Door Knock 2008

In May 2008, an AmCham Russia Door Knock delegation led by AmCham President Andrew Somers met with William J Burns, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; David Bohigian, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance (MAC); Alexander Darchiev, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington D.C.; Mary Warlick, Director of Russian Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Representative Phil English, U.S. Congressman (Republican – Pennsylvania); Robert "Bud" McFarlane, former national security adviser to President Ronald Reagan; Jeff Kupfer, Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Energy; Andrew Kutchins, Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS); and the offices of Paul Ryan, U.S. Congressman (Republican – Wisconsin's 1st District); Senator Pat Roberts (Republican – Kansas); Congresswoman Deborah Pryce (Republican – Ohio's 15th District); and Senator Kent Conrad (Democrat – North Dakota).

William J Burns, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

[2nd from left] Heidi McCormack, General Motors; [3rd from left] David Bohigian, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance (MAC)

[from left] Matthew Price, Proctor & Gamble; Andrew Somers, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia; Alexander Darchiev, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington D.C.

[from left] Richard Spies, BP; Matthew Price, Proctor & Gamble; Robert Fernandez, JP Morgan; Mary Warlick, Director of Russian Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Office of Paul Ryan, U.S. Congressman (Republican – Wisconsin's 1st District)

Representative Phil English, U.S. Congressman (Republican – Pennsylvania)

Office of Senator Pat Roberts (Republican – Kansas)

[from left] Ambassador Gil Robinson, AmCham Washington representative; Robert "Bud" McFarlane, former national security adviser to President Ronald Reagan 1983 to 1985; Andrew Somers, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia

[from left] Richard Spies, BP; Jeff Kupfer, Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Energy; Andrew Somers, AmCham; Ron Pollett, GE and Chairman of the AmCham Board of Directors

[from left] Andrew Somers, AmCham; Andrew Kutchins, Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS)

Office of Congresswoman Deborah Pryce (Republican – Ohio's 15th District)

Office of Senator Kent Conrad (Democrat – North Dakota)