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UPDATED: 02 Sep 2010 GMT
  • Life is getting more colorful! JARVIS crew members join their young colleagues from the children’s cancer ward in drawing and painting masterpieces. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter JARVIS Visits Vladivostok

    On August 25-29, 2010 for the first time in the history of US-Russian naval cooperation in the Russian Far East, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter JAVRIS joined her counterparts from China, Korea, Russia, and Japan to participate in naval maneuvers in the “Peter the Great” gulf.

  • Patricia Miller (right) meets with Winrock Int'l staff and volunteers. Acting CG Visits Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk

    Acting U.S. Consul General Patricia Miller traveled to Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk August 4-7. Patricia Miller had a protocol visit with the recently appointed Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast Aleksander Vinnikov. Discussions included economic and social development and investment projects of the region.

  • USS PATRIOT prepares to moor in Vladivostok's Golden Horn Bay. US Navy Celebrates Russian Navy Day in Vladivostok

    For the first time in the history of US-Russian Navy cooperation in the Russian Far East, two US Navy ships – the USS Vandegrift and the USS Patriot - joined their Russian counterparts in celebrating Russian Navy Day in Vladivostok. The USS Vandergrift took part in the Navy ship parade...

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PAO Sylva Etian congratulates the teachers (Photo: State Dept).

Russian Finalists Thrilled to Participate in a Month-Long Program in America!
On August 20, 2010 PAO Sylva Etian welcomed and congratulated the 20 Primorskiy Kray finalists of the State Department sponsored U.S.-Russia Language, Technology, Math and Science (LTMS) program at their pre-departure orientation.

Visions of Kerala by George Oommen.

Explore the Enchanting Environment Created by American Artist George Oommen
On August 11th, the Far Eastern Museum of Art in Khabarovsk hosted the opening of an exhibit by George Oommen, a multi-faceted and talented American oil painter who derives his artistic inspiration from the lush green landscapes of his native Kerala, in India.

Jon Yoo (Photo: State Dept).

Intellectual Property Rights and You
Political/Economic Officer Jon Yoo spoke about "Intellectual Property Rights and You" to a group of 30 guests of the American Corner in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on July 21, 2010.