Public Statements
Ambassador Remarks
- Remarks to American Chamber of Commerce Annual Investment Conference (April 23, 2008)
- Opening Remarks at International Labor Organization Dissemination Workshop (March 11, 2008)
- Remarks at the Boeing/VSMPO-AVISMA Contract Signing (Interfax Newsagency, December 27, 2007)
- Opening Remarks at Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Russian NGO Perspektiva (Spaso House, Moscow, December 10, 2007)
- Remarks at the Celebration of St. Catherine the Martyr. (St. Catherine’s Church, Moscow, Russia, December 07, 2007)
- Dialogue of Civilizations and the Middle East (St. Petersburg, Russia, November 09, 2007)
- 200 Years of U.S.-Russian Relations and the Road Ahead (Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, November 08, 2007)
- Opening Remarks at the Conference of U.S. and Russian Veterans’ Organizations in Developing and Strengthening of International Cooperation (Moscow, November 06, 2007)
- Opening Remarks at IPR Roundtable "Protection of copyright and related rights in the digital era" (Moscow, Russia, October 31, 2007)
- Opening Remarks at the Seminar on Airline Operations to the United States (Interstate Aviation Committee, Moscow, Russia, October 24, 2007)
- Remarks to USRBC/Global Business Coalition Reception (Moscow, Russia, October 24, 2007)
- Keynote Speech "Russia's Economy and Prospects for U.S.-Russian Economic Relations" (U.S.-Russia Business Council (USRBC) Annual Meeting, October 23, 2007)
- Remarks to MGIMO-Strauss Center Conference (Moscow Institute for Foreign Relations (MGIMO), October 22, 2007)
- Remarks at Signing Ceremony During Reception in Honor of U.S.-Russia Space Cooperation (Moscow, Spaso House, October 03, 2007)
- 200 Years of U.S. Russian Relations and the Road Ahead
- Remarks at the Moscow International Business Association Awards Ceremony (Moscow Mayor's Ofice, Moscow, Russia, September 14, 2007)
- Remarks at the Harvard Bells Ceremony (Danilovskiy Monastery, September 12, 2007)
- Remarks at the 9/11 Memorial Service (St. Catherine's Church, Moscow, September 11, 2007)
- Remarks at a Document Repatriation Ceremony (U.S. Embassy - Moscow, July 05, 2007)
- Remarks at the Signing Ceremony for the Memorandum of Understanding on Emergency Management (Moscow, Russia, June 26, 2007)
- U.S.-Russia Exchanges (Carnegie Moscow Center, June 21, 2007)
- Opening Session Speech at All-Russian National Forum "Health or Tobacco" (Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel, Moscow, May 28, 2007)
- Remarks at the Jubilee Celebration of 200th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations (State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, May 22, 2007)
- The St. Petersburg Forum as a New Russian-American Partnership (St. Petersburg First Annual Forum on Global Health, May 21, 2007)
- Ambassador's Remarks to Club of Regional Journalists (Moscow, May 14, 2007)
- Excerpt from the Question and Answer Session following Remarks at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (Moscow, Russia, April 12, 2007)
- Remarks at the Second International Congress "Russia and WTO: Hopes and Strategic Possibilities" (Moscow, Russia, April 09, 2007)
- Remarks at American Chamber of Commerce in Russia (Eighth Annual Investment Conference, April 04, 2007)
- Remarks at a Boeing-Volga Dnepr Joint Press Conference (Moscow, Russia, March 15, 2007)
- Atoms for Peace Revisited: A New Agenda for U.S.-Russian Nuclear Leadership (Carnegie Moscow Center, March 01, 2007)
- Opening Ceremony Remarks at an International Conference entitled Russian-American Relations in Past and Present: Images, Myths, and Reality (Russian State University for the Humanities, February 21, 2007)
- 200 Years of U.S. - Russia Relations (Moscow State University, February 12, 2007)
- FDR Conference "The New Deal's Lessons for Modern Russia and Contemporary World" (MGIMO — Russian MFA University, February 08, 2007)
