2009 2009 Presents a unique moment in time for resetting a pivotal global relationship. Celebrating two centuries of diplomatic relations between Russia and the United States of America. UNDER THE GRACIOUS PATRONAGE OF The Embassy of the Russian Federation to the United States of America The Committee for Foreign Affairs of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in New York The Representation of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA The New York Office of the Trade Representation of the Russian Federation HONORING His Excellency Vitaly I. Churkin Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Honorable Sergey V. Garmonin Consul General of the Russian Federation in New York Mr. Gordon B. Lankton Founding President of the Museum of Russian Icons, Chairman of the Board, NYPRO Inc. TuESDAY, JUNE 9, 2009 7:00 P.M. CIPRIANI 42ND STREET 110 EAST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10017 BLACK TIE A unique ‘Moment in Time’ for reseting the vital biliteral relationship between Russia and USA 2009 INTERNATIONAL HONORARY CHAIRS His Excellency Sergey I. Kislyak Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the United States of America Dr. Henry Kissinger Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc. INTERNATIONAL HONORARY COMMITTEE Honorable George E. Pataki His Excellency Vitaly I. Churkin 53rd Governor of the State of New York Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senator Mikhail V. Margelov Permanent Representative Chairman of the Committee of the Russian Federation to the United Nations for Foreign Affairs of the Council of Federation Mr. Igor Y. Yurgens of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Chairman of the Management Board Honorable Andrey P. Dolgorukov Institute of Contemporary Development Trade Representative His Excellency Andrei Dapkiunas of the Russian Federation to the United State of America Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Her Excellency Byrganym Aitimova Permanent Representative of the Belarus Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Nations Permanent Representative of the Kazakhstan Honorable Sergey V. Garmonin to the United Nations Consul General of the Russian Federation Honorable Vasily N. Likhachev in New York Deputy Chairman V. Rev. Alexander Abramov of the Committee for Foreign Affairs Acting Representative of the Council of Federation of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Representative Rabbi Arthur Schneier, D.D. of the World Russian People’s Council to the UN President, Appeal of Conscience Foundation Mr. Gordon B. Lankton Senior Rabbi, Park East Synagogue Founding President Senator Roy M. Goodman of the Museum of Russian Icons, President and Chief Executive Officer Chairman of the Board, NYPRO Inc. United Nations Development Corporation Dr. Vyacheslav A. Nikonov Dr. Andranik M. Migranyan President and Chief Executive Officer Director, Institute for Democracy and Cooperation Russkiy Mir Foundation Mr. Аnatoly S. Karpov Mr. Zurab K. Tsereteli President, Polet Airlines President, Russian Academy of Arts A unique ‘Moment in Time’ for reseting the vital biliteral relationship between Russia and USA 2009 EXECUTIVE CHAIRS Dr. Roger Hanwehr Yuri Kurashvili Managing Partner President ArcXeon International, NY Holding Concord Rusam EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Dr. Cyril Geacintov Lawrence Berk Chairman of the Board CEO and President, Baron Group USA DRG-International Countess Nicholas Bobrinskoy Stanley U. North, III GDSJ Grand Chancellor OSJ Partner, LeClairRyan Law Firm, NY Farouk Shami Nuri Yurt Chairman of the Board and CEO President, Toka – WDC / NY Farouk Systems, Houston TX Timofey S. Borodin Alexander A. Danilov New York Office of the Trade Representation of the Representative to the United States Russian Federation to the USA Vneshekonombank Yelena Harbick Professor Rafis Abazov Director, Russian Art, Bonhams – NY Harriman Institute - SIPA John Drohan Columbia University Senior Partner, Drohan Lee LLP, NY Alexey E. Ozerov Jae W. Lee Vice President, Polet Cargo Airlines Partner, Drohan Lee LLP, NY Olga Henkin Dr. Raphael Douady Office of the CEO, Christie’s – NY Principal, RiskData – NY, Paris Vladimir Kikilo Dmitry Gornostaev New York Bureau Chief, ITAR–TASS New York Bureau Chief, RIA Novosti Laura S. Gentile Natalie Azarov Toka – NY Cinderella Travel Corp/Russian Tours in America Veronika Litvinova Iosif Baburashvili Russian Media President, Lincoln International Fund Veronika Krasheninnikova Marina Andreeva Representative in North America, Logos PR Group Russkiy Mir Foundation Violetta Livshen Borislav Strulev Logos PR Group Musical Director, Day of Russia in New York DAY OF RuSSIA IN NEW YORK FOUNDER AND ORGANIZERS Ioori Smirnov & partners, Globe PR Group, Inc. A unique ‘Moment in Time’ for reseting the vital biliteral relationship between Russia and USA 2009 VITALY CHURKIN AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RuSSIAN FEDERATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS Born February 21, 1952 in Moscow. 