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|**BISNISHome PageSearchBISNISEmbassyReportsCountryReportsIndustryReportsPublicationsSourcesof FinanceLeadsand EventsExchangeRatesState ExportsOtherSources** |  | December 1997/January 1998U.S. Department of Commerce/Special American Business Internship Training
Program--SABIT announces its participation in The Presidential Management Training
Initiative.  Beginning in January, U.S. companies may apply for a SABIT grant to train Russian
business managers and scientists in the United States. For more information, call at
202-482-0073.U.S. Department of Commerce/Special American Business Internship Training
Program--SABIT has established the Ukrainian Regional Investment Stimulation Program
to train Ukrainian businesspeople, consultants, and regional government officials in regional
investment and free market development.  Two groups will train consecutively in the United
States, beginning in March 1998.  Session One (March 14 -April 9) will focus on building
materials and construction.  Session Two   (May 30 -June 25) will cover food processing and
packaging.    Each session will conclude with a follow-up program in Ukraine.  For more
information on the Ukrainian Regional Investment Stimulation Program, contact Karen Lazar or
Jason Hancock at 202-482-0073 (voice),  202-482-2443 (fax), or by e-mail at: [email protected]
or: [email protected].U.S. Department of Commerce/University of California Los Angeles--The
Commerce Department, in cooperation with the University of California is recruiting U.S. firms in
the fields of medical and dental equipment, devices, and supplies; medical laboratory equipment;
and pharmaceuticals to participate in Russian Medical Reverse Trade Mission and Conference
February 23-26, 1998 in Los Angeles.  For more information about the conference call UCLA at
310-206-1799.  U.S. firms wishing to host the Russian delegation at facilities in the Los
Angeles/Orange Country area should contact  the Commerce Department at 202-482-2470.  For
more information, visit BISINS Online at www.mac.doc.gov/bisnis/isa/9802med.htm.This report is provided courtesy of the Business Information Service for the Newly
Independent States (BISNIS)