Director's Seminar with Chrystia Freeland and Dmytro Kuleba

Please join the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs for a conversation with Fisher Family Fellow Chrystia Freeland, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada and Economic Advisor to the President of Ukraine, and Senior Fellow Dmytro Kuleba, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. As we mark four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion, they will discuss the state of the war in Ukraine and paths forward for the country’s diplomacy and economic development. 

Chrystia Freeland was elected in five consecutive national elections and served as a Member of Parliament from 2013 to 2026. From 2020 to 2024, Chrystia served as Minister of Finance, becoming the first woman in Canadian history to hold the position. Her stewardship during and after the COVID-19 pandemic protected jobs and businesses and delivered a historic soft landing for the Canadian economy, while preserving Canada’s AAA credit rating and securing the lowest debt and deficit ratios of any G7 country. During this period, she played a central role in the global response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, including the seizure of Russian sovereign assets to support Ukraine. She has been a Fisher Family Fellow at the Belfer Center, jointly appointed with the Institute of Politics and the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, since January 2026. 

Dmytro Kuleba is a Ukrainian politician and diplomat who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2020 to 2024. The youngest foreign affairs minister in Ukraine’s history, he led Ukraine’s diplomacy through its most challenging times during Russian aggression. He played a key role in building alliances, securing arms, imposing sanctions, advancing Ukraine’s EU and NATO bids, and expanding ties with Africa, Asia, and Latin America. He has been a non-resident Belfer Center Senior Fellow since December 2024. 

The seminar will be moderated by Belfer Center Director Meghan O'Sullivan, Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School. 

Attendance is in-person and for HUID holders only. Space is limited so please only RSVP if you plan to attend. 

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