The U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce in the partnership with 
the U.S. Commercial Service invites you to attend

U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation Honorable John J. Sullivan
and Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Honorable Anatoly I. Antonov
Key Note Presentations
 and Texas - Urals Regional Virtual Trade Mission and Business Dialogue
EVENT DATE: 

Tuesday, June 30th, 2020 
Houston - 8am CST | Moscow - 4pm MST | Yekaterinburg - 6pm YST
USRCC Members - free / Non-members - $30  
Please register online at the link above by noon (CST) Friday, June 26, 2020. 
After registering, details on how to access the virtual trade mission will be provided via email.
Please note: Refunds will not be issued after June 26, 2020. 
The USRCC and the U.S. Commercial Service joint Virtual Trade Mission and Business Dialogue (the “VTM”) is a reliable and convenient alternative in-person trade missions. By organizing VTM, USRCC is building efficient interaction between the U.S. and Russia business communities. Conducted in a webinar format, VTM provides USRCC members and partners with a unique opportunity for business introduction, presentations, and connections in a particular region that they may be interested in doing business. 
Honorable John J. Sullivan was nominated as the U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation by President Donald J. Trump on October 11, 2019; confirmed by the Senate on December 12, 2019; and sworn in by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on December 23, 2019. Ambassador Sullivan previously served as Deputy Secretary of State from May 24, 2017, until December 21, 2019. He served as acting Secretary of State from April 1 to April 26, 2018.

Prior to joining the Department of State, Ambassador Sullivan was a partner in Mayer Brown LLP, and co-chair of the law firm’s national security practice. From 2010 to 2016, he was the Chairman of the U.S.-Iraq Business Dialogue, a governmental advisory committee on United States economic relations with Iraq.

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His Excellency Anatoly I. Antonov  was appointed Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States of America and Permanent Observer of the Russian Federation to the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C., by the Executive Order of Vladimir Putin on August 21, 2017.

Previously, Ambassador Antonov served as Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister from 2016 to 2017, Deputy Defense Minister from 2011 to 2016, Director of the Department of Security and Disarmament of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2011, Ambassador-at-Large of Russia’s MFA from 2002 to 2004.
 
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AGENDA:
SPEAKERS:
James Golsen
Commercial Counselor - Senior
Commercial Officer Embassy of the United States of America
in Moscow

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Amy Storrow
Consul General in Yekaterinburg,
United States

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Michael Treyger
Deputy Director, Business and
Community Development,
Economic Development and
Tourism, Office of the Governor,
State of Texas

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Andrey Besedin
President, Ural Chamber
of Commerce

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Aleksey Orlov
First Vice Governor
of Sverdlovsk Oblast

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Vasiliy Kozlov
Sverdlovsk Oblast Minister for International and External Economic Relations

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Viktor Koksharov
Rector of Yeltsin Urals Federal University

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Anton Druzhinin
Director of Operations, CIS
(IG Metran / Emerson LLC)

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Paul A. Pavlou
PhD Dean,
Cullen Distinguished Chair,
C.T. Bauer College of Business, 
University of Houston
 
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Dmitry Kamerlokher
Owner of the Sibeko Group

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John W. Wallace 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DeGolyer and MacNaughton

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Natasha Robarge
Vice President for Operations and Business Development at TechTrans International Inc. (TTI)

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PARTICIPANTS FROM THE URALS REGION:
  • Government Leaders from Urals Region: Mr. Aleksey Orlov, First Vice Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast; Mr. Aleksandr Kozlov, Minister of Economic Development;
  • Sverdlovsk Oblast Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs;
  • Chambers: the Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the South Urals Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Perm Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Tyumen Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Yamalo-NenetsAutonomous Okrug, the Central Siberian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Krasnoyarsk, and the Kurgan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
ABOUT THE URALS REGION:
Ural Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its population was more than 12 million according to the 2010 Census. In 2006, the Ural district provided 90% of Russian natural gas production, 68% of oil, and 42% of metal products. Industrial production per capita in the district is about 2.5 times higher than the average value throughout Russia. 

Its major branches are fuel mining and production (53%), metallurgy (24%) and metal processing, and engineering (8.8%). The latter two are specially developed in Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk Oblast which, between them, constitute 83% of Russian metallurgy and 73% of metal processing and engineering. 
According to the rating of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation the "Koltsovo" international airport is the largest one among the regional airports of Russia. The region ranks third in terms of the number of diplomatic missions. Ekaterinburg (the administrative center of the district) hosts significant international events and top-level meetings on an ongoing basis. Currently, Ekaterinburg is competing to host World Expo 2025. 
ABOUT TEXAS:
U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce
2900 Wilcrest Drive
Suite 133
Houston, TX 77042

713-429-4680
The U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce (USRCC) is a 501(c)(6) not for profit corporation with its headquarters in Houston, Texas, and offices in the Midwest and the Northeast. The USRCC was established in 2009 to promote trade and investment between the Russia n Federation and the U.S.A.  
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