AMBASSADOR JOHN HERBST TO VISIT ZHYTOMYR

U.S. Ambassador John Herbst will visit Zhytomyr Monday, May 17. While in Zhytomyr, he will meet with government officials, non-governmental organizations and media. He also will participate in a land-titling ceremony in Brusyliv.

Press coverage is invited for the following events. For further details, please refer to the contact information at the end of the description of the event.

10:00 a.m. - Meeting with Governor Sergiy Ryzhuk. 1 Maidan Rad, (0412) 37-2402

10:45 a.m. - Meeting with Mayor Heorhiy Buravkov. 4/2 Maidan Rad, (0412) 37-2880

11:30 a.m. - Brief tour of Institute of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education, host to a Peace Corps volunteer. 15 Mykhailivska St. Contact: Bohdan Yarema, (050) 331-8626

12:45 p.m. - Roundtable discussion with local press and non-governmental organizations. Oblast library, 4 Novyi Bulvar, Room 12. Contact: Zhytomyr Association of Professional Journalists. (0412) 37-26-94.

3:00 p.m. - Land-titling ceremony in Brusyliv, House of Culture, 17 Pershe Travnya St. Contact: Olena Kochubynska (8050) 351-6313.