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**CHAPTER 6**

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**USEFUL CONTACTS & ADDRESSES FOR RUSSIA**

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**US EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES IN RUSSIA**

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**U.S. Embassy - Moscow**(EST plus 7 hours)

Location:           UlitsaChaikovskovo  19/21/23, Moscow,Russia

Tel:                  +7-095-252-2450

Fax:                  +7-095-255-9965

Website:            www.usia.gov/abtusia/posts/RS1/wwwhmain.html

 

Mailing            AmericanEmbassy Moscow

  Address:            APO  AE  09721        

 

Official:            Ambassador:The Honorable James Collins

 

**U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) - Moscow**

Location:         ul.B.Molchanovka 23/38, 2nd entrance, Moscow 121019, Russia

Tel:                  local:+7-095-737-5030, -5031, -5032; satellite: +7-502-224-1105

Fax:                  local:+7-095-737-5033; satellite: +7-502-224-1106

Telex:               413205USCO SU

E-mail:              [email protected]

Website:          198.80.36.136/abtusia/posts/RS1/wwwhfcs.html

 

Mailing            USEmbassy  MOSCOW - FCS

  Address:            PSC77 - FCS

APO  AE  09721

 

Officials:              ActingSr. Commercial Officer: Beryl Blecher

Commercial Officers: ValerieBuss, Matthew Edwards, Dave Knuti

BISNIS Representatives: OlgaAnanina, Yevgeny Schukin

 

**U.S. Consulate - St. Petersburg**(EST plus 8 hours)

Location:           UlitsaFurshtadtskaya, 15, St. Petersburg 191028, Russia

Tel:                  +7-812-275-1701

Fax:                  local:+7-812-110-7022; satellite: 011-873-850-1473

Website:          www.usia.gov/abtusia/posts/RS2/wwwhre1a.html

 

Mailing            AmericanConsulate St. Petersburg

  Address:            BoxL

APO AE 09723

 

Official:            ActingConsul General:  The HonorableTatiana Gfoeller

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**U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) - St. Petersburg**

Location:        25Nevsky Prospect, St Petersburg 191186 Russia

Local Tel:      (812) 326-2560

Local Fax:      (812) 326-2561, -2562*.*                           

Website:         www.usia.gov/abtusia/posts/RS2/wwwhre3.html

 

Mailing:            AmericanConsulate St. Petersburg - FCS

 Address           PSC78, Box L

P.O. AE 09723

 

Officals:             PrincipalCommercial Officer: Michael Richardson

                        CommercialOfficer: Stu Schaag

                                    BISNISRepresentative: Alex Kim

 

**U.S. Consulate - Vladivostok**(EST Plus 15hours)****

Location:          32Pushkin St. 690000, Vladivostok, Russia

Tel:                  +7-4232-268-458,300-070

Fax:                  local:+7-4232-268-445, 300-091; satellite: +7-509-851-1011

Website:            vladivostok.com/usis/indxeng.htm

 

Mailing            AmericanConsulate Vladivostok

  Address:            U.S.Department of State

Washington,  D.C.    20521-5880

 

Officials:              ConsulGeneral: The Honorable Lysbeth Rickerman

Political/EconomicOfficer: Michael Scanlan

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**U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) - Vladivostok**

Address:            32Pushkin Street, 690000 Vladivostok, Russia 

Tel:                  +7-4232-300-093

Fax:                  +7-4232-300-092

Sat.Tel/ Fax:      +7-509-851-1211

Email:               [email protected]

Website:            vladivostok.com/usis/fcseng.htm

 

Officials:           PrincipalCommercial Officer: Rich Steffens

                                    BISNISRepresentative: Inna Nazarova

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**U.S. Consulate - Yekaterinburg**(EST plus 9hours)**:**

Location:         PostOffice Box 400

620151Yekaterinburg, RUSSIA

Tel:                  +7-3432-564-619

Fax:                  +7-3432-564-515

Website:            198.80.36.136/abtusia/posts/RS1/wwwhye.html

 

Address:              AmericanConsulate General-Yekaterinburg

Department ofState

Washington, D.C.20521-5890

 

Officials:              ConsulGeneral: The Honorable James Bigus

BISNISRepresentative: Elena Zheberlyaeva

 

 

**RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S.**

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**Embassy of the Russian Federation**

Address:           112516th Street, N.W.

