U.S. Policy Toward Russia

Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Speakers
Gary Hart
Co-chair, The Commission on U.S. Policy toward Russia; Former U.S. Senator (D-CO); Scholar in Residence and Wirth Chair Professor, University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Affairs
Maurice R. Greenberg
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, C.V. Starr & Co., Inc.; Member, The Commission on U.S. Policy toward Russia
Graham T. Allison
Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Member, The Commission on U.S. Policy toward Russia

The Commission on U.S. Policy toward Russia is a joint project of The Nixon Center and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. The Commission has presented its recommendations to senior Obama Administration officials and top Russian officials, including Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

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