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An open letter to the US from top Ukrainian officials
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (C) speaks with members of his government including Finance Minister Natalia Jaresko, Health Minister Alexander Kvitashvili and Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius during a session of the Ukrainian Parliament.
As officials of the new Ukraine, our appointments reflect the profound changes that have taken place since the Revolution of Dignity last year. None of us are career politicians; we were all working in business and finance before taking up our current posts. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk understood that genuine reform would only happen if driven by new leaders outside of the old elite. We answered this call because of our common vision to transform Ukraine into a freer, stronger and more prosperous country - a vision we are eager to share with the U.S. business community this week in Washington D.C.