A Girl for Katya. Katya Nikiforova from our Moscow office is a proud mother of little Nastya. Mother and daughter are doing great.

Email Katya: Katya.Nikiforova@pbnco.com

And, a Boy for Christina. Christina Bucher, a long-time former PBNer, welcomed Jackson Alexander into the world in July. Christina and Jackson are both happy and healthy.

Email Christina: Christina.Bucher@pbnco.com

On Board. PBN Partner Myron Wasylyk, who runs our successful Kyiv office, has been elected to the firm's Board of Directors. This is in recognition of Myron's outstanding performance as Ukraine's managing director and contribution to firmwide management. Congratulations Myron!

Email Myron: Myron.Wasylyk@pbnco.com

At the Helm. The captains of PBN recently met at Peter and Sue's Oregon home at the annual firmwide management retreat. Some important decisions were made, including a renewed commitment to the firm's Strategic Plan. Oh, and we had a little bit of fun too!

Go to Fun at PBN for some photos of our recent management retreat: www.pbnco.com/eng/fun_at_pbn

Pressing Matters. PBN's DC office continues to rack up news coverage and client accolades for our work on international trade issues. Check out a recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal.

Go to: www.citac.info/shrimp

The Buck Stops in Kyiv. PBN•Ukraine organized a press event in Kyiv in July for a team of U.S. Government officials representing the International Currency Awareness Program (ICAP) as part of the ongoing U.S. Department of Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing public education campaign for the new $50 note. More than 40 Ukrainian journalists attended the event. The PBN Company is managing the public education campaign for the new U.S. currency in Russia.

Go to: www.moneyfactory.com or www.newdollar.ru

A Real Master. Account Manager Alexander Sabadosh departs PBN•Ukraine 1 August, returning to academia for a Master's Degree from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He is one of 20 young professionals from Ukraine chosen to have his graduate studies funded by the U.S. Edmund Muskie Scholarship Program. While at PBN, Alex handled intellectual property rights issues for Anheuser-Busch, Microsoft, Diageo and CIPR. He will be missed in Ukraine, but we look forward to welcoming him in DC!

Email Alexander: Alexander.Sabadosh@pbnco.com