Washington,D.C.   20036

Tel:                  202/298-5700

Fax:                  202/298-5749,202/298-5735

Website:            www.russianembassy.org

Official:            Ambassador:   The Honorable Yurii Ushakov

 

**Consular Division (visas)**

Hours:             M-F,9:00 - 12:30 and 2:30 - 6:00****

Tel:                  202/939-8913,939-8918

Note:                Visainformation is available through www.russianembassy.org          

 

**Russian Consulates****inthe US****

 

**Consulate General of the Russian Federation**

Address:           2790Green Street

San Francisco,CA  94123

Tel:                  415/928-6878,415/202-9800

Fax:                  415/929-0306

Officials:           ConsulGeneral:  Mr. Yuri Popov

CommercialConsul: Mr. Eugene A. Baranov                                    

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**Consulate General of the Russian Federation**

Address:           9East 91st Street

New York, NewYork 10128

Tel:                  212/348-0926

Fax:                  212/831-9162

Official:            DeputyConsul General:   Mr. GennadyS. German 

 

**Consulate General of the Russian Federation**

Address:           2001- Sixth Avenue, #323

Seattle,Washington  98121-2617

Tel:                  206/728-1910

Fax:                  206/728-1871

E-mail:            [email protected]

Website:            www.russia.net/travel/visas.html(visa information only)

Officials:           ConsulGeneral: Mr. Andrei V. Veklenko

CommercialConsul:   Mr. Vassily Yunak

 

 

**Russian Trade Representations**

 

**Trade Representation of Russia in the U.S.A.**

Address:           2001Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C.20008

Tel:                  202/232-5988or 202/232-0975

Fax:                  202/232-2917

Officials:           TradeRepresentative:   Mr. Yurii V.Akhremenko

Deputy TradeRepresentatives: 

Mr. VladimirChibirev, Mr. Sergei Dmitriev, Mr. Igor Rizhkov

 

**Trade Representation of Russia in the U.S.A - New YorkBranch**

Address:           400Madison Avenue, Suite 901

New York, NY10017

Tel:                  212/688-1618

Fax:                  212/688-1951

Officials:           TradeRepresentative: Mr. Igor Korotkin

Senior Expert:Dmitry Kurganov

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**BUSINESS MULTIPLIER ORGANIZATIONS**

 

**American Chamber of Commerce in Russia (AmCham)**

KosmodamianskayaNab. 52, Building 1, 8th Floor (Riverside Towers)

113054 Moscow,Russia

Tel.   +7-095-961-2141

Fax   +7-095-961-2142

Email:[email protected]

Website:www.amcham.ru****

ExecutiveDirector: Scott Blacklin

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**American-Russian Business Council**

1250 SixthAvenue, Suite 234

San Diego,California, 92101

Tel:      (1-800) 428-9308 

Fax:      (619) 541-0104 ****

Email:[email protected]

Website:www.russianconcil.org

President:Alexander Durmashkin****

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**American-Russian Chamber of Commerce**

One World TradeCenter Chicago

929 MerchandiseMart

Chicago, IL.60654

Tel: (312)494-6562

Fax: (312)275-2250

President: HelenTeplitskaya

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**Foundation for Russian-American Economic Cooperation**

1932 FirstAvenue, Suite 803

Seattle, WA98101

Tel: (206)443-1935

Fax: (206)443-0954

Email:[email protected]

Website:www.fraec.org****

President: CarolVipperman

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**Pennsylvania-Russia Business Council**

1760 MarketStreet, Suite 1100

Philadelphia, PA19103

Tel:      (215) 963-7079

Fax:      (215) 963-9104

Email:[email protected]

Website:www.fita.org/prbc

President:Valery Kogan

 

**Russian-American Chamber**

731 8th Street,S.E.

