Vladimir Pozner and Carol Vipperman
Last Thursday night, November 19th, the Foundation for Russian American Economic Cooperation celebrated our 20th Anniversary with an evening gala featuring keynote speaker Vladimir Pozner. It was a very successful event by all accounts. Pozner’s remarks focused on the importance and the challenge of truly building a partnership between Russia and America. It was a thought-provoking presentation that generated a number of questions from both the Russian and American guests at the dinner. (More on his comments and my thoughts in another post).
The evening had special significance for me as 20 years ago on November 19th I was officially tapped to be the Foundation’s Executive Director. That founding board passed the hat, raised $400 and told me to “go for it”. Well we did, and the video here highlights those 20 years working with Russia. I hope you find it informative. Please let me know what you think.
FRAEC.org is the leading organization fostering Russian-American relationships and business ties. FRAEC truly makes a difference and brings real results educating both sides. It is run with transparency, high business ethics and human decency.
I am grateful Carol Vipperman found her passion during her first trip to Russia and gave us a gift of this organization. I was deeply touched by her story of how she could not go back to life upon her return from Russia.
Carol, you are an amazing woman, leader and professional that contributed so much to appreciating the Russian and American cultures, solving our differences and making this world a better place.
Coincidentally, I celebrated 10 years in the United States on November 19th. I look forward to further contributing to FRAEC’s big purpose.
Congratulations! 20 years and a lot of good work.