1992–94 — Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federa- 1974 — graduated from the Moscow Institute for Foreign tion, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Affairs Federation to the talks on Former Yugoslavia 1981 — PhD in history from the USSR Diplomatic Academy 1994–98 — Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Bel- gium, Liaison Ambassador to NATO and WEU 1974 — joined the USSR Foreign Ministry 1998–2003 — Ambassador of the Russian Federation to 1974–79 — staff member of the USSR delegation to the Canada Strategic Arms Limitation Talks 2003 – April 2006 — Ambassador at Large, MFA, Chair- 1979–82 — third secretary, US desk, USSR Foreign Ministry man of Senior Arctic Officials, Arctic Council, Senior Of- 1982–87 — second, first secretary, USSR Embassy in ficial of Russia at the Barents/Euro-Arctic Council Washington DC April 8, 2006 — Permanent Representative of the Russian 1987–89 — staff member, International Department, CPSU Federation to the United Nations, Representative of the Central Committee Russian Federation at the UN Security Council Diplomatic rank — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 1989–90 — special adviser to the USSR Minister of Foreign (1990) Affairs 1990–91 — Director, Information Department, Spokesman of the USSR Foreign Ministry A unique ‘Moment in Time’ for reseting the vital biliteral relationship between Russia and USA 2009 DR. HENRY KISSINGER CHAIRMAN OF KISSINGER ASSOCIATES, INC. Henry Alfred Kissinger was sworn in on September 22, Kissinger is a member of the Board of Directors of Conti- 1973 as the 56th Secretary of State, a position he held until Group Companies, Inc. and a Public Sector member of the January 20, 1977. He also served as Assistant to the Presi- United States Olympic Committee. He is also an Advisor dent for National Security Affairs from January 20, 1969, to the Board of Directors of American Express Company; a until November 3, 1975. In July 1983 he was appointed by member of the Advisory Board of Forstmann Little and Co.; President Reagan to chair the National Bipartisan Commis- a Trustee Emeritus of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; a sion on Central America until it ceased operation in Janu- Director Emeritus of Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold ary 1985 and from 1984-1990 he served as a member of Inc.; a Director of the International Rescue Committee and the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. From Chairman of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships. 1986-1988 he was a member of the Commission on Inte- Dr. Kissinger received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973; the grated Long-Term Strategy of the National Security Council Presidential Medal of Freedom (the nation’s highest civilian and Defense Department. He is currently a member of the award) in 1977; and the Medal of Liberty (given one time to Defense Policy Board. ten foreign-born American leaders) in 1986. At present, Dr. Kissinger is Chairman of Kissinger Associ- Dr. Kissinger was born in Fuerth, Germany, came to the ates, Inc., an international consulting firm. He is also a United States in 1938 and was naturalized a United States member of the International Council of J.P.Morgan Chase citizen in 1943. He served in the Army from 1943 to 1946, & Co.; Chairman of the International Advisory Board then went on to graduate summa cum laude from Harvard of American International Group, Inc.; a Counselor to College in 1950 and received M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from and Trustee of the Center for Strategic and International Harvard University in 1952 and 1954. Studies; an Honorary Governor of the Foreign Policy Association;an Honorary Member of the International Dr. Kissinger is married to the former Nancy Maginnes and Olympic Committee. Among his other activities, Dr. is the father of two children by a previous marriage. A unique ‘Moment in Time’ for reseting the vital biliteral relationship between Russia and USA 2009 SERGEY V. GARMONIN CONSUL GENERAL OF THE RuSSIAN FEDERATION IN NEW YORK Sergey V. Garmonin was born in 1953. He is married, with Federation to the Republic of Turkey in capacity of a son and a daughter. a Minister–Counselor/Deputy Chief of Mission. In 1975 he graduated from the Moscow State Institute for In 2001–2004 he was Deputy Director of the Consular Ser- Foreign Relations and in 1990 - from the Diplomatic Acad- vice Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian emy of the Ministry