Andrij Dobriansky

Andrij Dobriansky has devoted his life’s work to working within the Ukrainian American community.

As Director of Communications for the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), Andrij is often referred to as the most visible face of the Ukrainian American community. With a history of appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, MSNBC, PBS, NPR, Voice of America and other outlets, and a readiness to arrange for interviews of Ukrainian citizens of interest for US media, he assists Ukraine and its worldwide diaspora in getting its message out.

Established in 1940, UCCA unites and advocates in the name of nearly 30 fraternal, educational, religious, cultural, veterans and humanitarian organizations in the Ukrainian American community. UCCA maintains local all-volunteer chapters across the United States, with a national office in New York City, as well as a Washington, D.C. bureau, the Ukrainian National Information Service. Andrij has led numerous UCCA election observer teams in Ukraine., and working with the UCCA’s D.C. bureau, Andrij works to connect local Ukrainian communities with their elected representatives, explaining the developments and trajectory of our community to our elected officials.

At the United Nations, Andrij Chairs the UN Affairs Committee for the Ukrainian World Congress, the international assembly of all Ukrainian public organizations in the worldwide Ukrainian diaspora of over 20 million people. UCCA is a founding member of the Ukrainian World Congress, as well as a founding member of the Central and East European Coalition, which coordinates the efforts of national ethnic organizations representing 20 million Americans.

At the UN, and throughout the United States, Andrij bridges the Ukrainian American and Crimean Tatar diaspora communities. In 2015, he addressed the Second World Congress of Crimean Tatars in Ankara, Turkey, as an official delegate on behalf of the global Ukrainian diaspora.

Outside of politics, Andrij is a frequent moderator and emcee at public events, recognized in the United States as a "Master Artist of Ukrainian Arts," and has performed at venues such as CitiField, the Prudential Center, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall.