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| Мой первый рабочий день в Москве | |
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| Понедельник был моим первым рабочим днем, и он оказался очень насыщенным, в основном благодаря тому, что мой приезд в Москву в минувшие выходные совпал с визитом заместителя госсекретаря Уильяма Бернса - второго человека в госдепартаменте после Хиллари Клинтон. Билл Бернс очень хорошо знает Россию, он работал здесь в качестве посла США с 2005 по 2008 годы. Вчера я побывал вместе с ним на нескольких важных встречах со многими высокопоставленными людьми, с которыми я имел удовольствие познакомиться за три года работы в Белом доме, в том числе с министром иностранных дел России Сергеем Лавровым, заместителями министра иностранных дел Сергеем Рябковым и Михаилом Богдановым, первым вице-премьером Игорем Шуваловым, советником президента по внешней политике Сергеем Приходько, советником премьер-министра по внешней политике Юрием Ушаковым и руководителем администрации президента Сергеем Ивановым. Я передал копию моих верительных грамот заместителю министра иностранных дел Рябкову, тем самым сделав еще один шаг в пути, который я начал в сентябре, когда президент Обама назначил меня послом США в России. Я буду держать вас в курсе как здесь, так и в Твиттере @McFaul о том, как будут развиваться события. Off to a Busy but Exciting Start in Moscow Monday, my first day on the job, started with a bang, mainly because my arrival over the weekend coincided with the visit of Deputy Secretary of State William Burns – he’s number two to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Bill Burns knows this country extremely well, having served here as the U.S. Ambassador from 2005 until 2008. Yesterday, I accompanied him to a number of important meetings, where we met with many senior people whom I have had the pleasure of getting to know well over the three three years in my old job at the White House, including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, the President’s Foreign Policy Advisor Sergey Prikhodko, the Prime Minister’s Foreign Policy Advisor Yuriy Ushakov, and Chief of the Presidential Administration Sergey Ivanov. I was able to present a copy of my diplomatic credentials to Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov, thus completing another step in the journey that began in September when President Obama nominated me for the post of U.S. Ambassador to Russia. In these meetings, Secretary Burns outlined the Obama Administration’s ambitions for deepening and expanding our bilateral relations, particularly regarding trade and investment. We also had informative and productive exchanges on Iran, Syria, and North Korea, with all agreeing that close coordination and cooperation between the United States and Russia on these international issues is critical. On Tuesday, I joined Deputy Secretary Burns for a meeting with representatives from civil society and, separately, from political parties. Just as President Obama did when he visited Moscow in July 2009, all senior U.S. officials visiting Russia make a point of meeting with both government officials and civil society leaders. It’s a policy we call dual track engagement. We learned a lot from listening to these leaders. As my wife and children continue to settle into Spaso House and I continue to settle into my new job, I look forward to all that the coming weeks and months have to bring. I’m very excited to be here in Russia in this new job to continue and strengthen the reset. As President Obama told me last week on my last day at the White House, we have entered a new phase in our bilateral relations with some new challenges. But new challenges also create the opportunity for doing important work. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else right now! I'll keep you posted, both here and on Twitter at @McFaul, as to how things unfold. |
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