The $1 billion loan guarantee is part of a U.S. bilateral assistance package that also includes technical assistance to help Ukraine return to a path of economic recovery. The Secretary was joined at the table by Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Shlapak. Standing behind them are (l. to r.) Mark Feirerstein, Associate Administrator, USAID; Caroline Atkinson. Depy National Security Advisor, National Security Council; William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State, Department of State; Pavlo Sheremeta, Ukrainian Minister of Economic Development and Trade; H.E. Olexander Motsyk, Ambassador of Ukraine to the U.S.; and Stephan Kubiv, Head of National Bank of Ukraine. Read Secretary Lew's remarks at the ceremony here​