Andrij V. Dobriansky

Community Organizer, Public Speaker, and Media personality in Brooklyn, New York

Andrij V. Dobriansky

Community Organizer, Public Speaker, and Media personality in Brooklyn, New York

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Andrij Dobriansky is a Strategic Communicator and International Affairs Specialist who has been featured in 1,000 televised appearances since 2014, leading to his description as the most visible face of the Ukrainian American community. Representing the worldwide Ukrainian diaspora across 80 countries at the United Nations for 15 years on behalf of the Ukrainian World Congress, he has also served as the Director of Communications and Media for the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America since 2015.

With a history of appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi, CNN, Fox News, PBS, Newsmax, NewsNation as well as other outlets, and a readiness to arrange for interviews of Ukrainian citizens of interest for U.S. media, he assists Ukraine and its worldwide diaspora its messaging.

More recently, Andrij was on the ground in Ukraine beginning in March 2022, and returned to participate in over 12 Humanitarian Aid missions throughout the course of the war, during which he established working relationships with local government officials as well as members of President Zelenskyy's administration on behalf of visiting American delegations.

In 2025, Andrij Dobriansky received the "Amber Heart" from Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for his significant contributions in support of Ukraine in the international arena, having been previously recognized by the Embassy of Ukraine in the USA (2018) and the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN (2021) for his many years of active leadership on behalf of U.S.-Ukraine relations.

On 22 January 2026, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy included Andrij among a list of 50 people recognized for their significant achievements. On the Day of Ukrainian Unity, Andrij was awarded the Ukrainian Order of Merit, 3rd degree, “for a significant personal contribution to strengthening interstate cooperation, supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, charitable activities, and popularizing the Ukrainian state in the world.”

Andrij is a frequent moderator and emcee at public events and major stages around the world, and is called upon to speak on issues surrounding Ukraine, russia, Eastern European culture and identity, Catholic and Orthodox religious practices, and leadership and activism in a global world.

Andrij directed a summer Ukrainian arts program for nearly 20 years in the state of Pennsylvania, which recognized him as a Master Artist of Ukrainian Arts in 2006. As such, his expertise in this field has involved him with major productions of folk dance in the United States, some of which can be seen in the feature-length documentary film, "Folk!" He has also performed numerous times at venues such as Lincoln Center (NY), the Brooklyn Academy of Music (NY), the Town Hall (NY), the Palace Theatre (Albany, NY), and the Bardavon Opera House (Poughkeepsie, NY).

Every Sunday, Andrij directs the Andrey Sheptytskyi Choir and cantors at St. George's Ukrainian Catholic Church in New York City. He can also be seen performing as part of the Dobriansky Brothers at venues such as CitiField, the Prudential Center, and in churches, and festivals across North America.

  • Work
    • Ukrainian Congress Committee of America
  • Education
    • Vassar College
    • Regis High School