Washington State, Russian Far East Cities To Build Partnerships
The U.S.-Russian Far East Municipal Partnership Program, implemented by the Foundation for Russian American Economic Cooperation (FRAEC) and funded by USAID, announced the creation in April of four new partnerships on local governance between cities in Washington State and the Russian Far East (RFE). The new partnerships are between the cities of: Seattle and
Khabarovsk; Bremerton and Sovetskaya-Gavan in Khabarovsk Krai; University Place and Slavyanka in Primorskiy Krai; and Leavenworth and Yelizovskiy in Kamchatka.
The Municipal Partnership Program promotes efforts to make local governments in the RFE more responsive to the needs and priorities of their citizens. Through training programs, continuing-education, and municipal partnerships, the program supports the design and dissemination of social and economic development strategies and improves the public administration skills of local officials.
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| USAID/Russia’s Eugene Levkin (left) meets with Bob Jean, City Manager of University Place, Washington. Through the Municipal Partnership Program, University Place will be paired with the city of Slavyanka in the Russian Far East to strengthen local government administration. |
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