Carl Bildt has joined the Board of Yalta European Strategy

Carl Bildt has joined the Board of Yalta European Strategy
13 December 2016

The Yalta European Strategy (YES) is pleased to announce the appointment of Carl Bildt, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden (2006-2014), Prime Minister of Sweden (1991-1994) and member of the International Advisory Council under the President of Ukraine, as a new member of the YES Board.

Commenting on the new appointment YES founder and member of the Board Victor Pinchuk said: “We are delighted to welcome Carl Bildt to the Board. With his unique blend of skills and extensive experience in foreign affairs, he will be a great addition to the Board in supporting YES’ mission to integrate Ukraine with the Europe and the world”.

In February, 2016, YES welcomed the Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, to the Board. 

The YES Board is chaired by President of Poland (1995-2005) Aleksander Kwaśniewski and consists of the following members: YES founder Victor Pinchuk; President of the European Parliament (2002-2004), Member of the European Parliament (1989-2004) Pat Cox; High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union (1999-2009), distinguished fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings Javier Solana; Vice President of Havas Group  and Executive Co-Chairman of Havas Worldwide Stephane Fouks.

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Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson
Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, YES Annual Meeting 2022 “Ukraine: Defending all Our Freedom”
«Russia is bigger than Ukraine, its GDP is bigger than Ukraine’s and its population is bigger than Ukraine’s. You might therefore assume that Russia will prevail. But history shows that smaller countries fighting for their freedom do win»