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Roundtable with Russian politicians, business and civic leaders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18,
2003
CONTACT: Val Kogan, Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council, tel:
(215) 708-2628, email: ma-rbc@att.net
PHILADELPHIA,
PENNSYLVANIA - You are cordially invited, along with a select group of
political, business and civic leaders, to attend a roundtable on March 21, 2003
with 40 Russian politicians, business and civic leaders. This roundtable
is organized by the Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council and the Moscow
School of Political Studies in partnership with the Foreign Policy Research
Institute and supported by the Innovation Philadelphia. This will be the closing
event for the week-long visit of the 40 Russian leaders to the United States.
These exceptional senior level executives represent a new generation of leaders
committed to positive change in their country.
Russian participants
include Regional Branch Party leaders, leaders from Russian Regional and City
Governments, state and local politicians, civic leaders, and business and media
executives.
Your participation in welcoming this outstanding group to the
United States would be greatly appreciated. The roundtable will be held in the
Meade Room at the Union League of Philadelphia on March 21, beginning at 4:30
p.m. In addition to welcoming and keynote remarks, the program will also include
brief remarks by selected invitees, and an opportunity to meet individually with
these Russian leaders.
Date:
March 21, 2003
Time:
4:30-6:30 P.M. (roundtable), 6:30-7:30 P.M. (reception)
Location:
The Union League of Philadelphia, Meade Room
140 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia,
PA 19102
Focus
on Post-September 11th Global Outlook
4:30 - 6:30 pm, Roundtable
discussion of post-September 11th global outlook and US-Russian
relations
- Post-September 11th Global Issues
- American Federalism - Federal, State and Local Government Issues
- Russian-American Relations and Potential for Regional Cooperation
Moderated by Paul R.
Smith, Deputy Chief of
Mission, U.S. Embassy in
Moscow (retired)
Welcoming Remarks:
Herb Vederman, Senior Policy Advisor on
Economic Development for Governor of Pennsylvania
Mjenzi
Traylor,
Department of Commerce, City of Philadelphia
John Pastor, Delaware Economic
Development Office, State of Delaware
Frank Calella, New Jersey Commerce & Economic
Growth Commission, State of New Jersey
Alan
Luxenberg,
Vice President, Foreign Policy Research Institute
Val Kogan, President, Mid-Atlantic -
Russia Business Council
Keynote Speaker:
Curt Weldon, United States
Congressman
Co-Chairman of the U.S.
Congress - Russian Duma Working Group
Richard A.
Miller, Vice
President, Innovation Philadelphia
John
Gallagher,
Chairman, CTG
Jerry Shestack,
Wolf,
Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen
Russian
Delegation remarks
6:30 - 7:30 pm, Reception at
the Union League
For more information and registration, please contact Val Kogan,
Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council at phone: (215) 708-2628, email:
ma-rbc@att.net,
visit the MARBC website at: http://www.ma-rbc.org
MOSCOW SCHOOL OF POLITICAL STUDIES
List of participants
Philadelphia, PA, March 21-23, 2003
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Name
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Position
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1.
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ANFALOV Dmitri
(Ekaterinburg,
the Urals)
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Deputy,
Sverdlovsk regional Duma
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2.
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BELGOROKOV
Alexander
(Kabardino-Balkaria,
South Russia)
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Deputy, Nalchik
City Council
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3.
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BOZHENOV
Sergei
(Astrakhan,
South Russia)
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Deputy,
Regional Duma
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4.
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BURMISTROV
Ivan
(Kaluga,
Central Russia)
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Deputy, City
Duma
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5.
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BUSYGINA Irina
(Moscow)
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Professor,
Moscow State Institute of International Relations
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6.
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CHERKASHIN
Yuri
(Belgorod,
Central Russia)
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Chairman of
the Local branch, "United Russia" party
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7.
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DAMDINOV
Tsyren
(Aginsko-Buryatsky
autonomous district, Siberia)
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Deputy
Chairman, District Duma
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8.
