
> aspects of an automated system for export controls.  The meetings
> included a hands-on orientation to the U.S. automated export control
> system and its application for licensing and enforcement procedures
> and practices.
>
> 1994 Ukraine In July, 1994, a BXA-led interagency team visited Kiev
> for an **assessment of Ukrainian export control requirements**, and
> additional discussions on a program to further U.S. - Ukraine export
> control cooperation.
>
> 1995 Ukraine In October 1994 (FY95), BXA hosted an **Export Control
> Executive Exchange** to provide an overview of U.S. export control
> programs to high-level Ukrainian export control officials.
>
> 1995 Ukraine In December 1994 (FY95), BXA automation experts met with
> Ukrainian counterparts in Washington, DC on the **automation of
> Ukraine\'s export control system**. These discussions continued in
> February 1995 when the same experts met in Ukraine to define
> specifications for the components of a Ukrainian automated export
> control system.
>
> 1995 Ukraine **International Export Controls Symposium, Washington,
> DC, April, 1995** for 36 senior export control government officials
> from 15 nations \-- Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republics,
> Estonia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine. The
> symposium consisted of two parts. The BXA Update \'95 Conference,
> focused on the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, licensing
> policy, and U.S. export control law. The Foreign Export Control
> officials Forum, which provided U.S. industry views on
> government-industry relations and Congressional views on
> nonproliferation issues.
>
> 1995 Ukraine In March 1995, BXA automation experts met with their
> Ukrainian counterparts in Washington, DC to review the local area
> network design, equipment requirements, and software technical
> specifications of the **Ukraine automated export control system**.
>
> 1995 Ukraine In May 1995, BXA met with Ukrainian officials in
> Washington, DC to review **technical information on international
> export control lists** for sensitive goods and
> technologies.                             [TOP]()
>
> 1995 Ukraine In May 1995, BXA legal experts conducted an **Interagency
> Legal Forum in Washington, DC** to review the legal basis necessary
> for an effective export control system. 
>
> 1995 Ukraine In July, 1995 BXA led an interagency delegation to Kiev,
> focusing on **preventive enforcement techniques** such as pre-license
> checks, post-shipment verifications, safeguards programs, and the use
> of criminal and administrative sanctions to deter potential illegal
> exports.
>
> 1995 Ukraine In September 1995, BXA participated in the **US
> Department of Energy\'s Nonproliferation and Export Control Workshop**
> in Kiev.  This workshop focused on controls pertaining to the export
> of nuclear goods and technologies.
>
> 1996 Ukraine Ukraine became a member of the **Wassenaar Arrangement**
> in 1996.
>
> 1996 Ukraine In July 1996, BXA hosted its **Third Annual Symposium for
> Export Control Officials in Washington, DC**  for 37 senior export
> control government officials from 16 nations \-- Albania, Belarus,
> Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia,
> Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and
> Ukraine.
>
> 1996 Ukraine In July 1996, BXA hosted a delegation of high-level
> executives and Parliamentary officials from Azerbaijan, Belarus,
> Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
> to participate in a program for **Formulating and Implementing  Arms
> Control and Nonproliferation Policy**, sponsored by the Monterey
> Institute. Senior BXA officials briefed participants focusing on
> export control issues, including the legislative progress on the
> Export Administration Act.
>
> 1996 Ukraine In 1996, BXA participated in a number of interagency
> consultations in Kiev centering around the **Ukraine automated export
> control system**. Issues discussed included equipment delivery, site
> locations for a computer center, review of the software development
> process and training support for license processing.
>
> 1997 Ukraine **Export Control Cooperation Executive Exchange,
> Washington, DC, October 16 - 18, 1996 (FY97)**.  The purpose of this
> exchange was to familiarize Ukrainian government executives with the
> components that constitute the U.S. export control system.  This will
> help ensure Ukraine\'s export system will contain the necessary
> elements including legal, licensing, enforcement, automation and
> industry-government relations.
>
> 1997 Ukraine **Control Lists, Licensing Procedures and Law
> Development, Washington, DC, January 13 - 17, 1997**.  BXA hosted a
> interagency technical forum covering the elements necessary for an
> effective national control list, licensing procedures, obligations
> under the various international licensing control regimes, and legal
> issues affecting export controls.                                     
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>
> 1997 Ukraine **Export Control Legal Forum, Washington, DC, March 24 -
> 28, 1997**. The Ukrainian Parliament, responsible for developing the
> country\'s export control laws, attended a BXA forum that covered the
> essential authorities needed in an export control law, illustrated by
> examples from U.S. laws.
