Day of Russia in New York, 2009

Committees

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
    53rd Governor of the State of New York
  • His Excellency Vitaly I. Churkin
    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative
    of the Russian Federation to the United Nations
  • Senator Mikhail V. Margelov
    Chairman of the Committee for Foreign Affairs
    of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
  • Mr. Igor Y. Yurgens
    Chairman of the Management Board, Institute of Contemporary Development
  • Honorable Andrey P. Dolgorukov
    Trade Representative of the Russian Federation to the United State of America
  • His Excellency Andrei Dapkiunas
    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative
    of the Belarus to the United Nations
  • Her Excellency Byrganym Aitimova
    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative
    of the Kazakhstan to the United Nations
  • Honorable Sergey V. Garmonin
    Consul General of the Russian Federation in New York
  • V. Rev. Alexander Abramov
    Acting Representative of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA
    Representative of the World Russian People's Council to the UN
  • Senator Roy M. Goodman
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    United Nations Development Corporation
  • Mr. Gordon B. Lankton
    Founding President of the Museum of Russian Icons,
    Chairman of the Board, NYPRO Inc.
  • Dr. Andranik M. Migranyan
    Director of Institute for Democracy and Cooperation
  • Dr. Vyacheslav A. Nikonov
    President and Chief Executive Officer of Russkiy Mir Foundation
  • Mr. Anatoly S. Karpov
    President, "Polet" Airlines
  • Mr. Zurab K. Tsereteli
    President, Russian Academy of Arts

Executive Chairs

  • Dr. Roger Hanwehr
    Managing Partner, ArcXeon International, NY
  • Yuri Kurashvili
    President, Holding Concord Rusam

Executive Committee

  • Dr. Cyril Geacintov
    Chairman of the Board, DRG-International
  • Lawrence Berk
    CEO and President, Baron Group USA
  • Stanley U. North, III
    Partner, LeClairRyan Law Firm, NY
  • Jennifer L. North
    Associate, Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs
  • Nuri Yurt
    President, Toka – WDC / NY
  • Farouk Shami
    Chairman of the Board and CEO, Farouk Systems, Houston TX
  • Timofey S. Borodin
    New York Office of the Trade Representation of the Russian Federation to the USA
  • Alexander A. Danilov
    Representative to the United States, Vneshekonombank
  • Yelena Harbick
    Director, Russian Art, Bonhams – NY
  • Professor Rafis Abazov
    Harriman Institute - SIPA, Columbia University
  • John Drohan
    Senior Partner, Drohan Lee, NY
  • Alexey E. Ozerov
    Vice-President, Americas Polet Airlines
  • Dr. Raphael Douady
    Principal, RiskData – NY, Paris
  • Olga Henkin
    Office of the CEO, Christie’s – NY
  • Dmitry Gornostaev
    New York Bureau Chief, RIA-Novosti
  • Vladimir Kikilo
    New York Bureau Chief, ITAR–TASS
  • Natalie Azarov
    Cinderella Travel Corp/Russian Tours in America
  • Laura S. Gentile
    Toka - NY
  • Iosif Baburashvili
    President, Lincoln International Fund
  • Veronika Litvinova
    Russian Media
  • Marina Andreeva
    Logos PR Group
  • Veronika Krasheninnikova
    Representative in North America, Russkiy Mir Foundation
  • Violetta Livshen
    Logos PR Group
  • Borislav Strulev
    Musical Director, Day of Russia in New York

Founder and organizers of Day of Russia 2008

  • Ioori Smirnov and partners
    Globe PR Group, Inc.