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| Speakers: | Igor Yurgens, Chairman, Institute for Contemporary Development |
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| Richard R. Burt, Managing Director, McLarty Associates | |
| Stephen E. Biegun, Vice President, International Government Affairs, Ford Motor Company | |
| Presider: | Carla A. Robbins, Deputy Editorial Page Editor, New York Times |
January 22, 2009
Conference Panel Session: Symposium on Russian-American Relations, Session Three: The Future of Russian-American Relations
This session was part of the CFR Symposium on Russian-American Relations, which was made possible through the generous support of BP.
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