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GAFUROV Ilshat
(Tatarstan,
Volga basin)
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City Mayor of
Yelabuga
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9.
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GIRENKO Yury
(Rostov-on-Don,
South Russia)
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Deputy
editor-in-chief of "Obschaya Tetrad" magazine, MSPS
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10.
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GREKOV Eugeny
(Krasnodar,
South Russia)
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Chairman, NGO
"Yuzhnaya Volna"
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11.
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GUSEV Dmitri
(Yekaterinburg,
the Urals)
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Chairman of
the board, "Bakster Group" company
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12.
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ILNITSKY
Andrei
(Moscow)
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Deputy
director general, "Vagrius" publishing house
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13.
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KAVERZIN
Dmitri
(Krasnoyarsk
region, Siberia)
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Administrative
director, "Russkiye upravlenchiskiye systemi" (Russian management systems)
consulting group
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14.
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KLESHKO Alexei
(Krasnoyarsk,
Siberia)
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Deputy,
Regional Legislative Assembly
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15.
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KOKORICH
Michail
(Novosibirsk,
Siberia)
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Managing
director, "Dauriya" group of companies
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16.
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KONYUKHOVA
Valentina
(Tumen,
Siberia)
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Deputy, City Duma
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17.
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LOSEVA Natalia
(Novosibirsk,
Siberia)
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Chief of the
Web-site, "Izvestia" Daily
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18.
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MAKULOV Andrey
(Barnaul,
Altai region)
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Chairman of
the Board, "Fore-bank"
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19.
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MOLOTKOV Denis
(Tomsk region,
Siberia)
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President, "Tommarket" joint stock company
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20.
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KHRUSTALEV
Alexander
(St.
Petersburg, North -West Russia)
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Assistant to
the Deputy, Leningrad regional legislative assembly
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21.
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NEMIROVSKAYA
Elena
(Moscow)
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Founder and
Director, Moscow School of Political Studies
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22.
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NURGATINA
Lilia
(Yelabuga,
Volga Basin)
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Deputy City
Mayor of Yelabuga
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23.
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ORDJONIKIDZE
Maria
(Moscow)
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PR and Advertising
director, "Open Russia" public organization
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24.
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PASHTOV Boris
(Kabardino-Balkaria,
South Russia)
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Deputy,
Republican Parliament
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25.
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SAVCHENKO
Irina
(Kemerovo,
Siberia)
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Correspondent,
"Izvestia" Daily
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26.
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SAVVA Mikhail
(Krasnodar,
South Russia)
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Program manager,
"Regional Southern Resource Center"
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27.
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SAVOCHKINA
LUDMILA
(Saratov
region)
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Member of
regional Duma
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28.
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SHARAVSKY
Alexei
(Rostov, South
Russia)
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Head of
press-service, "Izvestia" Daily
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29.
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SHMELEV
Vladimir
(Moscow)
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Chairman,
All-Russian Movement "First Free Generation"
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30.
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STRAKHOV Yury
(Leningrad
region, North-West)
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Deputy,
Regional Legislative Assembly
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31.
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SUKHIKH Valery
(Perm, the
Urals)
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Chairman, Perm
City Duma
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32.
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SYSOEV
Alexander
(Voronezh,
Central Russia)
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Deputy,
Voronezh City Duma
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33.
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UTKIN Andrey
(Stavropol,
South Russia)
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Chairman,
Stavropol City Duma
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34.
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VOLODINA
Natalya
(Chuvashia,
Volga Basin)
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Deputy
Prime-Minister, Government of Chuvashia
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35.
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VORONIN Pavel
(Stavropol,
South Russia)
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Chairman,
Stavropol City Accounting Chamber
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36.
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YAROVAYA Irina
(Kamchatka region,
Far East)
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Deputy,
Regional Council
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37.
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ZELENTSOVA
Anna
(Volgograd,
Volga basin)
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Project
coordinator, Educational Centre "Moscow School Political Studies"
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38.
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ZVEREV German
(Vladivostok,
East Russia)
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Deputy, Vladivostok City Duma
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39.
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Interpreters
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