| January | TWG Announces Second Ukrainian Embassy Internship for 1997; TWG Members Greet Ukrainian Gymnasts (Rustam Sharipov and Tatiana Lysenko) (bl -Victor Lychyk); Stefan Maksymjuk Shares Knowledge about Ukrainian Discography |
| February | George Masiuk Re-elected TWG President; President’s Annual Report; Treasurer’s Report; Public Relations Report; Cultural Fund Report; Membership Report; Fellowship Fund Report; Profile of New TWG Executive Officers |
| March-April | Jack Segal, Director of State Department’s Office of Ukrainian, Belorusian, and Moldavan Affairs, Discussed U.S. – Ukraine Relationship at TWG/ CSIS Forum – Also see Video 1997-10; Maj. Jowyk Helps in Ukraine’s ‘Open Skies’ Flights; TWG-Meridian House to Host IMI-Kyiv Bankers |
| May-June | Amb. Richard Morningstar, Advisor to the President and Secretary of State on Assistance to Newly Independent States Addressed Forum sponsored by TWG, International Management Institute – Kyiv, U.S.A.I.D., Barents Group focusing on Ukraine’s Corruption and Investment Problems; TWG Members Furthering U.S.-Ukraine Ties – Marta Zielyk, Andrew Bihun, Bohdan Futey, Andrij Masiuk, Gen. Krawciw, Adrian Karmazyn, Michael Mihalisko, R. L. Chomiak, Yaro Bihun |
| July-August | TWG Conference Planning – Preliminary Schedule; TWG Intern Works at Ukrainian Embassy; TWG Honorary Member William Courtney Appointed Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasian Affairs at the National Security Council |
| September-October | TWG Leadership Conference — (Also see TWG 1997 Leadership Conference Booklet and Video 1997 – 20,30) – Addresses by NSC Senior Director for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia William Courtney, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Hennadiy Udovenko, TWG President George Masiuk — Panels – Creating a Model of a Successful Community: Lessons from Other Communities — How are Ukrainian-American Organizations Doing — Exercising Influence — Building Connections to Ukraine — Friends of Ukraine Awards: Roma Pryma-Bohachevska, Lidia Krushelnytska |
| November-December | TWG Meets with New U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Steven Pifer; TWG 1998 Embassy Internship Announced; Kyiv Chamber Choir Caps TWG Cultural Fund’s 2007 Season; Obituaries: Pat Kruczak Filipov, George Kuzmycz |