Global Changemakers with H.E. Oksana Markarova | IWD 2024

A partnership of theWorld Affairs Council of Connecticutand theWomen's Leadership Centerat the University of Saint Joseph.

World Affairs Council of CT and Women’s Leadership Center at USJ

Ambassador Oksana Markarova of Ukraine joins us again at Global Changemakers to celebrate International Women’s Day 2024.

Ambassador Oksana Markarova joins us again this International Women’s Day to share with us how the war in Ukraine is impacting its people and human rights globally. In conversation with CTWAC CEO Megan Torrey.This important event represents an ongoing collaboration between the Women’s Leadership Center at the University of Saint Joseph and the World Affairs Council of Connecticut. <h2>The Details:</h2>When: Friday, March 8th | 11:45 AMWhere: Virtual | Zoom WebinarTickets: Free | RSVP for zoom link required <h3>About the Ambassador:</h3>Oksana Markarova | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United StatesOksana Markarova was appointed the Ukraine’s Ambassador to the USA and arrived in DC on Apr 20, 2021. She served in Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance in 2015-2020 as First deputy Minister and Government commissioner on investments and then since 2018 as a Minister of Finance. During her time at the Ministry she was a co-author of Ukraine’s macroeconomic revival program, has conducted unprecedented fiscal consolidation leading to deficit to GDP of 2% and debt to GDP reduction to below 50%, introduced midterm budgeting, gender oriented budgeting as well as negotiated, structured and coordinated successfully two IMF programs and other IFI cooperation programs.During her tenure she and her team has also created UkraineInvest government promotion agency, Ukrainian Startup fund and an eData ecosystem of government public finance portals including spending.gov.ua, openbudget.gov.ua and analytical instrument BOOST, which opened the majority of the public finance data to the public and increased Ukraine in all major international data transparency ratings. <a href="https://usa.mfa.gov.ua/en/governance/oksana-markarova" title="https://usa.mfa.gov.ua/en/governance/oksana-markarova" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Read more about Ambassador Markarova here.</a>

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Global Changemakers with H.E. Oksana Markarova | IWD 2024

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