Duma Defense Committee Chairman Andrei I. Nikolayev addressed an AFPC dinner of U.S. and Russian defense policy-makers on May 16, offering a look at the changed military thinking behind newly-inaugurated President Vladimir Putin.
To intensify and regularize staff exchange work, AFPC organized an April delegation to Moscow of House staffers. The Honorable Jeff Trandahl, Clerk of the House of Representatives, led the delegation on a reciprocal staff visit.
The American Foreign Policy Council has recognized the importance of supporting institutions, not personalities, as Russia tries to find its way. AFPC has long promoted ties between the legislative branches of Russia and the U.S. to help develop separation of powers in Russia, and to inform the U.S. Congress better about Russian developments.
From October 9-17, 1999, AFPC conducted its sixth annual fact-finding mission to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
From July 7-15, 1999, a Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAFIU) delegation studying U.S. federalism was hosted by AFPC in Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington, DC.