On December 11, 2012, the Kostroma region held a presentation at the American Chamber of Commerce in Moscow. The event was attended by the Governor of the Kostroma region Sergey Sitnikov, Deputy Governors Pavel Alekseev and Evgeny Lishtovny, a member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Nikolay Zhuravlev, as well as representatives of federal and regional media. Kostroma Region Governor Sergei Sitnikov, presented the economic and investment potential of the region to American companies. The event was attended by more than 50 member-companies of the American Chamber of Commerce.