Askold Lozynskyj

Askold Yevhenovych Lozynskyj (born February 8, 1952) is an American author and attorney of Ukrainian descent who was the elected president of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) from 1998 to 2008, the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) from 1992 to 2000, to Evhen Lozynskyj and Maria Nadia Safian, an actress. His father immigrated to the US in 1951, during the a wave of Ukrainian emigration, and settled in New York. He obtained his bachelor's degree (Latin and Greek)

Career

From 1972 to 1975, Lozynskyj served as President of the Ukrainian Student Organization, followed by his role as President of the Ukrainian American Youth Association from 1980 to 1989. Transitioning to broader leadership roles, he took on the position of Executive Vice President of the UCCA from 1990 to 1992 and have been serving as its president from 1992 to 2006. Additionally, he has been involved in directing the Commercial Law Project for Ukraine since 1993.

In the realm of philanthropy and cultural advocacy, Lozynskyj served as Director of the Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere from 1980 to 1985 and have been involved with the American Friends of the Odesa Philharmonic since 1996. Professionally, he is a member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association since 1977, and Ukrainian American Bar Association.

Works Lozynskyj has been the writer of several articles in Ukrainian magazines on contemporary political issues.

Ukraine: Slaying the Two-Headed Eagle (2023)

Personal life Lozynskyj is married to Roksolana Kassandra Stojko on August 16, 1980,

Awards and recognitions Lozynskyj has earned the following awards and recognitions:

Simon Petliura Medal (2021) Recipient of the Ukrainian Independence Day Community Service Awards (2023); for giving humanitarian relief to individuals impacted by the war in Ukraine.