EFTA00584376.pdf

Dear-Sir-Dear ( first name I ie ieffrey As we-all-kneyou are well awarew., the relationships between our-our two countries have-has &Greased substantiallytaken a hit. - The in-the past few years astirprebablyr are-at-the-lowest-point-for deeadeshas been rough, but hopefully it is on an upswing. i-cannetit is diificult to predict fec-lciew-leng-it-will-ge-en our mutual futures as—too there are toomany unknownssnany-eireunistanses-invelved; but, rest asuured there are nevertheless, certain power groups ever-herein Russia feel the void and need for at least gradually improving the situation.that would like to be part of a new beginning. Newever-tfiffieult-The economic situation in Russia is currently difficult but - there are still thousands hundereds ef-willing-ansl-ableof competent entrepreneurs, able-and-willing-te-Firsk-and-invent,looking for the opportunity to invent and prosper. It's-thisIT is this group o€peoplewhethat suffers the most from the a lack of contacts with their American counterparts .and-this-WE are looking for new ways to is-what-basically-of-interest-to-us— establish new-bridges ef-in order to exchange ideas. reat new working channels and to discuss mutual goalsproblems-and-perspeetive-seeperation. There are a number of people, for instance Alexei Repik, an active tech investor and businessman in bio- pharma area, who is also a leader of a hi — tech lobby group close to Russian Government, who would like to start a mutually beneficial dialog with senior representatives of Silicon Valley as you are aware some of the best and brightest in silicon valley originated in our country. entfepreneurship--after-all: many-people, ideas and-projects cir6Ulated-now-around-Palealtoore-frorn-Russia, There were a number of-Geoperatien projects like-that-in the past— notably, RAND Business Forum, or American Chamber of Commerce Forum that attempted -hut-they-a14 failed in-the-past-settple-of-years due to close more as a result of -proximity-to politics then bad ideas: We would like to propose something entirely new— a forum for influential non-politicians-discussing-business, technology and, yesr pelitiesr fer-afree thinking in order to benefit ef-all-parties-invelved:us all. EFTA00584376