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Russian-American Business
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"Milla's best part is still waiting for her"
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 We are sitting on a wide-open terrace of a very cozy home. The majestic view of Hollywood mountains partially covered with up-scale houses and cottages stretches all around us. Our interlocutor got the house in this Californian paradise as a gift from her daughter, Hollywood star Milla Jovovich.
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Gymnastics is a tough job
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 We sat down with Vladimir Artemov in Oklahoma City, during the annual World Gymnastics Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Vladmir, along with another legend of Soviet gymnastics Natalia Kuchinskaya, was among those honored at the event. Artemov’s success came during the XXIV Olympiad.
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Sen. Ted Stevens
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 "We are pursuing the development of a method to use spent plutonium, trying to create other alternative sources of energy. I think Russia and the United States will be leaders of the world in developing alternative forms of energy to reduce the demand of fossil fuels."
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Mikhail Khvostov, Belarusian ambassador to the U.S.
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 "After the collapse of the U.S.S.R., it became possible to understand what bi-lateral diplomacy is for Belarus. Prior to that time, we saw multi-lateral diplomacy for the most part. We expanded our representations in various international organizations."
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How to find Alexei Mordashov
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 Recently, I received a call from the owner of one of the small Oklahoma oil companies. John was upfront and clear, as any true Oklahoman would be. “Tell me,” he asked “how can I contact the head of the American branch for the Lukoil company.”
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Senator John McCain
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 Senator McCain is famous for his tremendous perseverance. During the war in Vietnam, the young naval aviator did not succumb to the brutal tortures of enemy soldiers, who shot down his plane and kept him in a prison camp for over five years.
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"BISNIS has really become an oasis"
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 Business Information Service for the NIS is a unique source for anyone doing business in the former Soviet Union. Whether developing a business in Russia or sending shipments to Ukraine, the Department of Commerce organization will be of great help.
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"Trade and investment is a two-way street"
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 The U.S.-Russia Business Council is one of the most active organizations for strengthening the commercial ties and partnerships between Russia and America. Started in 1993 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, USRBC now has over 300 member-companies.
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| Presenting regions |
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Opening an office in Yekaterinburg
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 Yekaterinburg is Russia's fourth largest city (population 1.336 million). It is the capital of the Sverdlovsk region and also serves as the center of the Urals Federal District. Yekaterinburg has traditionally been a center for heavy industry. Sverdlovsk Oblast leads the Urals region in attracting foreign investment.
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Overseas Private Investment Corporation
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 Since 1992, OPIC has provided close to $4 billion in finance and insurance to more than 115 projects in Russia, ranging from manufacturing to telecommunications. OPIC’s current finance and insurance investments provide more than $400 million to various projects.
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Promoting partnerships, generating results
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 The Special American Business Internship Training Program was initiated by former Secretary of Commerce R. Mosbacher during a 1990 Presidential Business Development Mission to Moscow. It followed up on a pledge by President Bush at the 1990 Malta Summit.
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Christian Bridge
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 Christian Bridge Internationa, founded by Mikhail Morgulis, is one of the oldest nonprofit Slavic missions in the United States. It is a Russian-American team of Christians, who are working to facilitate American Christians' contacts with believers in the former U.S.S.R.
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Latest news
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source: RIA novosti
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