Washington, D.C.20003

Tel:      (202) 546-3275          

Fax:      (202) 546-4784

Chairman: J.William Middendorf II

 

**Russian-American Chamber of Commerce**

3025 SouthParker Road, Seventh Floor

Aurora, CO 80014

Tel:      (303) 745-0757

Fax:      (303) 745-0776

Email:[email protected]

President:  Dr. Deborah Anne Palmieri

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**Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry**

6, IlyinkaUl.Moscow, 103684

Tel:+7-095-929-0286; -0260; -0261; -0262; -0263

Fax:+7-095-929-0356

President:Stanislav Alekseyevich Smirnov

Expert onAccreditation: Sergey Borissovich Kulyba

 

**U.S.-Russia Business Council**

1701Pennsylvania Avenue, NW  Suite 650

Washington, D.C.20006

Tel:      (202) 739-9180

Fax:      (202) 659-5920

Website:www.usrbc.org****

President: Mr.Eugene Lawson

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**U.S. West Coast - Russian Far East Ad Hoc Working Group --US Secretariat**

1932 FirstAvenue, Suite 803

Seattle, WA98101

Tel: (206)443-1935

Fax: (206)443-0954

Email:[email protected]

Website:www.ahwg.org

Director: GinnaBrelsford

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**SELECTED LIST OF RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT LEADERS**

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***President: ***   ***                    ***Vladimir Putin (Acting President from December 31, 1999)

***PrimeMinister:***                        Vladimir Putin (from August1999)

(* According to the Russianconstitution, new presidential elections should be held within three months ofthe Russian president's resignation.)

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***First DeputyPrime Ministers:***

ViktorKhristenko                    MacroEconomicand Budget Policy, Finance, Taxes, Trade

NikolaiAksyonenko                 Energy,Construction, Transportation, Anti-Monopoly Policy

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***Deputy PrimeMinisters:****       *

Ilya Klebanov                        AtomicEnergy, Science

ValentinaMatviyenko              Labor,Health, Education, Culture

VladimirScherbak                   Agriculture,Natural Resources

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***Ministers:***

AgricultureMinister                   VladimirScherbak******

Defense Minister                      IgorSergeyev

Finance Minister                       MikhailKasyanov

Foreign Minister                         IgorIvanov

Fuel and EnergyMinister            ViktorKalyuzhny

Health CareMinister                   YuriShevchenko

InteriorMinister                        VladimirRushailo

Justice Minister                          PavelKrasheninnikov

Natural ResourceMinister           ViktorOrlov

RailroadMinister                       NikolaiAksyonenko

Science &Technology Mini         MikhailKirpichnikov

State PropertyMinister                FaritGazizullin

Taxes and Fees                         AlexanderPochinok

Trade Minister                          MikhailFradkov

TransportationMinister               SergeiFrank

 

State CustomsCommittee           MikhailVanin

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***SELECTED RUSSIANGOVERNMENT CONTACTS***

***IN THE RUSSIANFEDERATION***

 

**Moscow Registration Chamber**

Chairman:                     VladimirIvanovich Sobolyov

Street Address:            MokhovayaUl., 11, Bld. 8-E, Moscow 103009

Phone/Fax:                    (095)202-2787

 

*Registration/Accreditation Service*

Contact:                        RoaldNestorovich Lebedinskiy*,*Director                        **

Tel:                              (095)132-0500

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*Registration of Companies with Foreign Capital (Russian):*

Contact:                        TatyanaKuzminichna Nikanorkina, Expert

Tel:                              (095)202-4042

 

**Committee on Patents and Trademarks of the RussianFederation**

Chairman:                     VitaliyPetrovich Rassokhin 

Street Address:            2/6Cherkasskiy Pereulok, Moscow, Russia

Tel:                              +7-095-206-6203

Fax:                              +7-095-923-4093

 

**Russian Committee on Standards, Metrology and Certification(GOSSTANDART)**

Chairman:                     GennadyPetrovich Voronin

Street Address:            9,Leninskiy Prospekt, Moscow 117049

Tel:                              (095)236-6208, -4044

Fax:                              (095)236-6231, 237-6032

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: The aboveinformation is subject to change without notice.

 

 

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