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Searching for Lost Ukrainian/American
Relatives
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, unfortunately, is unable to assist
individuals that may be searching for either their Ukrainian or
American relatives either here in Ukraine, or in the United
States.
As an alternative, you may want to consider the possibility of
trying to contact your relatives through the International Red Cross
or Ukrainian National Red Cross Society in Kyiv. They may be able to
search for relatives with whom you lost contact - either in Ukraine
or in the United States. If you last had news of them in Ukraine
during World War II, that is, before May 1945, please provide any
identifying information to the Red Cross. The Red Cross will search
for relatives lost in Ukraine during World War II even without an
address.
However, if you last had news from your relatives more recently,
the Red Cross requires an address no older than 20 years from the
time of the request. There is no cost for searches, but they may
take a considerable amount of time (one year or longer).
Red Cross in Kyiv
02004 Kyiv
vul. Pushkinska,
30
Tel.: (38-044) 234-1870, 230-2898, 228-6110
Fax: (38-044)
234-5082
American Red Cross National Headquarters
2025 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel.: (202)
737-8300
Alternatively, the Central State Historical Archive in Ukraine
may have genealogical records of interest to you. For details,
contact one of the branches of the Archive listed below. (A letter
in Ukrainian will facilitate the process considerably.)
Central State Historical Archives 24 Solomenskaya St. 03680 Kyiv,
Ukraine Tel.: (38-044) 277-3002, 277-3655 Central State Historical
Archives (Western Ukraine Office) 3a Sobornaya Sq. 290008 Lviv,
Ukraine.
As an option, you may also want to consider contacting Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Department of Citizenship and Liaison
with Countrymen, tel.: (38-044) 293-8164 or
212-8526. | 
