Chronology
Office of the Historian
Washington, DC
United States Relations with Russia Timeline: After the Cold War1990-1991
1992-1993
1994-1999
2000-2007
1990-1991
1990: U.S. and Soviet Military Cuts Proposed
1990: Secretary of State Baker Visit to Moscow
1990: Discussions on the Reunification of Germany
1990: Gorbachev and Bush Meet at Camp David and Washington
1990: Call for Political and Economic Change in the Soviet Union
1990: Soviet Business Travel Welcomed
1990: Economic Mission to Russia
1990: Joint Condemnation of Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait
1990: Helsinki Summit on Iraq
1990: German Reunification
1990: Paris Summit
1990: UN Resolution on Use of Force against Iraq
1990: Bush Extends Economic Assistance to Soviet Union
1990: Gorbachev Won Nobel Peace Prize
1991: Washington Meeting with New Soviet Foreign Minister
1991: Gorbachev’s Efforts to End the Persian Gulf War
1991: Meetings in Washington on Soviet Economic Reform
1991: Gorbachev at the G-7
1991: Moscow Summit
1991: August Putsch against Gorbachev
1991: Middle East Talks at the Madrid Meeting
1991: Dissolution of Soviet Union
1992-1993
1992: Conference on Assistance to the New Independent States
1992: Yeltsin’s Visit to the United States
1992: “Operation Provide Hope”
1992: Proposed Establishment of International Science Center
1992: Formal Diplomatic Relations with Republics
1992: Washington Summit
1992: Future Collaboration in Space
1992: G-7 Economic Summit
1993: Signing of START II Agreement
1993: Vancouver Summit
1993: Formation of Commission on U.S.-Russian Technical Cooperation
1993: Additional Economic Assistance to Russia
1993: Political Crisis in Moscow
1993: Russian Elections
1994-1999
1994: Moscow Summit
1994: First Joint U.S.-Russian Space Shuttle Mission
1994: Creation of Contact Group for Peace in Bosnia
1994: Implementation of the Moscow Declaration
1994: U.S.-Russian Cooperation on Space Station
1994: G-7 Economic Summit
1994: Yeltsin’s State Visit to Washington
1995: Mir-Discovery Rendezvous
1995: Joint Commemoration of 50th Anniversary of World War II
1995: G-7 Summit and Chechnya Discussions
1995: Atlantis-Mir Docking
1995: Meeting at Hyde Park
1996: Ratification of START II Treaty
1996: Sharm al-Sheikh
1996: Summit on Nuclear Safety and Security, and the Moscow Summit
1997: Helsinki Talks
1997: NATO-Russia Founding Act
1997: G-8 Summit
1998: International Meeting on Indonesia and India
1998: Moscow Summit
1998: Launch of International Space Station
1999: G-8 Summit
1999: Putin’s First Dealings with the United States as Prime Minister
1999: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Meeting
2000-2007
2000: Moscow Summit
2000: President Clinton Addresses Russian Parliament
2000: Clinton and Putin Meet at G-8 Summit
2000: Clinton and Putin Meeting at UN
2000: First Crew on Manned International Space Station
2000: Clinton and Putin Meeting at APEC
2001: First Meeting of Bush and Putin
2001: G-8 Summit
2001: Putin’s Visit to the United States
2002: Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty
2002: Bilateral Talks in Shanghai
2002: President Bush’s Visit to Moscow
2002: Creation of the NATO-Russia Council
2002: Meeting at G-8
2002: First U.S.-Russia Commercial Energy Summit
2002: St. Petersburg Meeting
2003: Roadmap for Middle East Peace
2003: Russian-American Business Dialogue Report
2003: Second U.S.-Russia Commercial Energy Summit
2003: U.S.-Russian Cooperation in Housing and Urban Development
2004: First Russian Observation of the Open Skies Treaty
2005: Bratislava Summit
2005: Agreement on Control of Man-Portable Air Defense Systems
2005: President Bush Visit to Russia
2006: Announcement of Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
2007: Meeting of the Quartet on Middle East Roadmap
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