U.S.-Russian Relations under Bush and Putin
It is easy to forget that U.S.-Russian relations were not always as contentious as they have been for the past decade. From their first meeting in 2001, the rapport between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush was obvious for all to see. Yet, despite good personal relations at the presidential level, by 2009 the relationship between the United States and Russia had deteriorated and has never recovered. This oral history records both American and Russian perspectives on political, economic, diplomatic, and military developments in the first decade of this century as a way of furthering our understanding of the current state of U.S-Russian relations.
We welcome scholars and the general public alike to view, read, and cite these new and unique sources in the study of U.S. foreign relations.
Lead Scholar: Paul Behringer, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University
SMU Project Leaders and Editors: Brian Franklin, Benjamin Feinstein
Advisory Committee and Partners:
Jeffrey Engel, Director, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University
Ivan Grek, Deputy Director, The Russia Program, George Washington University
Marlene Laruelle, Director, Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
Simon Miles, Assistant Professor, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Special thanks to the Yeltsin Center for facilitating interviews with Russian participants.
Interviewees:
Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State (2005-2009) |
Robert Gates Secretary of Defense (2006-2011) |
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Alexander Voloshin |
Stephen Hadley Assistant to the President on National Security Affairs (2005-2009) |
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Alexander Vershbow U.S. Ambassador to Russia (2001-2005) |
John Beyrle |
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Maxim Medvedkov |
Stanislav Belkovsky |
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Donald Evans |
Daniel Fried |
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Daniel Fata |
Thomas Graham National Security Council Senior Director for Russia (2004-2007) |
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Marc Grossman Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2001-2005) |
Fiona Hill National Intelligence Council Officer for Russia and Eurasia (2006-2009) |
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William Hill Head of OSCE Mission to Moldova (1999-2001; 2003-2006) |
A. Elizabeth Jones Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia (2001-2005) |
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Sergey Karaganov Foreign Policy Advisor, Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation (2001-2013) |
Kenneth Knotts |
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Andrey Kortunov Director-General of the Russian International Affairs Council (2011-present) |
David Kramer Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (2008-2009) |
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Joseph Lieberman U.S. Senator (1989-2013) |
Fyodor Lukyanov Editor, Russia in Global Affairs (2002-present) |
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Pavel Palazhchenko Chief English Interpreter for Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (1985-1991) |
Gleb Pavlovsky Consultant, Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation (1996-2011) |
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Steven Pifer Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2001-2004) |
Angela Stent National Intelligence Council Officer for Russia and Eurasia (2004-2006) |
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John Tefft U.S. Ambassador to Georgia (2005-2009) |
Alexei Venediktov Editor-in-chief, Ekho Moskvy (1998-present) |
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Kurt Volker U.S. Permanent Representative on the NATO Council (2008-2009) |
Philip Zelikow Counselor of the U.S. Department of State (2005-2006) |
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Robert Zoellick U.S. Trade Representative (2001-2005) |