The life, creative, social and political positions of Ivan Fedorovich Drach (1936--2018), a prominent Ukrainian poet, cultural, public and political figure, are determined by intellectualism and rationalism. They are closely intertwined and interact in all activities of the artist, leaving an imprint on his relations with the Ukrainian diaspora. I. Drach's broad and deep view of the problems of world Ukrainianness was fully revealed during the preparation and holding of international forums under his leadership. Reports, speeches of Ivan Drach at these all-Ukrainian events, his interviews with Ukrainian and Western media have not lost their relevance today.
