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|**BISNISHome PageSearchBISNISEmbassyReportsCountryReportsIndustryReportsCustomsCornerPublicationsSourcesof FinanceFinanceLinkLeadsand EventsExchangeRatesState ExportsOtherSources** |  | December 1998Department of Energy (DOE) - DOE, in cooperation with the Russian Ministry of
Atomic
Energy, has introduced the Nuclear Cities Initiative.  This project focuses on ten closed nuclear
cities of the Russian Federation, with the short-term goal of providing civilian employment for
displaced weapons workers of these cities.  The long-term goal is to assist the Russian Federation
to reduce the size of its nuclear weapons complex.  After assessment trips by DOE, the private
sector will be invited to assess business opportunities and job creation in those cities.   For more
information, contact Reeshemah Speaks at tel: (202) 586-6568, e-mail:
[email protected], or Denise Tramble at tel: (202) 586-1007, e-mail:
[email protected].International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) - IREX seeks host institutions for
the
Freedom Support Act Fellowships in Contemporary Issues.  This program brings policymakers,
government officials, practitioners, and professionals from the NIS to the United States to
conduct research for three months.  The research should be focused on the development of free
markets and democracy.  The program is funded by the United States Information Agency
(USIA).  For more information, visit the IREX website at www.irex.org/programs/ci/ or contact
Daphne Earley or Denise Cormaney at (202)628-8188.This report is provided courtesy of the Business Information Service for the Newly
Independent States (BISNIS)