PHOTOS: Meeting of UJE board chairman Temerty and Ukraine’s President Poroshenko

James C. Temerty C.M., Chairman of the Board of Ukrainian Jewish Encounter, met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv recently to discuss events in Ukraine and plans to commemorate the 75th year anniversary of the Babyn Yar tragedy, which will take place in September 2016. During his meeting with the Ukrainian president, Mr. Temerty was joined by John Herbst, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, who is Director of the Center for European Studies and who headed a U.S. Atlantic Council delegation to Ukraine; Adrian Karatnycky, UJE board member and Atlantic Council Senior Fellow; and Berel Rodal, UJE board member.

Below are several photos from the meeting, courtesy of the Ukrainian president’s press office.

Meeting of Ukrainian Jewish Encounter and Atlantic Council delegations with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

Meeting of UJE and Atlantic Council delegations with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Seated on the right-hand side of the table, from front to back are UJE board member Adrian Karatnycky; UJE board chair James C. Temerty; former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst; and UJE board member Berel Rodal. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is seated in the middle on the left-hand side of the table.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (left) and John Herbst, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine (right). Standing behind them are UJE board chair James C. Temerty (left) and UJE board member Berel Rodal (right).

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (left); UJE board chair James C. Temerty (middle); and UJE board member Berel Rodal (right).