Twenty-one years ago I met a young man and his mother during my first trip to the Soviet Union. They had traveled a long distance to attend a seminar where I was a presenter. At the end of the first day he presented me with a bouquet of red carnations and said, “You are the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘US-Russia Relations’
The US-Russia Reset: What’s Working and Challenges that Remain
Posted in US-Russia Relations, tagged Foundation for Russian American Economic Cooperation, START Treaty, Steven Pifer, US-Russia Relations on November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last week FRAEC hosted Ambassador Steven Pifer, Brookings Institution, in Seattle as our annual meeting speaker. His topic was “Twenty-one Months of Reset: Where it’s Working; the Challenges that Remain.” When we invited him we really didn’t think that the START Treaty would be at risk, but as people know who have been watching the debate [...]
Russian Spies and the US-Russia Relationship
Posted in US-Russia Relations, tagged Russia, Spies, US-Russia Relations on July 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I hesitate to add to the already rampant coverage of the Russian spies that were swapped today in Vienna, but as someone who cares about our bilateral relationship, I feel a need to weigh in on the topic. True this is the largest swap of spies in decades and therefore deserves to be observed and [...]
2010 – Looking Forward
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2010, US-Russia Relations on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have been remiss about posting since our 20th anniversary last year, so I am making a commitment to do so more frequently. I hope that all of you who read our blog will remind me if we slip a little. As for many 2009 was a busy year, but for us, following our anniversary [...]
Celebrating 20 Years
Posted in US-Russia Relations, tagged Business, Community, Foundation for Russian American Economic Cooperation, Russia, US-Russia Relations, Vladimir Pozner on November 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
