By Consent to Arbitrate and Request for Approval dated November 14, 1997, Mr. Joseph Charles Lemire, a national of the United States of America, requested the Secretary–General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (hereinafter “ICSID”) to approve and register his request for access to arbitration against Ukraine under the ICSID Additional Facility Rules and the 1994 Treaty Between the United States of America and Ukraine Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment.