We therefore bear a large responsibility in our work as members of the Ukraine Famine Commission. We must establish the facts about what has long been con¬cealed. We must work to restore to public consciousness that which has disappeared from it for far too long. And we must remember above all that our ultimate respon¬sibility is not to any one community, not even to the victims of the heinous crime, but to the American public and the elusive ideal of truth.

Congressman MICA: Dr. Koop?
Surgeon General KOOP: I’m Everett Koop. I’m the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service. I’m beginning the first year of my second term as a Presidential appointee, and I’m here because the President appointed me.
I am not an expert on Ukrainian affairs, but I hope to be.
Undersecretary BAUER: I’m Gary Bauer, Undersecretary of Education. I’m a Presidential appointee and have a deep interest in this subject. The particular perspec¬tive that I bring is having looked at textbooks in this area and finding that the Uk¬rainian famine has disappeared down a memory hole. So I hope that this Commission will be able to address the lack of public awareness of the very significant, historical event
Dr. KUROPAS: I am Dr. Myron Kuropas.I’m the Supreme Vice-President of the Ukrainian National Association, former Special Assistant to President Ford for ethnic affairs.
I’ve been interested in the Ukrainian famine for the last 30 years and am delighted to be part of the Commission and to see that finally something is going to be done to make the world aware of perhaps the world’s greatest tragedy.
Dr. WERES: My name is Oleh Weres. I am from Oakland, California. I’m a public member here. By profession,I’m a chemist. My background in the Ukrainian community, I was head of U.C.C.A. CAL Branch, California; was active in the famine commemoration activities in Northern California three years ago.
Ms. VOLKER: I’m Anastasia Volker from Detroit, a retiree, community activist for a long time. Famine has been very close to all Ukrainians, and myself in particular, be¬cause I’m one of those that’s an imported product.
Mr. MARCHISHIN: I’m Daniel Marchishin. I am Vice-President of Americans for Human Rights in the Ukraine. I’m also appointed on Governor Kane’s Commission for Eastern European and Cantonesian’s History in the State of New Jersey.
I am looking forward to working with my fellow commissioners on the Ukrainian Famine Commission, and I feel that the report that we’ll be coming out with is going to be tremendously important to the education of the United States and of the United States Congress.
Ms. MAZURKEVICH: My name is Ulana Mazurkevich, and I’m with the Uk¬rainian Human Rights Commission I am president of that organization, and our group has been working on the famine in our community in the Philadelphia area, trying to publicize this great tragedy, and we hope to accomplish a lot from this Com¬mission.
Congressman GILMAN: My name is Congressman Ben Gilman. I represent the southeastern part of New York State. I serve on the Foreign Affairs Commission,