Cosponsored by the Alfa Fellowship Program, in celebration of the program’s 10^th anniversary 

The continuing diplomatic tensions between the United States and Russia have had a significant impact on programs that promote civic and individual contacts between Americans and Russians. Exchange programs serve as capacity-building initiatives influencing economic growth and jobs and how enterprises and individuals interact with their peers on the other side. A panel of experts and practitioners discussed how organizations and individuals dedicated to the mission of engagement between Russian and the United States are pursuing their work in the current atmosphere.