Your special invitation to the

2009 US-Russia World Forum

The Eurasia Center & The Eurasian Business Coalition

in cooperation with: Dr. Edward Lozansky, President, Media Kontinent Group & The American University in Moscow

and the Discovery Institute

Here are some examples of our 2008 Sponsors…

3M; CitiBank; LUKOIL Oil Company; U.S. Department of Commerce; Russian-American Chamber of Commerce; Profile Magazine; Congress of Russian Americans; The DISH Network; NTV America; Russia Today; Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Russian–American Medical Association; Russian Academy of Sciences; PanaManagement Corporation; Russian Cultural Center.

Invite you and your colleagues to the new:
2009 US-Russia World Forum

America and Russia:

New Leadership, Challenges, Chances

April 27-28, 2009 Washington, DC
United States Congress

Celebrating over 200 years of

US-Russian Diplomatic Relations

at the United States Congress,
including Special Russian Receptions
at the Embassy of the Russian Federation,

and the Russian Cultural Center

For Monday, April 27 and Tuesday, April 28, 2009, The Eurasia Center and the Eurasian Business Coalition invite you to attend the 28^th Annual US-Russia World Forum. Proposed to be held in a United States Congressional Office Building, you are invited to participate in a challenging agenda featuring topics on politics, economic and security. Other presentations will include the topics of high technology, finance, international trade, and economic development. This event will allow you and your colleagues to interact with those in Russia and Eurasia seeking to expand two-way trade, direct investments, business opportunities and open communications with your counterparts. The focus of this year’s Forum will be the focus of a new opportunity for change in the America’s relationship with Russia given the new change in leadership both here and abroad.

Vadim Gluzman, President and CEO, Lukoil Americas Corporation,

speaking at the opening of the World Russian Forum 2006.

The US-Russia World Forum is a premier gathering of business leaders, government officials, public policy scholars and experts and it has become one of the premier catalysts for opening discussions and building positive relations between Russia and America. This year’s Forum will follow Presidents Obama and Medvedev’s bilateral talks scheduled for London in early April.

Participants at the 2009 event will be able to speak with members of the American Senate and House of Representatives, the Russian Duma, leaders of Russia’s NGO communities, along with officials of numerous American governmental agencies including the Departments of Commerce, State, and International Trade. Other beneficial relationships will be initiated with leaders in investment, high technology, banking, international trading, economic development, professional services firms along with federal, state, and local government officials.

Please see the Corporate Sponsorship Form concerning details for two day event. This series has grown out of 28 years of successful working relationships between Russia, Eurasia, and America. This televised event features speakers, topics, and interactions among the 59 Eurasian nations invited for the event.

James Billington (center), Librarian of Congress, receives The
Eurasia Center's Lifetime Achievement Award from Dr. Janco,
President of the Eurasia Center.

During the breaks and meals formal introductions can be arranged along with business card exchanges and informal discussions. For two days, you will have the chance to interact with experts, and to hear and discuss specific proposals from leading American and Russian political leaders, businessmen, experts, and scholars on how to reset course from confrontation toward economic and security cooperation.

Integral to this entire effort will be extensive television coverage. The Forum's proceedings and receptions are covered by the U.S. and International Media with such stations as NTV America, Russia Today and C-Span. SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR NETWORKING AND SPECIAL RECEPTIONS at the RUSSIAN EMBASSY that follows the presentation will feature special foods, beverages, music, and art work of Russia.

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The Eurasia Center

has been an important hub of activity and a meeting place for networking, scholarship, publishing, and business development. The Center promotes the exchange of ideas among diplomats, government officials, business leaders and citizens on issues concerning investment, economic development, education, health care, and environmental sustainable development. Leaders are engaged to promote the ideals of peace, security, democracy, and economic cooperation.

The Eurasia Center is a 501(c)(3) federally recognized non-profit organization promoting positive relations between America and the 59 nations of Eurasia through progressive programs and activities. Sustaining sponsorships, memberships, and program participation are welcomed and are 100% tax-deductible.

To Contact The Eurasia Center :
Dr. Gerard J. Janco, President
President@eurasiacenter.org
Earl Rasmussen, Executive Vice President
ERasmussen@eurasiacenter.org

Brien Desilets, Vice President, Economic Affairs
BDesilets@eurasiacenter.org
Richard Trifan, Vice President, Government Relations & Marketing
RTrifan@eurasiacenter.org

The Eurasia Center & The Eurasian Business Coalition
4927 Massachusetts Avenue , NW, Washington , D.C. 20016
Tel: (202) 494-0773 Telefax: (202) 237-1452

Email: President@eurasiacenter.org
Web: www.eurasiacenter.org