MCC VICE PRESIDENT JOHN HEWKO VISITS ARMENIA
armradio.am
12.03.2007 11:22
John Hewko, Vice President of Operations for the Millennium Challenge
Corporation (MCC), is in Armenia to meet with high-level government
officials and review progress of the $235 million MCC Armenia Compact.
During his meetings here, Hewko stressed how important it is to MCC,
and the American Government, that Armenia continue to maintain a
high level of performance on the 16 objective indicators MCC uses
to determine Compact eligibility. These indicators measure whether
a country is ruling justly, investing in its people and promoting
economic freedom. Because the coming legislative and presidential
elections will directly affect three MCC indicators in the Ruling
Justly category – Political Rights, Civil Liberties and Voice and
Accountability – Hewko stressed that it is critical for the Government
of Armenia to maintain its commitment to holding elections that
demonstrate significant improvement over past elections.
As MCC Vice President of Operations, John Hewko is responsible for a
broad range of MCC interactions with eligible countries, including
proposal development, proposal due diligence, compact negotiation,
and compact implementation. The Operations Department works closely
with MCC’s Department of Accountability and Office of the General
Counsel on due diligence activities, compact negotiations and program
oversight. Prior to joining MCC, Mr. Hewko was an international
partner with the law firm Baker & McKenzie (B&M), specializing in
international corporate transactions in emerging markets spending
many years in the firm’s Kyiv and Prague offices.