The U.S. hopes agriculture in places like this dilapidated village will help rebuild Ukraine’s shattered economy as it severs its centuries-old trade relations with Russia and tries to integrate with the West.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Pritzker called the U.S. administration’s decision to give the loan guarantee “a vote of confidence.”
For Pritzker, her visit mixed old-fashioned commercial diplomacy — bringing a group of U.S. business executives along — and the personal.
[…] the late 19th century, long before the family built the Hyatt brand into a global hotel chain, the Pritzkers lived south of Kiev and took their name …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
