Harriman Institute Director Valentina Izmirlieva was recognized for her “dedicated work which has illuminated the authentic history and culture of Ukraine” at a July 2024 conference in Washington, D.C., “The U.S.-Ukraine Partnership in Education: Stronger Together.”

The conference, co-sponsored by the Ukrainian Embassy and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, took place during the NATO summit.

A certificate, signed by the Ukrainian ministers for Foreign Affairs and Education and Science, said that Izmirlieva’s contributions to the field of Ukrainian studies during the “challenging period” of Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine, “are of exceptional value.”

The recognition is “so well deserved,” said Bohdan Vitvitsky, president of the Ukrainian Studies Fund, “for Izmirlieva’s individual scholarly contributions, for her initiatives on behalf of Ukrainian culture makers, and as the director of one of the two leading academic institutions that have hosted Ukrainian studies the longest.” ◆