The GDIP Media Center and the Hanns Seidel Foundation in Ukraine invite you to a roundtable discussion on the role of Ukrainians abroad in public diplomacy, entitled Where the Ukrainian Heart Beats, which is to take place on Thursday, 26 June 2025, at 14:00 (GMT+3).
Today, Ukrainians are heard worldwide through music, media, halls of parliaments, and cultural venues. The voices of our communities abroad have become recognisable and strong. They speak about Ukraine and communicate its position to the international public. That is why we are bringing together those whose hearts beat in tune with Ukraine: together, we can rethink, strengthen, and improve the coordination of our shared power.
This event is more than a discussion. It is a space for dialogue, exchange, strategic thinking, and networking. We want to hear from those who create change and those who build bridges that connect Ukraine with the world. We also want to involve the country as a partner, which not only observes but also supports, bolsters, and rallies.
The focus is on the people: those who have already become Ukraine’s voices far beyond its borders.
Opening remarks:
- Mariana Betsa, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
- Tetiana Sybiha, Head of the Centre for Public Diplomacy of the Hennadii Udovenko Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, co-founder of the Ukrainian Diplomatic Spouses Association
- Olena Maksymova, Project Coordinator — Deputy Head of the Hanns Seidel Foundation in Ukraine
Speakers:
- Oksana Duka, Head of the Department for Policy Development and Relations with the Global Ukrainian Community (MFA of Ukraine);
- Volodymyr Sheiko, General Director of the Ukrainian Institute;
- Yurii Klymenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Argentina
- Representatives of foreign Ukrainian associations.
You are welcome to join if you:
- represent the Ukrainian community abroad and are engaged in public diplomacy;
- work in a state institution and wish to gain a deeper understanding of how to cooperate with the global Ukrainian community;
- work in a Ukrainian embassy and are looking for effective models of engagement with local communities;
- conduct research on diaspora studies, cultural diplomacy, migration, or civic engagement.
Key topics for discussion:
- How do state institutions view partnership?
- What does the Ukrainian diaspora expect from the state?
- Citizen-driven public diplomacy: stories that change the world.
- Networking: building a sustainable communication system.
Event mode: offline (at the premises of the GDIP Media Center at 6-A Pyrohova Street, Kyiv) and online.
Event language: Ukrainian with simultaneous interpretation into English.
For further information, please contact Inna Havinska, employee of the GDIP Media Center, by email at: prepress.gdip@gmail.com or by phone at: +38 (099) 054-92-74.
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