Executive Business Briefing: " An Update on Political and Economic Climate
in the Russian Federation" featuring newspaper editors and banking and business executives from Moscow
and St. Petersburg. Held at the World Trade Center Chicago.
October 9-12, 1994
Official visit of the Mayor of St. Petersburg,Russia, Mr. Anatoly Sobchak, to
Chicago, including a celebration dinner in Honor of the Second Anniversary of the American-Russian Chamber
of Commerce on October 12, 1994. Dinner attended by 240 guests, chaired by Mr. Jay A. Pritzker, Pritzker
& Pritzker, with Honorary Chairman, The Honorable Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago.
October 6-9, 1994
Official visit of the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region, Russia, Mr. A. Strakhov,
to the American- Russian Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, including individual meetings and discussions
concerning the establishment of business relationships between U.S. firms and the Siberian Region.
October 6, 1994
Luncheon in honor of a group of 46 visiting Russian journalists. Held at the
offices of McDermott, Will & Emery and attended by the members of the American-Russian Chamber of
Commerce and Industry.
August 2, 1994
American-Russian Business Institute: fundraising campaign to support the
participation of two disabled American athletes in the International Sports Festival for Disabled Children:
"GoodWill People for Disabled Children" an extension of the Goodwill Games, held in St. Petersburg,
Russia.
June 28, 1994
Press Conference given by representatives and members of American-Russian Chamber
of Commerce and Industry and the American-Russian Business Institute. Sponsored by the International Press
Center, Hotel Radisson Slavyanskaia, Moscow, Russia, and attended by correspondents of 26 Russian, European
and American news agencies.
June 23, 1994
Executive Briefing: "Technology Transfer, Trade and Investment Opportunities
in the Moscow Region." Panelists included Bill Gomora, Sigma Xi Chapter and Clubs; Alexei Cheremnuikh,
Vice-Mayor, Kaliningrad, Russia; James T.Hitch, III, Partner, Baker & McKenzie; and Joseph Hajek, Price
Waterhouse. Held at the Mid-day Club.
May 24, 1994
Press Conference: "US-Russian Business Partnership." Participant panel
included editors from major Russian newspapers and publishing houses. Held at the Mid-day Club.
April 28, 1994
Executive Business Briefing: "Running on Russia's Business Treadmill:
Hints for Foreign Investors and Exporters." Held at the Mid-day Club in Chicago.
March 24, 1994
Seminar: "Investment Opportunities, Banking and Finance in Russia." Held
at the Mid-day Club in Chicago.
January 25, 1994
Presentation by ARCCI President at the "Business in Russia-New Developments"
Seminar co-sponsored by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs and FOX OY U.S.A.
January 21, 1994
Executive Business Briefing: "An Update on the Business Climate and Latest
Legal Developments in Russia." Held at the Mid-day Club in Chicago.
