An Evening with Dmytro Kuleba

The Ukrainian Institute of America is honored to host Dmytro Kuleba, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Mr. Kuleba will be in conversation with Simon Shuster, journalist and author of The Showman.

Join us for a thought-provoking conversation examining how Ukraine’s diplomatic leadership and steadfast defense of democracy continue to redefine alliances, global security, and the international order.

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
2 East 79th Street  New York, NY 10075

The program will be followed by a reception with light refreshments.

Advance registration is requested.
$45 General / $35 UIA Friend / $25 UIA Member

Dmytro Kuleba served as Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2020 to 2024, steering the nation’s diplomacy through the critical period of Russia’s full-scale invasion. As the youngest foreign minister in Ukraine’s history, he became known for his articulate advocacy and strategic approach to building international support. His leadership was instrumental in securing military assistance, advancing Ukraine’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration, and strengthening diplomatic ties across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

A pioneering communicator, Kuleba transformed Ukraine’s diplomatic outreach by introducing innovative tools including the world’s first AI-driven spokesperson. His expertise in information warfare and strategic communication is reflected in his bestselling book The War for Reality: How to Win in the World of Fakes, Truths, and Communities, which examines how to combat disinformation in the digital age.

Following his government service, Kuleba continues to contribute to international affairs as a Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center and an Associate Professor at Sciences Po in Paris. His ongoing work focuses on global security challenges and Ukraine’s role in shaping the future international order, establishing him as a significant voice in contemporary geopolitical discourse.

Simon Shuster has reported from Russia and Ukraine for over 15 years, most of that time as a staff writer for Time Magazine. His coverage of the war began in 2014, when he was the first foreign journalist to arrive in Crimea as Russian troops took over the peninsula. In 2019, he met and interviewed Volodymyr Zelensky for a profile of his presidential campaign, then continued covering his administration in the years that followed, first traveling to the war zone with the President in April 2021, as the Russians gathered their armies at the border. When the full-scale invasion began the following year, Simon spent months embedded with the President’s team, securing unparalleled access to their compound in Kyiv, where he wrote The Showman, his first book.