Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of U.S. to Russia arrives in Kazan
25 June 2009, Thursday
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Russian Federation John Beyrle arrived in Kazan on June 25.
Today, John Beyrle meets with the republican authorities. The Ambassador’s programme also includes visits to Kazan State Power-Engineering University, the RT Muslims’ Religious Board and the women’s public organization Fatima.
A meeting with alumni of American research and educational programmes will be held at the Tatarstan National Library. Mr. Beyrle is to depart for Moscow late on June 25, Tatarstan President’s press-service reports.
On 20 January in the evening Russian President Vladimir Putin called Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev and congratulated him with his birthday. During the conversation Vladimir Putin stated that he is happy to hear bright voice of Mintimer (Sharipovich) and wished him good health and all the best.
On 20 January, congratulating Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev with his birthday, the Chairman of the Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin wrote in his telegramme: “Being a famous and political leader, you have made a substantial contribution into modern development of Tatarstan and have earned the deep respect and gratitude of residents of the republic.
On January 20, the First President of Tatarstan, State Counsellor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev celebrates its 89 birthday.
He received numerous congratulations from the state and regional leaders, public figures, figures in science, education and culture and residents of the country and Tatarstan.
On 16 October in the Kazan Kremlin Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaymiev, who is also the Chairman of the Trustees Council of the regional Revival Fund, had a meeting with the Director General of the State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky, who came to Kazan to take part in a ceremony of opening a new exposition “The Yusupovs. Luxury across the Centuries” at the Hermitage Kazan Exposition Center and which has been prepared especially for the 20th anniversary of the Hermitage’s first representational centre established in 2005 by celebrations of the Kazan Millennium.