- Saint Tatiana Day Celebration Remarks at MGU (Moscow, January 25, 2007)
- Coffee Break at the State Department: U.S. Ambassador to Russia (Washington, DC, January 04, 2007)
- WTO and U.S.-Russian Relations — Remarks to the American Chamber of Commerce (Moscow, November 28, 2006)
- International Oil Forum (Moscow, November 16, 2006)
- The 6th Russian Oil and Gas Week (International Energy Forum, Moscow, October 27, 2006)
- Remarks by Ambassador Burns at the Funeral of Anna Politkovskaya (Moscow, October 10, 2006)
- Expanding Business Opportunities in Russia's Regions (Sochi, Russia, September 29, 2006)
- Remarks at the Davis Cup Reception (Moscow, Spaso House, September 19, 2006)
- Remarks for Opening of the Russian Challenge Track and Field Competition (Moscow, September 02, 2006)
- July 4 Reception Remarks (Moscow, July 04, 2006)
- Remarks at Morgan Stanley Educational Signing Ceremony (Moscow, July 03, 2006)
- Remarks — 150th Anniversary Tretyakov / Spaso Exhibition (Spaso House, Moscow, June 27, 2006)
- HIV-AIDS in Eurasia and the Role of the G-8 (Moscow, June 08, 2006)
- "Does Russia Need the West?" (Moscow, May 30, 2006)
- Moscow Helsinki Group 30th Anniversary Celebration (Moscow, May 12, 2006)
- Remarks to the Conference on "Science, Technology and International Relations in the Era of Globalization" (Moscow, April 24, 2006)
- Opening Remarks - Fourth Russian Business Summit on AIDS (Moscow, April 19, 2006)
- Remarks - American Russian Cancer Alliance (ARCA) Conference (N.N. Blokhin Cancer Center, Moscow, March 27, 2006)
- Remarks to the Second National Assembly of Anti-trafficking NGOs (Moscow, March 16, 2006)
- Remarks to American Chamber of Commerce Annual Investment Conference (Moscow, March 01, 2006)
- Remarks at Russia's Membership in the WTO International Congress (Moscow, February 17, 2006)
- Ambassador's Statement on Afghan Debt Relief (Moscow, February 08, 2006)
- Remarks at Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) Wine Tasting at Spaso House (Moscow, February 01, 2006)
- Remarks at Spaso House Christmas Concert (Moscow, December 14, 2005)
- Welcome Remarks at the Reception Honoring Participants of the U.S. Russian Volunteer Initiative (Moscow, November 22, 2005)
- Opening Remarks by Ambassador Burns at the Bay Area Council Climate of Trust (Moscow, November 16, 2005)
- Reception for Finalists for Teachers-Training-Teachers Program (3TP) (Moscow, October 07, 2005)
- Opening Remarks at American Corner Ribbon-Cutting at Duma (Moscow, October 06, 2005)
- Welcome Remarks at Billington Reception (Moscow, October 05, 2005)
- Opening Remarks: U.S.-Russia Business Council (Moscow, October 03, 2005)
- Opening of U.S. Booth at BibliObraz 2005 (Moscow, October 03, 2005)
- Introduction of Billington Delegation (Moscow, October 03, 2005)
- Welcome Remarks at U.S.-Russia Business Council Spaso Reception (Moscow, October 03, 2005)
- Carnegie Remarks (Moscow, September 30, 2005)
- Remarks to the American Chamber of Commerce (Moscow, September 22, 2005)
- Remarks at the Guggenheim's "Russia!" Exhibit Opening (New York, September 14, 2005)
- U.S.-Russia Military HIV-AIDS Prevention Workshop (9/13) (Moscow, September 13, 2005)
- Remarks at the Opening of the Andy Warhol Exhibit (Moscow, September 12, 2005)
- Remarks at the 9/11 Memorial Service (St. Catherine's Church, Moscow, September 11, 2005)
- Remarks at the American Russian Young Artists Concert (Moscow, Spaso House, September 09, 2005)
- Statement by Ambassador William J. Burns (Moscow, September 08, 2005)
- Opening Remarks - Track and Field Tournament (Moscow, September 04, 2005)
- Statement by Ambassador William J. Burns (Moscow, September 02, 2005)
- U.S.-Russia TDA Grant for Railway Cooperation Remarks (Moscow, September 02, 2005)
- Remarks - Track and Field Tournament Press Conference (Moscow, September 02, 2005)
- Statement Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (Washington, July 27, 2005)