>
> 1997 Ukraine **Industry - Government Relations Executive Forum,
> Boston, MA, & Washington, DC, April 28 - May 2, 1997**.  BXA conducted
> a series of workshops with government officials and industry
> representatives from the Ukraine to emphasize that industry -
> government cooperation and voluntary industry compliance are essential
> for effective export controls. Several industries were visited to
> familiarize Ukrainian business representatives with the range of
> actions American businesses take to comply with nonproliferation
> export controls.
>
> 1997 Ukraine **Ukraine State Export Control Services (SECS) and
> Customs Automation Finalization, Kiev, June 22 -27, 1997**. BXA
> automation experts, in conjunction with U.S. Customs and Defense
> Special Weapons Agency (DSWA), performed acceptance testing of the
> hardware, software and networking components provided for the Ukraine
> automated export control system.
>
> 1998 Ukraine **Industry-Government Relations Workshop, Kiev, November
> 18-20, 1997 (FY98) and September 21-24,1998**. In November 1997, the
> role of government and industry in achieving export control
> cooperation was explained to Ukrainian business and government
> officials during a conference held in Kiev, Ukraine.  A delegation of
> U.S. officials and industry representatives met with various Ukrainian
> enterprises. The purpose of the conference was to introduce Ukrainian
> industry to international standards and practices related to modern
> export control systems with a particular emphasis on a company\'s
> internal control program (ICP).
>
> In September 1998, BXA lead a delegation to Kiev to attend an
> Ukrainian Non-Governmental Organization sponsored
> **Industry-Government Relations Conference**. The event picked up on
> the themes of the 1997 conference. Private discussion and visits were
> held with Ukrainian enterprises to compare ICP and procedures within
> each of the enterprises.
>
> 1998 Ukraine **Export Control Legal Forum, Washington, DC, December
> 8-12, 1997 (FY98)**. The forum focused on the government of Ukraine\'s
> draft export control law. The law is undergoing final governmental
> review before being presented to the Ukrainian Parliament for
> consideration. Legal and regulatory framework for export control
> licensing was presented to the Ukrainian delegation.
>
> 1999 Ukraine **Administration and System Support Technical Training,
> Washington, DC, February 3-5, 1999**. BXA presented a US-Ukraine
> Internal Control Program (ICP) workshop which addressed the completion
> of the Ukraine ICP software including customization, training, and
> deployment procedures, as well as further training and support for the
> ICPs for Ukrainian industries.
>
> 1999 Ukraine **Export Enforcement Technical Workshop, Washington, DC,
> and Fort Lauderdale, FL, April 26-30, 1999**.  BXA hosted a Ukraine
> delegation providing a first-hand overview of how the U.S. government
> enforces export controls, and information on how other U.S. government
> agencies involved in export enforcement interact with BXA and with
> each other. The delegation visited Fort Lauderdale and observed
> enforcement operations of field offices of the Commerce\'s Office of
> Export Enforcement, the U.S. Customs Service, and the U.S. Attorney.
>
> 1999 Ukraine **Export Control Cooperation Assessment, Kiev, August
> 30 - September 3, 1999**.  A U.S. interagency delegation visited Kiev
> to assess the effectiveness and utilization of past U.S. export
> control assistance efforts and to identify and prioritize programs for
> future cooperation.  Areas addressed included Ukrainian procedures for
> licensing exports and interagency review of licenses; the composition
> and role of the interagency council; the status of the new draft
> export control law; enforcement, including the role of the State
> Customs Committee and the Border Guards; industry-government
> interaction, and progress in automation of the export licensing
> system.
>
> 2000 Ukraine **Export Enforcement Technical Workshop, Kiev and Odessa,
> October 11-15, 1999 (FY00)**.  BXA\'s Export Enforcement led an
> interagency enforcement delegation to Ukraine giving participants an
> opportunity to interact with a larger community of export control
> enforcement officials. Issues addressed included the role and
> responsibilities of Ukrainian agencies involved in enforcing export
> controls, enforcement mechanisms, the export license screening
> process, cooperation with industry, role of brokers and freight
> forwarders, and domestic and international law enforcement
> cooperation.

2000 Ukraine **Internal Control Program (ICP) and Automation Workshop,
Washington, DC, January 10-13, 2000**.  BXA hosted a workshop focused on
the prototyping and deployment of internal control programs for
Ukrainian industrial enterprises and other entities that produce
controlled technology and equipment.