Andrey P. Vavilov and the Director of the IFS Alexey B. Pomanskiy were the guests of the 16^th Annual NES Commencement ceremony. Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, gave a speech during the event.  

Andrey Vavilov took part in the panel discussion “After the Reset: U.S.-Russian Leadership for Global Financial and Energy Security” that took place in Brookings Institution (Washington, DC) on March 23, 2009. A discussion led by Russian Federation Council members Lyudmila Narusova and Valentin Zavadnikov, together with Clifford Gaddy and Barry Ickes of Brookings, followed. Brookings President Strobe Talbott provided introductory remarks. After the program, the panelists took audience questions.

RIA News: “Energy producers and consumers should stop being egoists, senator says”