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U.S.-Russian Bilateral Presidential Commission: Working Groups

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Agriculture: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack and Russian Minister of Agriculture Nikolay Fedorov
U.S. Primary Contact: Kristina Horgan Russia Desk Officer U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Washington, D.C. 20250 Tel: (202) 690-1817 Email this working group
Arms Control and International Security: U.S. Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov
U.S. Primary Contact: James Timbie Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary U.S. Department of State, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Washington, D.C. 20520 Tel: (202) 647-4404 Email this working group
Business Development and Economic Relations: Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca M. Blank and Russian Minister of Economic Development Andrey Belousov
U.S. Primary Contact: Matthew Edwards Office Director, Office of Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration Washington, D.C. 20230 Tel: (202) 482-4365 Fax: (202) 482-3042 Email this working group
Counternarcotics: U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske and Russian Federal Drug Enforcement Service Director Viktor Ivanov
U.S. Primary Contact: David Siegrist Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy Washington, D.C. 20504 Tel: (202) 395-6664 Fax: (202) 395-5197 Email this working group
Counterterrorism: U.S. Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Jerry Lanier and Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cooperation on Counterterrorism and Transnational Organized Crime Alexander Zmeyevskiy
U.S. Primary Contact: Lonni Reasor Senior Policy Officer for Counterterrorism U.S. Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Washington, D.C. 20520 Tel: (202) 647-6736 Fax: (202) 647-0697 Email this working group
Defense Relations: U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu
U.S. Primary Contact: Elisa Moskowitz Russia Country Director Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Policy U.S. Department of Defense Washington, D.C. 20330 Tel: (703) 692-3917 Fax: (703) 697-0499 Email this working group
Education, Culture, Sports, and Media: U.S. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine and Russian Special Presidential Representative for International Culture Cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoy
U.S. Primary Contact: Anaida Haas EUR/PPD U.S. Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Washington, D.C. 20520 Tel: (202) 647-5993 Email this working group
Emergency Situations: U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate and Russian Minister of Emergency Situations Vladimir Puchkov
U.S. Primary Contact: Jess M. Bratton Senior International Affairs Specialist International Affairs Division Office of External Affairs Department of Homeland Security/FEMA Office: (202) 212-2185 BB: (202) 679-5968 Email this working group
Energy: U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Russian Minister of Energy Aleksandr Novak
U.S. Primary Contact: Paul Tumminia Desk Officer for Russia Department of Energy, Office of Russian and Eurasian Affairs Washington, D.C. 20585 Tel: (202) 586-8036 Fax: (202) 586-5150 Email this working group
Environment: U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Robert D. Hormats and Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Coordinator for International Cooperation Nuritdin Inamov
U.S. Primary Contact: Shelbie Legg Ecology and Conservation Office U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Tel: (202) 647-0658 Fax: (202) 736-7351 Email this working group
Health: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Russian Minister of Health Veronika Skvortsova
U.S. Primary Contact: Yelena Shnayder, M.H.S. International Health Analyst Department of Health and Human Services Office of Global Affairs Washington, D.C. 20201 Tel: (202) 260-0442 Fax: (202) 260-0396 Email this working group
Innovation: U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Robert D. Hormats and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov
U.S. Primary Contacts: Judy Kuo Office of Russian Affairs U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520 Tel: (202) 647-6770 Email this working group
Military Cooperation: Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey and Russian Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Army General Valeriy Gerasimov
U.S. Primary Contacts: COL Sewaphorn (Noy) Rovira Pol-Mil Planner, Russia Joint Staff ENR-EEE Tel: (703) 693-3365 Email this working group
Military Technical Cooperation: U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Defense Trade and Regional Security Beth McCormick and Russian Deputy Director, Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), Head of the Russian Delegation Anatoliy Punchuk
U.S. Primary Contacts: Ms. Efthymia D. Alexiou OUSD(AT&L)IC/ACA Tel: (571) 372-5267 Email this working group
Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Security: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom” Director General Sergey Kiriyenko
U.S. Primary Contacts: Andrew Hood Senior Policy Advisor Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Washington, D.C. 20585 Tel: (202) 586-0645 Email this working group
Rule of Law:  Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States and Alexander Konovalov, Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation
U.S. Primary Contacts: Catherine L. Newcombe U.S. Department of Justice (202) 616-0754 (office) (202) 616-8429 (fax) Email this working group
Science and Technology: U.S. Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy John Holdren and Russian Ministry of Education and Science, Minister Dmitry Livanov
U.S. Primary Contact: Joan Rolf Assistant Director for International Relations Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy Washington, D.C. 20502 Tel: (202) 456-6038 Fax: (202) 456-6027 Email this working group
Space Cooperation: U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Administrator Charles Bolden and Russian Federal Space Agency Head Vladimir Popovkin
U.S. Primary Contact: Meredith McKay Senior International Programs Specialist National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of International and Interagency Relations Washington, D.C. 20546 Tel: (202) 358-1240 Email this working group
Steering Group: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov
U.S. Primary Contact: David A. Epstein Advisor to the Bilateral Presidential Commission U.S. Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Washington, D.C. 20520 Tel: (202) 647-1304 Fax: (202) 647-8980 Email this working group