Celebrating Historic Ties with Russia
![Dawn L. McCall, Coordinator of the Bureau of International Information Programs, poses for a photo with Sergey I. Kislyak, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the U.S., and Nikolai Kolesnikov; Senior Executive Vice President of Sovcomflot, at the 200th Fort Ross Bicentennial Conference in Sonoma, California, on July 30, 2012. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2012_0807_fort_ross_m.jpg)
About the Author: Dawn L. McCall serves as Coordinator of the Bureau of International Information Programs.
Thousands of guests from around the globe gathered at Fort Ross, one of the oldest Russian settlements on U.S. soil, July 28-30 for theatrical and choral performances, traditional Russian craft and food displays, and panel discussions about U.S.-Russian cooperation. I was honored to participate in the celebration, which took place in the Russian River Valley in California and commemorated the bicentennial of the fort’s settlement and 200 years of U.S.-Russian relations in the region.
I spoke on a panel with Mikhail Shvydkoy, President Putin’s envoy for international cultural cooperation, on U.S-Russian relations… more »
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