On October 27, U.S. Secretary of
Commerce Penny Pritzker together with wife of the Ukrainian President Maryna
Poroshenko visited historic homeland of her ancestors – village Velyki Prytsky
in Kyiv region. U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt also took part in the
trip.
In the course of her previous visit to
Ukraine in autumn 2014, Penny Pritzker promised to return to Ukraine and visit
the homeland of her ancestors.Maryna Poroshenko and Penny Pritzker
visited the school of the village and an old building, which had been a cloth
factory in the XVIII century. According to local researchers, ancestors of
Penny Pritzker worked at that factory.
The U.S. Secretary of Commerce assured
the President’s wife that the entire world supported Ukraine in its aspiration
to create a powerful and progressive state: “You are not alone on your way to a
successful state. We are always willing to give you a hand”.
In her turn, Maryna Poroshenko
emphasized that the support of the world community was crucial for Ukraine,
which had chosen and kept fighting for democratic and independent future. “I am
also glad to see the roots of the Ukrainian nation all over the world. Such
examples make me confident that the Ukrainian patriotism is limitless,” Maryna
Poroshenko noted.
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