WASHINGTON, D.C.- The U.S.-Ukraine Business Council had forty-five new members in 2010 and the membership now totals 150, a new record for USUBC, Morgan Williams, Director, Government Affairs, Washington Office, SigmaBleyzer Private Equity Investment Group, who serves as President of
USUBC, reported at the USUBC annual meeting in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, December 9, 2010.  President Williams presented the following membership report for the year 2010:

1. USUBC TOTAL MEMBERSHIP BY YEAR:
January 1, 2005              8 Members
January 1, 2006            21 Members
January 1, 2007            22 Members
January 1, 2008            52 Members (Net increase of 30 members, 2007)
January 1, 2009          100 Members (Net increase of 48 members, 2008)
January 1, 2010          110 Members (Net increase of 10 members, 2009)
January 1, 2011          150 Members (Net increase of 40 members, 2010)

2.  USUBC NEW MEMBERS PER YEAR:
Year 2007                    30 new members
Year 2008                    50 new members
Year 2009                    25 new members
Year 2010                    45 new members 
                             
3.  USUBC NEW MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN 2010 - FORTY-FIVE NEW MEMBERS
1.    AMACO - agricultural distributor in Ukraine
2.    Anglo-Ukr-Energy (AUE) - energy development in Ukraine
3.    Amity Technology - USA agricultural machinery manufacturer
4.    ArcelorMittal - largest steel company in the world
5.    Bueling, Inc., USA agricultural distributor in Ukraine
6.    Carolina Capital Markets - bonds and financial instruments
7.    CHS Ukraine - largest agricultural cooperative in USA
8.    Center for International Management Education (CIME) - business consulting
9.    Citi Group - international banking
10.  Clifford Chance - international law firm
11.  CMS Cameron McKenna - international law firm
12.  Credit Dnepr Bank - commercial and business banking
13.  Enduro Systems - manufacturer
14.  Equipment Direct - agricultural machinery distributor in Ukraine
15.  ISTIL Group/Kyiv Post -- 150th member
16.  ExxonMobil - largest privately owned energy company
17.  Futey & Associates - business consulting
18.  Giles Legal Practice PLLC - law firm
19.  Great Plains Manufacturing - USA ag machinery manufacturer
20.  Grozdiy & Oberovych - law firm
21.  Imperial Agro, LLC - agricultural production and distribution
22.  Institute of International Education - Ukraine (Fulbright Program)
23.  Frishberg & Partners - law firm
24.  Kinanis LLC - law firm in Cyprus
25.  Kyzyk & Associates - business consulting
26.  Kyiv School of Economics/EERC - economic education
27.  Landkom - agricultural production enterprise in Ukraine
28.  Mary Kay - cosmetics and skin care worldwide
29.  Meest-America - USA shipper to Ukraine
30.  NBC Security, Inc. - global security & risk management firm  
31.  Paul Gregory - insurance solutions
32.  People First Foundation - building democracy in Ukraine
33.  Phoenix Capital - investment banking
34.  PMD International - investment banker
35.  Prominvestbank - commercial, industrial and investment bank
36.  Reinke Mfg. - USA agricultural machinery manufacturer
37.  Schneider Law Group - international law firm
38.  Self Reliance (NY) Federal Credit Union - largest Ukrainian credit union
39.  Tactical Air Defense Services - defense contractor, USA
40.  Trident Investments - business development consulting
41.  TriGlobal Strategic Ventures - investment banking 
42.  Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation/Lviv Business School (LvBS)
43.  Whites Communication - PR and communications firm in Kyiv
44.  Paul Zalucky - international business consultant - Warsaw
45.  Dr. John Orest Zuk - investment banker

USUBC membership is expected to go to 175 members by the end of year 2011 and should reach 200 members in year 2011.